VANCOUVER RADIO: Ethnic station groups vie for new AM and FM station licenses

By Perry Hoffman

VANCOUVER - The CRTC kicked off a review this morning of several applications for new AM and FM ethic radio stations in the Vancouver and Surrey markets. The Commission will also be exploring three cases of potential non-compliance.South Fraser Broadcasting (SBF) and Spice Media Group are two of those appearing as part of the first phase of the hearing. SBF, which has a licence for an English language radio station in Surrey, proposes to launch a new FM station at 91.5 MHz.The company describes its proposed station as “an ethic station with a difference” aiming to serve “the second, third...