Share your thoughts on a temporary fund to support local news production by commercial radio stations

Current status: Open

Start date: November 4, 2024
Deadline for submission of comments: December 4, 2024

We are seeking your comments on a temporary fund to be administered by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) that would support local news production by commercial radio stations outside of Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa-Gatineau. This consultation comes after the decision on base contributions, issued on June 4, 2024, and the recognition of the immediate need for funding to help provide timely relief to commercial radio stations. Share your thoughts on the CAB’s plan to administer the fund.

How to participate

There are a few ways you can participate. Please note that we will make all comments public. The deadline to participate is December 4, 2024 at 8 pm (EST).

Submit a formal comment online

Use the intervention form.

You will have to agree to our privacy statement first.

Participate by mail

Send a letter with your ideas and input to:

Secretary General
CRTC
Ottawa ON  K1A 0N2

Send us a fax

Send a fax to 819-994-0218 with your comments.

If you need help submitting your comments, contact our public hearings group by email at hearing@crtc.gc.ca.

Who is the focus of this consultation

We are looking to learn from anyone with an interest in radio local news.

This consultation may be of interest to:

Key topics for discussion

The CAB submitted a plan for the creation of the Commercial Radio News Fund that would support local news production by commercial radio stations outside of designated markets.

We invite you to provide your comments on the CAB’s plan and on the following topics:

Read the Notice of Consultation for more details.

What we are learning

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