CRTC set to review commercial radio policies

OTTAWA - The CRTC is calling for comments on a targeted review of its policies for commercial radio. The Commission said Wednesday that a comprehensive review is not necessary at this time, noting that the sector has remained relatively stable, both financially and in terms of tuning, since the last policy review in 2006. Nevertheless, the CRTC continued, the commercial radio sector would benefit from an update of certain regulatory and policy elements. The regulator requested comments on the following topics: - the Commission’s approach to calls for applications and to small markets; - the processing of applications for the conversion...