OTTAWA – The Ontario towns of Aurora and Georgina may soon each have a new radio station after the CRTC issued a call for comments on market capacity and on the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve the two areas.
The Commission said Monday that it issued the call after receiving an application from Bhupinder Bola, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, to serve Aurora, plus an application from Renfrew-based My Broadcasting Corporation to serve the Georgina market.
Interventions are due by August 10 and the deadline to file replies is August 22, 2016. Following receipt of comments, the CRTC said that it will conduct an assessment of each of the markets' capacity to support an additional station, taking into account economic and financial data as well as the comments received in the public consultation.
All persons interested in serving either radio market should express their interest during the intervention period, continued the Commission. Should little or no interest be expressed, the CRTC said that it may publish the applications for consideration during the non-appearing phase of a public hearing rather than issue a call for applications.
