OTTAWA – The CRTC today said it is adopting the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Best Practices for Diversity in Private Radio.
The Commission has also adopted a modified version of the CAB’s approach to diversity for small commercial radio operators as it pertains to reporting requirements, says the Commission’s release today.
“Specifically, large commercial radio operators – with revenues above $50 million – will be required to report annually on diversity; medium-sized commercial radio operators – with revenues of more than $20 million and up to $50 million – will be required to report on diversity every five years; and small commercial radio operators – with revenues of up to $20 million – will be exempted from reporting requirements,” it says.
However, “in regard to a proposal by the CAB to exempt small commercial radio operators from the Commission’s new Canadian content development policy, as set out in its Commercial Radio Policy 2006, the Commission considers that sufficient time should be given for the new policy to be implemented and for the parties involved to assess its results before considering whether certain commercial radio operators should be granted exceptions to that policy,” it added.
