CRTC sends CTV divestiture plan back

TORONTO – Perhaps stung a little by the tough line of questioning the company faced in front of the Commission a few weeks ago, CTVglobemedia sent a letter to the CRTC last week attempting to modify its application to purchase CHUM Ltd. In it, CTV said it would consider divesting CHUM's Citytv stations in Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary, so long as the Commission was willing to place limits on the further growth of CanWest Global's CH network. Global, for example, went through a hearing in February where it asked the CRTC for a Calgary and an Edmonton transmitter for its...