CBC gets five-year licence renewal, limited ads on Radio 2/Espace musique; Pentefountas objects

By Perry Hoffman

GATINEAU - Canada’s public broadcaster has been given the green light to introduce advertising on its Radio 2 and Espace musique properties, but only for three years. “The Commission considers that advertising will serve to ensure that the CBC has the resources to continue to provide high-quality diverse programming. However, the Commission is imposing conditions of licence that limit advertising to a maximum of four minutes per hour and limit the number of times that programming can be interrupted for advertising to twice per hour,” reads the May 28 decision. The Commission also ruled that Radio 2 has to air...