OTTAWA – Despite not being able to reach the Native radio station CKBK-FM Thamesville, the CRTC still renewed its broadcasting licence for another two years.
Lenape Community Radio Society filed an application to renew the licence for CKBK-FM which is set to expire on August 31, 2017. The Commission said that it found the licensee in non-compliance with certain sections of the Radio Regulations after noting that it had failed to provide annual returns for the 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 broadcast years, or confirmation that it had implemented a public alerting system by the March 31, 2016 deadline.
“Moreover, the licensee did not respond to any of Commission staff’s letters, emails and phone calls”, reads CRTC 2017-298.
The broadcaster’s licence was renewed through August 31, 2019, and CKBK-FM was directed to file the missing returns by September 30 plus implement a public alerting system by October 31, 2017.
“Given the seriousness of these instances of non-compliance, the Commission finds it appropriate to renew the licence for CKBK-FM for a short-term period of two years”, continues the decision.
Licenced in April 2011, CKBK-FM is an English- and Aboriginal-language, low-power Type B Native FM radio station in Thamesville, Ontario, that is owned by Gordon Peters, on behalf of a not-for-profit corporation.
