The CRTC regulates the approximately 720 commercial radio stations operating in Canada, under the 1991 Broadcasting Act. Since 1991 the CRTC has reviewed its policy… Read More »The CRTC’s review of commercial radio stations in Canada

The Forum has published a list of the various steps and documents associated with this proceeding.

On 29 October 2020 the Forum’s Executive Director asked the CBC under the Access to Information Act for documents concerning the Tandem branding initiative. The… Read More »CBC’s Board of Directors and the Tandem branding initiative

Should the CRTC add the branded-content issue to its proceeding to consider CBC’s applications to renew its conventional licences and for the CRTC to continue… Read More »The CBC and branded content

A day after the Forum asked the CRTC to add information about the CBC’s ‘Tandem initiative’ to brand CBC programming the Globe and Mail published… Read More »FRPC asks CRTC to add facts about CBC’s use of branded content to the 2019-379 proceeding

The Forum responded to points raised by other interveners in the CRTC’s 2020-336 proceeding to consider whether to provide private broadcasters with additional time to… Read More »FRPC replies to other interveners in the CAB ‘regulatory relief’ proceeding

The Forum filed a procedural request today asking the CRTC to add CBC’s Tandem initiative to the CRTC’s 2019-379 proceeding to renew CBC’s licences and… Read More »FRPC asks CRTC to add CBC’s ‘Tandem’ initiative to the 2019-379 proceeding

In mid-July 2020 the Canadian Association of Broadcasters applied to the CRTC for regulatory support on an expedited basis. The CRTC called for comments on… Read More »FRPC supports CAB’s application for regulatory relief

On 2 September 2020 the Forum asked the CRTC to add seven paragraphs to FRPC’s 20 February 2020 intervention, describing the notifications CBC broadcast from… Read More »CBC opposes addition of new evidence to FRPC’s intervention about its licensing applications – the Forum’s reply