Astral Reintegrates the Quebec Press Council

MONTREAL, Sept. 27 /CNW Telbec/ - Today, Astral Media Inc. (TSX: ACM.A/ACM.B) announced its decision to reintegrate the Quebec Press Council.

Astral employs 130 journalists in Canada, including 60 at its 24 Québec radio stations operating under the NRJ, RockDétente and boom fm networks spread across every region of the province, including the Montréal English-language stations CJAD 800, Virgin Radio 96 and CHOM 97 7.

"We share the Quebec Press Council's vision for the future, as expressed by its president, John Gomery, that the Council acts as a court of honor for the Québec press industry - both written and spoken media," said Éric Latour, News Manager at Astral Radio. "Astral also recognizes that the Quebec Press Council offers an important protection to ensure the public's access to quality reporting."

Astral's decision is also based on the concept that the public, companies and journalists all have equal weight on the Council, which gives it the balance and discipline required to examine complaints about media's reporting.

Astral is a leading Canadian media company. It operates many of the country's most popular pay and specialty television, radio, out-of-home advertising and digital media properties. Astral plays a central role in community life across the country by offering diverse, rich and vibrant programming that meets the tastes and needs of consumers and advertisers. To learn more about Astral, visit astral.com.

For further information:

Hugues Mousseau
Manager, Corporate Communications
Astral Media Inc.
514-939-5000