OTTAWA – Vancouver may soon have a new radio station after the CRTC issued a call for comments on the market capacity and on the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications in that city.
The Commission said Thursday that it issued the call after receiving an application from Rogers Media for a commercial radio station to serve that market, operating on the frequency used by its rebroadcasting transmitter CKKS-FM-2 Vancouver, which rebroadcasts the programming of CKKS-FM Chilliwack.
Interventions are due by June 3 and the deadline to file replies is June 18, 2019. Following receipt of comments, the CRTC said that it will conduct an assessment of the capacity of Vancouver 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 that 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 application for consideration during the non-appearing phase of a public hearing rather than issue a call for applications.
