Commission approves only short-term licences, issues mandatory orders for Iqaluit radio stations

GATINEAU — Amid a number of broadcast licence approvals on Tuesday, the CRTC has renewed Northern Lights Entertainment’s broadcasting licences for two Iqaluit radio stations on a short-term basis, and issued accompanying mandatory orders requiring the stations comply with their obligations to file annual returns. Northern Lights operates the predominantly English-language commercial radio stations CKGC-FM Iqaluit and CKIQ-FM Iqaluit. The two stations have been non-compliant in the past regarding the filing of annual returns, which is a regulatory requirement set out in section 9(2) of the Radio Regulations, 1986. When considering the licence renewal application for Northern Lights’ stations, the...