Commission to hear five radio applications for Charlottetown, four for New Glasgow

GATINEAU - The CRTC will hold a hearing October 3rd in Charlottetown, to consider nine radio license applications, among other items. In January, the Commission issued a call for applications for Charlottetown, and ended up with five, as outlined below. Two are AM-to-FM conversions, the others for new stations. All are for English stations. Charlottetown is currently served by five stations (two of which are CBC) and its population (including the immediate surrounding area) is just over 58,000, according to Statistics Canada. Maritime Broadcasting System Limited has asked to convert CFCY 630 Charlottetown from the AM band to the FM...