Look what Radio Gabriola has just announced: The Commission approves an application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language community FM radio station in Gabriola Island, British Columbia. WE DID IT!!! (Source: this tweet and that tweet. Update: now they’ve published an approval blog post.) So, yay! Looks like we’ll finally get a radio [...]
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Gabriola radio war heats up again, says the Nanaimo News Bulletin: The Gabriola Radio Society is experiencing déjà vu in its quest to secure an FM channel for its community radio station. After fighting and succeeding to have Rogers Media’s application to build a repeater station on Salt Spring Island rejected by the Canadian Radio-Television [...]
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In a week and a half, Gabriola Co-op Radio will be broadcasting at 98.7 FM. Exciting, no? It’s only temporary, but I think it’s encouraging nonetheless. The CRTC has given Gabriola Radio permission to broadcast during the week of June 7th, as the station hosts the National Campus Community Radio Conference that week. On Twitter, [...]
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I’ve got lots of reasons for hoping that the CRTC will let Gabriola Co-op Radio have a spot on the FM dial. Some of those reasons are related to what the station could be: interesting, fun, and informative. We have many fascinating people on Gabriola, so it stands to reason that a Gabriola radio station [...]
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From the Daily News: CRTC denies Rogers in bid for FM signal. After blocking a Gabriola Island group access to a radio signal, Rogers Broadcasting has now also been turned down by the CRTC. But the Gabriola Radio Society isn’t sure yet whether it will have enough money to reapply for the disputed 98.7 FM [...]
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Here’s the latest from Gabriola Co-op Radio: Gabriola Radio to appear at CRTC Policy Review. Kathy, John and Ken will be appearing at the CRTC community radio policy review (2009-418) by video conference in Vancouver on Tuesday noonish. The hearing is audio webcast from Gatineau Quebec and starts Monday morning. And for those who aren’t [...]
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Here’s the latest from the Gabriola Co-op Radio website: Good news for friends of Gabriola Radio! Vista Broadcasting has joined forces with Gabriola in attempt to squelch Rogers Broadcasting’s expansion of 100,000 watt CIOC 98.5 FM, Victoria’s Ocean Lite Rock. Roger’s application would take away the last channel on the West Coast suitable for a [...]
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Here’s the latest news from Gabriola Radio: Rogers states their reason is to improve service to their existing coverage area but their expansion of 98.5 FM will wipe out the last channel available for Gabriola Radio to use. The issue is the last channel going to a community applicant for a news service or a [...]
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Here’s the latest from the Gabriola Co-op Radio website: Rogers offer to assist comes in, with a catch! Susan Wheeler Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs for Rogers Media has submitted their offer to assist Gabriola Radio to find another channel to broadcast on (and prepare the required engineering brief) so Rogers can go ahead with their expansion [...]
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From the Nanaimo Daily News: Gabriola Radio Society isn’t giving up on plans to bring community broadcasting to the island despite a failed application for a broadcast licence. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission last month closed the society’s application for a broadcast licence to operate a community radio station, which would feature local performers [...]
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Well, how annoying is this? From the Gabriola Radio website: On the last day of public comment March 5th, Rogers Broadcasting informed Gabriola Radio they have applied to expand CIOC-FM from Victoria to areas north including Gabriola Island… The Rogers application, if approved by the CRTC, would make Gabriola Radio’s planned use of 98.7 FM [...]
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Have you written your letter to the CRTC in support of Radio Gabriola’s application? No? You’d better do it soon if you want your letter to count — the CRTC has to receive your note by March 5th. I tried to use the CRTC website to submit my letter, but it was hopeless. I don’t [...]
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If you want to see Gabriola Co-op Radio on the air, please take a moment to write to the CRTC in support of the station’s application. For details on how to contact the CRTC and what you might want to say in your letter, take a look at the Gabriola Radio site.
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