GATINEAU – It could be up to another year before Ottawa-Gatineau gets a radio station aimed at children and youth.
The CRTC has approved an extension of the time limit to start the operations of a French-language AM station to be operated by Fondation radio enfant (du Canada), a non-profit group.
The group’s application for a station was approved in 2003, but now it has until Aug. 28, 2006 before it has to go on air, unless it asks for and receives another extension.
The group, to be run by a board of directors, plans on airing programming aimed at children 5 to 13, though some shows will target teens from 14 to 18. They would have advertising but would also do fundraising and solicit sponsorships from institutions that work with children.
The station would operate at 1250 kHz with a transmitter power of 1,000 watts during the day and 100 watts at night.
