OTTAWA – The CRTC has rejected a proposed code of conduct and best practices for campus and community radio stations due to what it said was a lack of detail.
The Commission said Thursday that the proposed codes, submitted by the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA), included “insufficient detail to provide appropriate guidance on matters of high standard”.
After noting that the codes, in several cases, require each individual station to create its own programming policy on a given matter, the Commission said in its decision that it would be “unable to ensure that stations adhere to the high standard provision of the (Broadcasting) Act. Moreover, differences between the policies to be enforced by each station would leave too much room for interpretation and confusion as the Commission, listeners and industry attempt to understand each station’s policy.”
NCRA members must continue to abide by the Canadian Association of Broadcaster’s Code of Ethics.
