Five year process results in new ethnic radio station for Toronto

OTTAWA-GATINEAU - Toronto’s Caribbean and African communities will be getting their own radio station at last, the CRTC confirmed Thursday. In 2006, the Commission awarded a licence to Intercity Broadcasting Network Inc. on the condition that it secure a radio frequency. At that time, no application was submitted within the prescribed period, causing the authorization to lapse. However, Intercity, which is controlled by A. Fitzroy Gordon through his ownership and control of Maja Media Group Inc., recently obtained Industry Canada approval for the 98.7 FM spot on the dial and the Commission gave the greenlight for the company to proceed with the...