Tag: CRTC

All things CRTC from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

Radio and Podcast News In Brief – Vista Radio announces plans...

Vista Radio has announced plans to purchase Clear Sky Radio, which operates 94.1 CJOC-FM and 98.1 The Bridge (CKBD-FM) in Lethbridge, AB, and Summit...

CRTC takes steps to make lower-cost data-only wireless plans available

The CRTC has announced that Bell, Rogers and Telus will offer data-only wireless plans for as low as $15/month, as part of the regulator's effort to...

Radio & Podcast News In Brief – CBC Music returns “Baby,...

CBC Music has returned holiday classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” to its playlists after overwhelming audience demand. CBC Music was among the Canadian platforms...

Radio and Podcast News In Brief – List of Canadian networks...

Bell, Rogers, Stingray, and CBC are among the Canadian networks opting not to add “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” to holiday playlists this year. The...

TV and Film News In Brief – CRTC hearings told OMNI...

CRTC hearings continued Wednesday on a national multi-ethnic television service and who might operate it, with the commission hearing from Telus and Shaw that...

Radio and Podcast News In Brief – Duff Roman to receive...

  The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) will award broadcast veteran Duff Roman with the 2019 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award for...

Telus, Shaw tell CRTC no need for national, multi-ethnic TV service

As a third day of CRTC hearings continued Wednesday on a national multi-ethnic television service and who might operate it, the commission heard from...

Roundhouse Radio shareholders to sell to South Fraser Broadcasting for $600K

The shareholders of defunct Vancouver talk station Roundhouse Radio (CIRH-FM) have applied to the CRTC to sell its assets to South Fraser Broadcasting Inc.  Roundhouse...

Convention, CRTC and Telecom News In Brief

The Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) handed out its annual awards Nov. 8 at the OAB Connection ’18 Conference in Toronto. Among this year’s...

Film and TV News In Brief

Bell Media has launched court action against Videotron over claims of trademark infringement, stemming from Bell’s recent merger of The Movie Network (TMN) and...