OTTAWA – The CRTC has green-lit two new radio stations to serve the communities of Shelburne and Collingwood, ON.
After a public hearing last Fall, the Commission approved an application by Bayshore Broadcasting for a broadcasting licence to operate a new FM radio station with a contemporary country music format targeting listeners from 25 to 64 years of age to serve Shelburne.
The Commission also approved, in part, an application by MZ Media for a broadcasting licence to operate a new classical and fine arts radio station to serve Collingwood. The company, however, must provide an FM frequency other than 104.9 MHz (channel 285B) that is acceptable to both the Commission and the Department of Industry within 90 days of the date of this decision.
The CRTC also granted MZ Media’s request to grant its new station an exception to the Commission’s policy on local programming as it relates to soliciting or accepting local advertising. The broadcaster also operates classical station CFMZ-FM in Toronto.
