“A non-profit society that wants to set up a low-wattage, community radio station on Gabriola Island is worried opposition from Rogers Communications will stop their application for a broadcast licence,” reports the Victoria Times-Colonist. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will hear on March 30 the dispute between Rogers, backed by Industry Canada, and the Gabriola Radio Society. The society wants a licence to feature local performers and broadcast emergency notices on a low-wattage, community station.
“A non-profit society that wants to set up a low-wattage, community radio station on Gabriola Island is worried opposition from Rogers Communications will stop their application for a broadcast licence,” reports the Victoria Times-Colonist. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will hear on March 30 the dispute between Rogers, backed by Industry Canada, and the Gabriola Radio Society. The society wants a licence to feature local performers and broadcast emergency notices on a low-wattage, community station.
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Rogers blocks island radio application
“A non-profit society that wants to set up a low-wattage, community radio station on Gabriola Island is worried opposition from Rogers Communications will stop their application for a broadcast licence,” reports the Victoria Times-Colonist. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will hear on March 30 the dispute between Rogers, backed by Industry Canada, and the Gabriola Radio Society. The society wants a licence to feature local performers and broadcast emergency notices on a low-wattage, community station.
[node:ad]“A non-profit society that wants to set up a low-wattage, community radio station on Gabriola Island is worried opposition from Rogers Communications will stop their application for a broadcast licence,” reports the Victoria Times-Colonist. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will hear on March 30 the dispute between Rogers, backed by Industry Canada, and the Gabriola Radio Society. The society wants a licence to feature local performers and broadcast emergency notices on a low-wattage, community station.
Deborah Jones
March 26, 2009
Rogers Broadcasting has
Rogers Broadcasting has intervened, at the last minute, to expand their 98.5 CIOC Victoria service (currently 100,000 watts, class C) thereby stopping the Gabriola application for the first adjacent 98.7 (60 watts, class A1) to establish their community FM service with office, studios and a transmitter on Gabriola. The type of  expansion Rogers wants to do takes priority over a new application according to Industry Canada rules. The CRTC has closed the Gabriola application as no valid Technical Certificate can be issued by Industry Canada. Ken Zakreski, president Gabriola Radio