OTTAWA – The Ontario city of Brampton and St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador 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 Friday that it issued the calls after receiving applications from Priya Datta, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, and Antoine Karam, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, each for a commercial ethnic station to serve Brampton. It also received an application from Andrew Green and Jordan Elliott, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a commercial station to serve St. John’s.
Interventions are due by December 5 and the deadline to file replies is December 15, 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.
