OTTAWA – Winnipeg may be the home to a new radio station after the CRTC issued a call for new applications to serve that market.
The Commission said Wednesday that it issued the call after receiving an application for a new station by Nostalgia Broadcasting Cooperative Inc. According to its website, Nostalgia Broadcasting (CJNU) is a non-profit community service radio currently operating on 107.9 FM under a temporary licence, and specializes in playing “a wide variety of nostalgia music that was first heard anywhere from the 1940s through the ’70s”.
Applications are due by July 9 and must include evidence giving clear indication that there is demand and a market for the station and the proposed service.
During its evaluation, the CRTC said that it would consider the quality of the application, the diversity of news voices in the market, market impact, and the competitive state of the market. At a later date, the Commission will announce the public process for considering applications which will include how the applications may be examined and how to comment on any application through written interventions.
