Sudbury awarded new Country FM radio station
Jul 18, 2007 19:55:56 GMT -5
Post by Mr. Mix Music on Jul 18, 2007 19:55:56 GMT -5
as if one crappy country station (AM dial) wasn't enough the CRTC awards a new FM country station.
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-229
Ottawa, 12 July 2007
Various applicants
Sudbury, Ontario
Public Hearing in the National Capital Region
27 March 2007
Licensing of new radio station to serve Sudbury, Ontario
The Commission approves the application by Larche Communications Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate a new FM radio programming undertaking to serve Sudbury.
The Commission denies the remaining applications for broadcasting licences to serve the Sudbury radio market.
Larche Communications Inc.
16. Larche Communications Inc. (Larche) proposed to establish an English-language commercial FM station that would operate at 91.7 MHz (channel 219C)1 with an ERP of 50,000 watts. The proposed station would offer a New Country format, targeted to an audience between 35 and 64 years of age. A minimum of 40% of all musical selections from content category 2 (Popular Music) broadcast during the broadcast week and between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday would be Canadian selections, levels which exceed the minimum requirements set out in the Regulations. The applicant stated that it would broadcast at least 12.5 hours of local spoken word programming each week, including over 2 hours of news content. In addition to the basic annual CCD contribution, the applicant would devote a total of $350,000 to CCD over seven consecutive broadcast years, upon commencement of operations.
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-229
Ottawa, 12 July 2007
Various applicants
Sudbury, Ontario
Public Hearing in the National Capital Region
27 March 2007
Licensing of new radio station to serve Sudbury, Ontario
The Commission approves the application by Larche Communications Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate a new FM radio programming undertaking to serve Sudbury.
The Commission denies the remaining applications for broadcasting licences to serve the Sudbury radio market.
Larche Communications Inc.
16. Larche Communications Inc. (Larche) proposed to establish an English-language commercial FM station that would operate at 91.7 MHz (channel 219C)1 with an ERP of 50,000 watts. The proposed station would offer a New Country format, targeted to an audience between 35 and 64 years of age. A minimum of 40% of all musical selections from content category 2 (Popular Music) broadcast during the broadcast week and between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday would be Canadian selections, levels which exceed the minimum requirements set out in the Regulations. The applicant stated that it would broadcast at least 12.5 hours of local spoken word programming each week, including over 2 hours of news content. In addition to the basic annual CCD contribution, the applicant would devote a total of $350,000 to CCD over seven consecutive broadcast years, upon commencement of operations.