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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; French: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) is a public organization in Canada tasked with the mandate as a regulatory agency tribunal for various electronic communications, covering broadcasting and telecommunications. [2]
Radio homogenization is the shift in which previously locally programmed and hosted radio stations increasingly air remotely pre-recorded program material and central-cast via Internet or satellite. Background of corporate consolidation
Regulation of radio stations using licensed equipment is governed by other Acts of Parliament. Licensing of radio stations began in 1919, and the first Act in Canada came in 1932: the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Act, followed by the Canadian Broadcasting Act of 1936. The Broadcasting Act of 1958 established a new regulatory agency for private ...
Amendments were made to the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Act the following year, making the CRBC accountable to Cabinet rather than Parliament, and thus giving the Commission more power over hiring decisions, revenue spending, and station purchases. One of the first major decisions of CRBC would be to place a 40% limit on foreign programs.
Mark S. Fowler (born October 6, 1941) served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from May 18, 1981 to April 17, 1987. Appointed by Ronald Reagan, [2] he led repeal of the Fairness Doctrine and spearheaded the deregulatory trend in telecommunications policy, and was a proponent of deregulation of television stations, and radio ownership laws.
The Royal Commission on Radio Broadcasting, otherwise known as the Aird Commission, was chaired by John Aird and examined Canada's broadcasting industry. The report released its findings in 1929 when it concluded that Canada was in need of a publicly funded radio broadcast system and a governing regulator for all broadcasting throughout the country.
The CRTC approved the CBC's application to operate a French-language AM radio station at Elk Island National Park, Alberta on frequency 1210 kHz with a day-time and night-time power of 20 watts [53] and an English-language radio station to operate at 1540 kHz. [54] It is currently unknown if these radio stations are still in operation.
Subsequent to the FCC's decision to stop using the rule, radio stations could then choose to be either solely conservative or solely liberal. [2] Another form of deregulation from the American government came from the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which allowed companies to own more radio stations and for some shows to become nationally ...