New policy designed to strengthen community and campus radio sector

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC introduced a new policy for community and campus radio stations on Thursday which, among other revisions, will provide the sector with stable funding.The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) will see its annual funding increase by over $700,000, which will be distributed among the more than 140 community and campus radio stations across the country. The CRFC is a not-for-profit organization that supports the development of non-commercial, community-based broadcasters.The funds will be supplied by commercial radio broadcasters through a reallocation of the contributions they must make each year toward the development of Canadian content, benefitting the campus...