{"id":179,"date":"2025-09-04T21:03:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvox.ca\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2025-09-22T18:06:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:06:57","slug":"chly-with-cvox-hire-lji-reporter-heather-watson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digfm.ca\/index.php\/chly-with-cvox-hire-lji-reporter-heather-watson\/","title":{"rendered":"CHLY with CVOX, hire LJI Reporter Heather Watson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized wp-container-content-432d1f4f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cvox.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HeatherWatson-768x576-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digfm.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HeatherWatson-768x576-1.png 768w, https:\/\/digfm.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HeatherWatson-768x576-1-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/digfm.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HeatherWatson-768x576-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">photo: Heather Watson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>December 4, 2024 ~ Jesse Woodward<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CHLY Executive Director and Station Manager Jesse Woodward is excited to announce the hiring of LJI Reporter Heather Watson in the Comox Valley, and a new collaboration between CHLY 101.7FM and online-only community radio station&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cvox.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CVOX<\/a>.<br><br>CVOX, located in the Comox Valley, is currently in the process of applying for its community radio station licence with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crtc.gc.ca\/eng\/home-accueil.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CRTC<\/a>.<br><br>Watson is a storyteller and award-winning filmmaker with a diploma in Fine Arts from Langara College in Vancouver, BC. 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