Archived News and Articles - May 2008
Archive Date - May 31, 2008
REGULATOR TO REVISIT RULES
Grant Robertson and Matt Hartley – Globe and Mail
Nearly a decade after Canada's broadcast regulator decided that new media should be exempt from the rules that govern radio and television stations, the subject is getting another look.
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Archive Date - May 31, 2008
TALKING THEMSELVES TO DEATH
John Moore – National Post
It hasn’t been a good year for talk radio. In spite of their blustering and arm flailing right wing talk radio hosts failed in their efforts to undo John McCain’s quest for the Republican nomination. Rush Limbaugh’s “Operation Chaos,” a mischievous effort to drive registered Republicans to Hilary Clinton in order to wreak havoc in the Democratic campaign also didn’t amount to much. Delve a little deeper than Limbaugh’s crowing and you find the 9% of Republicans who voted in the Texas primary actually favoured Barak Obama.
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Archive Date - May 20, 2008
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2008-100
Licensing of a new radio station to serve Owen Sound, Ontario
CRTC Release
The Commission approves the application by Larche Communications Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate a new FM radio programming undertaking to serve Owen Sound.
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Archive Date - May 20, 2008
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2008-98
Licensing of new radio stations to serve Peterborough and the City of Kawartha Lakes
CRTC Release
The Commission approves the application by Pineridge Broadcasting Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate a new English-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking in Peterborough.
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Archive Date - May 20, 2008
CAB TO SEEK LEAVE TO APPEAL LICENCE FEE
CAB Release
Canada’s private broadcasters have reacted to the April 28th Federal Court of Appeal decision that overturned an earlier Federal Court Trial Division ruling regarding broadcast licence fees. In December of 2006, the Federal Court Trial Division ruled that the CRTC Part II Licence Fees collected by the federal government from broadcasters and broadcast distributors were an illegal tax. The Crown appealed that decision to the Federal Court of Appeal, which ruled that the fees are valid regulatory charges. The CAB launched this challenge in 2003.
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Archive Date - May 20, 2008
HAWKESBURY’S OWN 107.7 THE JEWEL!
Evanov Radio Group Release
The Evanov Radio Group launched in Hawkesbury with a dynamic promotion – “Céline Dion Live in Paris!”
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Archive Date - May 9, 2008
APTN PARTNERS WITH HARVARD
Broadcaster
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and Harvard Broadcasting Inc. are pleased to announce a new partnership to actively provide training and mentorship for aspiring Aboriginal individuals who wish to enter the broadcasting field.
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Archive Date - May 9, 2008
NEWCAP Q1 REPORT
CNW
Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited announces its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2008.
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Archive Date - May 5, 2008
REQUEST EXCEPTION TO REPRODUCTION RIGHTS
Broadcaster
Broadcasters want the Copyright Act changed, so they are exempt from certain rights payments and reproduction obligations.
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Archive Date - May 5, 2008
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENT HELPS MADD
Z103.5 Release
Because prom can be expensive Z103.5 invited listeners to donate their gently used formal gowns to the Halifax Shopping Center and their teen advisory board's annual Gown Town event to help out grads who may be in need.
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Archive Date - May 5, 2008
BROADCASTING PUBLIC NOTICE CRTC 2008-16-1
Notice of consultation
CRTC Release
Call for comments on the definition of emerging Canadian artists on commercial radio – Extension of deadlines for comments
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Archive Date - May 5, 2008
BROADCASTING PUBLIC NOTICE CRTC 2008-30
Notice of consultation – Orillia, Ontario
CRTC Release
The Commission announces that it has received an application for a broadcasting licence to provide a commercial radio service to serve Orillia, Ontario.
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