Edmonton to receive two new radio stations

OTTAWA – Edmonton listeners will soon have a pair of new radio stations after the CRTC approved applications for an ethnic commercial AM radio station and a French-language station in that market.After considering 10 applications at a hearing last September, the Commission said Friday that the application by 1811258 Alberta best meets the needs of Edmonton residents for a new ethnic station. The station has pledged to offer a mix of spoken word and music programming targeting the South Asian community, as well as other ethnic communities. Specifically, the station will broadcast 126 hours of local ethnic programming each broadcast...