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The government planned to add a separate licence for cable and satellite television owners and an increase of television licence fee for such users in 1996; [126] it also had planned to increase the television licence fee to RM 36 in 1998. [121] The television licence fees were abolished in April 1999; however people still paid for the fees.
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]
Licensing requirements differ for public radio and television and for community radio and television compared to commercial applicants. Licensees must be aware of deadlines, from original application to renewal, which vary by state [9] [10] and include license expiration and dates for renewals. The form for renewal of a broadcast license in the ...
The CRTC addresses issues of media violence, and hate messaging through its regulations for radio, television, speciality services and pay-television. If a broadcaster fails to follow the Broadcasting Act policies or regulations, the CRTC may invoke a number of penalties — such as imposing fines or limiting or denying a station's application ...
Public broadcasting (or public service broadcasting) involves radio, television, and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service.Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing, and commercial financing, and claim to avoid both political interference and commercial influence.
Section 9.1(1)(h) of Canada's Broadcasting Act states: 9.1 (1) The Commission may, in furtherance of its objects, [...] (h) a requirement for a person carrying on a distribution undertaking to carry, on the terms and conditions that the Commission considers appropriate, programming services, specified by the Commission, that are provided by a broadcasting undertaking; [2]
Digital terrestrial television in Canada (often shortened to DTT) is transmitted using the ATSC standard.Because Canada and the U.S. use the same standard and frequencies for channels, people near the Canada–United States border can watch digital television programming from television stations in either country where available.
The Radiocommunication Act is administered by the Government of Canada's Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada department. It governs the licensing and regulation of radio equipment and the technical certification of radio communications equipment. [1] Regulation of radio stations using licensed equipment is governed by other Acts ...