The CRTC officially approved Rogers Media’s acquisition of the Citytv stations in Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver on Friday, but the regulator’s decision will force the company to sell two religious stations: CHNU-TV Fraser Valley and CIIT-TV Winnipeg.

Rogers has committed to maintaining independent news departments and separate presentation structures for its City and OMNI stations.

Astral Media Radio also got approval from the CRTC today for its acquisition of 53 radio stations and two conventional TV stations from Standard Radio.