CRTC ponders new radio station for Lloydminster

OTTAWA – The Alberta/Saskatchewan city of Lloydminster 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 market.The Commission said Wednesday that it issued the call after receiving an application from Vista Radio for a commercial radio station to serve the area.Interventions are due by September 15 and the deadline to file replies is September 25, 2017. Following receipt of comments, the CRTC said that it will conduct an assessment of the market’s capacity to support an additional station, taking into account economic and...