Rogers Company Closes Six Radio Stations

Rogers 公司關閉六座廣播電台

Jul 7, 2026, 18:59

Introduction

Rogers Sports and Media is closing six radio stations in Canada. Fewer people listen to these stations now.

Rogers 體育與媒體公司正關閉位於加拿大的六座廣播電台，因為現在收聽這些電台的人數減少了。

Main Body

The company is closing stations in Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, and Kitchener. Because of this, 80 people lost their jobs. Other workers in TV and offices also lost their jobs.

該公司將關閉位於溫哥華、卡加利、哈利法克斯和基奇納的電台。因此，有 80 人失去了工作。電視台和其他辦公室的員工也失去了工作。

People do not listen to sports radio as much. Now, many people listen to podcasts on their phones. Sports teams also make their own news.

人們不再像以前那樣收聽體育廣播。現在，許多人使用手機收聽播客（podcasts）。體育隊伍也開始製作自己的新聞。

Rogers spent a lot of money to buy a sports company called Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. They want to own sports teams instead of radio stations.

Rogers 花費大量資金購買了一家名為 Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment 的體育公司。他們希望擁有體育隊，而不是廣播電台。

Conclusion

Rogers is closing bad radio stations and buying more sports teams.

Rogers 正在關閉表現不佳的廣播電台，並購買更多體育隊。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ The "Changing Now" Pattern

Look at how the story describes things that are happening right now. We use is/are + -ing to show a current action or a change.

Examples from text:

Rogers is closing stations. → (It is happening now).
Many people are listening to podcasts. → (A new habit).

The Simple Rule: Person/Company + is/are + Action-ing

Compare it to a permanent fact:

Fact: Rogers is a company. (Always true)
Change: Rogers is closing stations. (Happening these days)

📦 Action Words (Verbs)

These are the most useful 'doing' words for A2 learners in this story:

Word	Simple Meaning
Close	To stop working/open $
Lose	To not have anymore $
Buy	To give money for something $
Own	To have it as yours

Quick Logic: Lose jobs $\rightarrow$ No more work $\rightarrow$ Sad $ecause$ Bad news.

Vocabulary Learning

closing (v.)

Stopping a business or a place from working

Example:The shop is closing at 9 PM.

stations (n.)

Places that send out radio or TV signals

Example:I listen to different radio stations in the morning.

podcasts (n.)

Digital audio files you can listen to on the internet

Example:I love listening to podcasts about history.

spent (v.)

Used money to buy something

Example:She spent twenty dollars on a new book.

own (v.)

To have something as your property

Example:They own a big house in the city.

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