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Additional reference: 2011-625

Ottawa, 30 November 2011

Call for applications – Radio stations to serve Toronto

Financial information relating to ethnic radio stations

1.      On 28 September 2011, the Commission issued a call for applications to obtain broadcasting licences to operate new radio programming undertakings to serve Toronto (the Call) (see Call for applications – Radio stations to serve Toronto, Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-625, 28 September 2011 [Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2011-625]). In that notice, the Commission indicated that interested persons must submit duly completed applications to the Commission by 19 December 2011. The Commission notes that in the Call, it provided a link to a financial summary for the Toronto radio market, which refers to all private radio stations in that market combined.

2.      Since the issuance of Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2011-625, the Commission has received two separate requests for financial information relating specifically to ethnic radio stations operating in the Toronto market. The Commission notes that such information has never been released by the Commission in the past, as ethnic stations historically have been grouped together with English-language stations. However, in the present case, the Commission is of the view that the aggregated financial information could be made public without breaching any confidential rules. Further, the Commission considers that this information would be useful to potential applicants in determining whether they should submit an application for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic service in the Toronto radio market, in response to the Call.

3.      In light of the above, the Commission has provided, in the appendix to the present notice of consultation, a table setting out the aggregated financial information relating to ethnic radio stations in the Toronto radio market, for the 2006 through 2010 fiscal years.

Secretary General