CPAC asking for higher wholesale carry rate to sustain operations beyond 2026

By Ahmad Hathout The Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) is warning the CRTC that it cannot sustain its Parliamentary and public affairs programming beyond the broadcasting year ending in 2026 because the wholesale rate for broadcasters to carry the channel is too low. CPAC filed a Part 1 application asking the regulator to consider increasing the rate to carry the channel on basic TV service by three cents to 16 cents per subscriber per month, effective September 1, 2026. CPAC said it had anticipated that it would have been able to bring this request in August 2024, which was the...