It was back during the World Series, when the Jays were hot and the tickets were in demand. CFTR, aka 680 News Radio, announced it would be giving away tickets for every home game as part of a radio promotion. It mentioned that Rogers owned the team, but never said a word about the same company owning CFTR. 

That prompted a listener complaint to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council from someone who insisted the station should have pointed out that the radio station was also a Rogers property. TR's response: the Jays don't get any more or less coverage than on any other station, and it never makes the tie-in when reporting on sports scores at :15 and :45 to the hour. 

Despite that seemingly sensible argument (at least to me) the CBSC incredibly decided 680 was in breach of the Canadian Assn. of Broadcasters Code of Ethics, saying it should have included the ownership notice in its contest promotion. 

As a result: 

"CFTR is required to: 1) announce the decision, in the following terms, once during peak listening hours within three days following the release of this decision and once more within seven days following the release of this decision during the time period in which the news report was broadcast, but not on the same day as the first mandated announcement;

2) within the fourteen days following the broadcasts of the announcements, to provide written confirmation of the airing of the statement to the complainant who filed the Ruling Request; and

3) at that time, to provide the CBSC with a copy of that written confirmation and with air check copies of the broadcasts of the two announcements which must be made by CFTR."

Here's what to expect to hear on air:

"The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has found that CFTR 680 NewsRadio breached Article 4.0 of the Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada’s Code of Journalistic Ethics in a report on October 23, 2025. In a report about a Blue Jays baseball team ticket giveaway, CFTR did not disclose that the station was owned by Rogers. The RTDNA Code requires broadcasters to disclose conflicts of interest, real or perceived."

Everyone here knows I'm no fan of Rogers, but this seems like one of the most nitpicky and dumbest complaints I've ever heard. And the fact the CBSC agreed is equally insane. 

680 NewsRadio should have disclosed common ownership in Blue Jays giveaway, says CBSC

Read the CBSC Decision