Three Aboriginal radio broadcasters granted licences for five major markets

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC has awarded five new Type B Native FM radio station licences to three broadcasters seeking to serve the Indigenous communities of Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa and Toronto.The Commission said Wednesday that Northern Native Broadcasting will broadcast in Vancouver at 106.3 FM; Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta will operate a station in Edmonton at 89.3 FM and in Calgary at 88.1 FM; and that First Peoples Radio Inc. will operate a station in Ottawa at 95.7 FM and in Toronto at 106.5 FM.These five new stations’ programming must reflect the communities they serve, include a large portion of local...