Luxury channel, Caribbean music channel, Hindi and African channels vie for CRTC approval

OTTAWA – The CRTC is set to consider a number of new TV channels this summer, ranging from The Wedding Channel to Reggae TV to an application from CanWest that sounds a lot like its former Lonestar network.The non-appearing hearing, which will begin on July 19, will consider applications from the likes of High Fidelity (for The Wedding Channel), Astral (for a French-language children’s network called Vrak junior), and TVA Group for an entertainment channel called Star Système and TVA Mode, which will be dedicated to fashion, beauty and personal well-being.CanWest’s application for a channel called Specialty A describes its...