Broadcasting Act (1991) - Section 3 (1) (b)
Provides for "Public, Private and Community Elements"
Objectives for Radio
Public Sector |
Private Sector |
Not-for-Profit Sector |
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Represented by: |
CBC/SRC Radio |
Commercial & Ethnic Radio |
Campus, Community& Native Radio |
Structure: |
- public agency |
- national conglomerates
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- not-for-profit corporation
- volunteer boards
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Regulatory |
- Mandated in the "Act" |
Commercial Radio - Policy (1998) Ethnic Broadcasting - Policy (1999) Also |
Campus Radio Policy (2000) Community Radio Exemption Order for Native Radio (1998) Native Broadcasting Policy (1990) Also |
Funding: |
Parliamentary grant |
Advertising revenue |
Mixed funding |
Community |
Campus |
Native |
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CRTC licensees (1997): |
50 licences: |
43 licences: |
142 licences: |
Structure: |
Nonprofit corp |
Nonprofit corp |
Nonprofit corp or Unincorporated group Network affiliation |
Regulatory Mechanisms: |
Community Radio - Radio regs (1986) |
Campus Radio Policy (2000) - Radio regs (1986) |
Exemption Order for Native Radio (1998) Native Broadcasting Policy (1990) - Radio regs (1986) |
Types: |
Type A: First official language service in market Type B: Existing official language services |
Community-based campus: student and community volunteer Instructional: training of professional broadcasters |
Type A: No other commercial service in market Type B: Existing commercial station. Exempt: New and existing stations meeting Type A criteria |
Funding: |
Federal: Provincial: MCCQ Membership |
Student fees or memberships |
Federal: |
Programming |
Type A: Type B: Type A/B French: |
Community-based campus: Instructional: |
Type A/exempt: no programming requirements Unrestricted ads, maximum 250 minutes/day Type B: Promise of Performance not a condition of licence Unrestricted ads, maximum 6 minutes/hr. |