Tag: Licence

CRTC questions Corus’ move to simulcast CHQR Calgary on FM

The CRTC has written a letter to Corus Entertainment questioning its recent move to simulcast 770 CHQR programming on CFGQ-FM Calgary. Corus debuted QR Calgary:...

OUTtv granted must-offer status in English-language markets

The CRTC has renewed OUTtv's licence, granting the channel must-offer status in English-language markets. The renewal comes short of OUTtv's request for must-offer status...

Upcoming CRTC hearing to address sale of Roundhouse Radio, G98.7, among...

The CRTC has given notice that it will hold an upcoming hearing to determine a number of pending licence renewals and the proposed sales...

CBC/Radio-Canada licence renewal hearing promises to touch on branded content, diversity

CBC/Radio-Canada's licence renewal hearing for its English and French-language radio and television services gets underway before the CRTC Monday morning. The virtual hearing, set to...

CRTC finds Bell misallocated $36M in community TV spending

The CRTC has renewed Bell's Fibe TV community television licences serving Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces, while finding Bell misallocated nearly $36 million in...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Keeping the Black Voice on Radio...

With Toronto's G98.7 (CKFG-FM) now in receivership and the licence up for grabs, a group of Black voices from Canadian radio, the music industry,...

Evanov VP says lack of ‘synergy’ led to shuttering of Montreal’s...

Evanov Radio Group's CHRF 980 AM Montreal, the company's only French-language station, went dark on Sunday. Broadcasting an adult standards format with some multicultural programming,...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC waives $30M in broadcaster...

The CRTC will waive Part I licence fees for broadcasters for the 2020-21 fiscal year, representing a collective savings of $30 million for more...

$30M in broadcaster licence fees waived amid pandemic ad revenue slump

The CRTC will be waiving Part I licence fees for broadcasters for the 2020-21 fiscal year, representing a collective savings of $30 million for...

Radio & Podcast News – UNESCO World Radio Day calls on...

UNESCO is calling on radio stations to uphold diversity, both in their newsrooms and on the airwaves, in keeping with the theme of this...