Calgary Radio Hearing: Old media? Many vying for FM slots in Cowtown

By Perry Hoffman

CALGARY - A CRTC hearing into new radio stations in Calgary kicked off on Monday with the first few operators stating their case for the 95.3 MHz frequency as the new home of an ethnic service. Diversified Society of Alberta, Unison Media Inc. and Alberta Mosaic Radio Broadcasting Inc. each took their turn Monday morning explaining to the Commission why they should be granted the license for the frequency. Diversified Society, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving South Asian communities, in essence plans to operate a community radio station run largely by volunteers. The radio station would serve “the larger...