Radio / Television News

CRFC awards more than $250K in funding to community radio


OTTAWA - The Community Radio Fund of Canada will hand out more than $250,000 to 35 campus and community radio broadcasters this year. The Ottawa-based organization said that it will disperse $267,742 through its Radio Talent Development Program and the Youth Internship Program (click here for the 2012 recipients).  The goal of both programs is to develop innovative local interest programming while providing mentorship, education, and training for broadcasters. The programs are made possible by Canadian Content Development (CCD) contributions from Astral Media Radio, totalling $1.4 million over seven years.  Since the CRFC was founded in 2008, it has distributed more...