jon wrote:the-real-deal wrote:So, what we have with the current CRTC rules, is essentially two classes of community radio stations. One for the very rich or wealthy and also, one for registered, non profits groups.
A bigger mystery to me, in terms of Radio Regulation in Canada, is how cheap and easy it appears to be to get a 50 watt FM license without the CRTC even being aware of it:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19124
These appear to be for-profit operations.
Re: Industry Canada approves 3 Surrey South Asian FMs
Postby the-real-deal » Sat Oct 17, 2015 11:37 pm
jon wrote:
From Dan Sys' Canadian Radio News on Facebook:
3 LOW POWER SOUTH ASIAN STATIONS APPROVED IN SURREY, B.C.
Details are not available but while checking the updated Industry Canada database this morning I noticed 3 new low power stations for Surrey, B.C. have been authorized bypassing the usual CRTC procedures.
VF2686 - 89.3 - 15 watts - Amrit Bani Radio Ltd. 207-12830 80th Avenue Surrey, B.C.
VF2688 - 91.5 - 4 watts - Ravinder Singh Pannu 9400 Goreway Drive Brampton,ON
VF2689 - 106.9 - 41 watts (also Ravinder Singh Pannu).
Not sure if it's the same group, but Amrit Bani Radio operates a religious South Asian station based out of Birmingham, England:
http://www.amritbani.com/
Ravinder Singh Pannu operates several Ethnic cable TV stations across Canada as well as an SCMO FM station "Sur Saagar Radio" based out of Toronto:
http://sursaagarradio.com/
Okay, which of these are 50 watt licences ? NONE ! All I see is 15 watts, 4 watts and 41 watts.