The CRTC on Monday announced it has administratively renewed the broadcasting licences for various television programming undertakings, networks and broadcasting distribution undertakings from Sept. 1, 2026 to Aug. 31, 2027.
These licence renewals cover the large broadcasting groups of Bell, Rogers, Quebecor, Corus and Blue Ant, as well as smaller broadcasters including APTN, Accessible Media, Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC), OUTtv, Pelmorex Weather Networks, Stingray, Super Channel, TLN Media Group, TV5 Quebec Canada and ZoomerMedia, and BDUs operated by Cogeco, SaskTel and Telus.
The broadcasting regulator said the administrative renewals are necessary to allow the various undertakings to continue operating while the commission works to implement the modernized Broadcasting Act. They also allow the regulator to consider the appropriateness of introducing indefinite broadcasting licences for these services, like it did last year for radio stations, it said.
In addition, the CRTC also announced the previously approved $0.03 increase in CPAC’s per subscriber monthly wholesale rate will take effect on Sept. 1 as part of the service’s administrative licence renewal.
