CJWI Montreal gets two-year licence renewal, must rectify non-compliance issues

GATINEAU — Giving a Quebec ethnic radio station one last chance, the CRTC announced Thursday it is renewing CJWI Montreal’s broadcast licence for just two years and issuing several mandatory orders forcing the station to comply with its regulatory obligations or have its licence suspended or revoked. Operated by CPAM Radio Union, AM station CJWI Montreal serves the large Haitian community in Montreal. For several years (and several consecutive licence terms) CJWI Montreal has been non-compliant in a number of ways: failing to file annual returns; not maintaining program logs, audio recordings and accurate music lists; and not meeting its...