I don't believe this has been mentioned but now is the chance for those still in, or retired from commercial radio, 'armchair PD's" etc to make a submission to the feds partial review and overhaul of the Commercial Radio Policies:
http://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-572.htm
They have extended the submission dates for interventions to Jan 30, 2014 with 'Replies' submitted no later than Apr 30, 2014. Instructions for intervening online or via 'snailmail' plus a link to do so are on the page above. Comments and input are requested on a number of topics including license streamlining, protected frequency status, reporting of national & local ads, CCD requirements, market assessments, HD & other emerging technologies, compliance/non-compliance, overhaul & revamp of audio logging and reporting requirements.
I am planning to submit comments arguing for an overhaul of the temporary 5-watt "Developmental License" into a permanent "micro-station" license. I also plan a submission commenting on expansion of the FM broadcast band to include 76-88 mHz as is being implemented in Brazil and under consideration in a few other countries as well. Now's the time to convert all the bitching we do about radio into comments that can be submitted. Getting the CRTC to adopt this stuff & act upon it is a whole different matter. However, making submissions show we at least would like to try and make some changes to improve the outlook for the future of commercial radio. If nothing else, it's worth a reading