CRTC tweaks YTV's conditions of licence

OTTAWA - The CRTC has turned down YTV’s request to remove percentages relating to programming for specific age groups, and to lessen the restriction around airing feature films in the evening.However, the Commission did agree to amend YTV’s condition of licence relating to the broadcast of a certain percentage of programming that must be devoted to programs from non-North American sources.YTV submitted the requests on September 8, 2008, saying that the licence conditions which were first imposed more than 20 years ago in its original licensing decision are “unduly restrictive and no longer appropriate”.Owned by Corus Entertainment, YTV is aimed...