No new radio station for Quebec City, but new stations coming to two nearby communities

OTTAWA - The CRTC has decided against issuing a call for new radio stations to serve Quebec City after finding that the market cannot sustain an additional commercial radio station at this time.The Quebec radio market (or the Numeris central market area of Québec) includes the cities of Québec and Lévis, as well as Saint-François-de-l’Île-d’Orléans to the east, and Neuville to the west. This market is currently served by nine French-language commercial FM radio stations operated by five ownership groups.The Commission said Thursday that, despite an increase in population in the area over the last six years, “this growth has...