Radio / Television News

Revised campus, community radio policy due this week

OTTAWA – The CRTC is set to release its revised policy on campus and community radio this week, Cartt.ca has learned.The new amendments, which will come into effect on September 1st, will reflect determinations made in the Commission’s regulatory framework for campus and community radio released in July 2010, plus feedback from the industry.The matters addressed by the policy include:- the role, definition and mandate of campus and community radio stations; - a simplified approach to licensing campus and community stations, including elimination of the campus instructional category, elimination of the distinction between Type A and Type B community stations, and...