Cabin Radio to reapply for Yellowknife FM licence as it gets backing from NWT minister

By Ahmad Hathout YELLOWKNIFE, NWT – Yellowknife’s internet radio outfit Cabin Radio said Wednesday it is reapplying for a commercial FM licence in the capital city within 60 days. The company was denied an application last month by the CRTC, which said the market could not support another station and would pose a financial threat to the only commercial FM radio station in the city, Vista Radio’s CJCD-FM. The regulator noted the poor radio revenue climate since the pandemic. Two commissioners dissented. But Cabin Radio said in a letter to the CRTC dated Tuesday that it will file again by...