CRTC's Blais opens show cause hearing into three radio broadcasters

GATINEAU – With a reminder that “a broadcasting licence is a privilege”, CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais opened a radio hearing Wednesday that will examine whether to renew the licences of three radio stations that appear to be in non-compliance with the CRTC’s regulations, as well as with certain conditions of licence and mandatory orders.Aboriginal Voices Radio, CFSI-FM Salt Spring Island and CIHS-FM Wetaskiwin were summoned to the two-day public hearing “given the severity and frequency of the instances of apparent non-compliance observed in their current licence terms”, Blais continued. The broadcasters are expected to show cause why mandatory orders should not...