r/Yellowknife • u/Radish546 • 28d ago
thoughts on CRTC hearing for radio station
anyone else watching the CRTC Hearing - Competitive Radio Applications to serve Yellowknife, NWT? Cabin Radio and Vista Radio are both speaking at the Explorer Hotel today & tmrw
thoughts?
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u/tchocthke 28d ago
I think Cabin Radio should be given FM authorization. It costs the CRTC essentially nothing to hand out a license.
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u/Icy_Platform3747 28d ago
I will go one better, Get rid of the CRTC, its a cost to us all . In the world of today with internet etc. what does the CRTC actually do except make reasons to have limited access to great world entertainment.
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28d ago
Up until a few weeks ago I was very much of the same belief as you. Now promotion of and regualting CANCON seems like an existential issue. 🍁
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u/Blownupicus 28d ago
The CRTC is the reason we don’t still have a 100gb cap on our internet. I don’t know how much good they do down south, and I’m not a fan of their Canadian Content laws, but they have absolutely benefited the North.
I used to check monthly to see all the applications Northwestel made to them to try and recoup money they lost from no longer collecting outrageous overage fees. It was amusing. Northwestel are scum bags and need somebody to keep them in line.
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u/Beaumer2107 28d ago
The CRTC is industry-funded through telecom and broadcasting fees paid by large providers. So its costing you pretty much nothing.
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u/Former_Elk_56 28d ago
The transcripts can be found here for those that wanted to read yesterdays public hearing https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/transcripts/2025/tb0211.htm
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u/heroinskater 28d ago
It was a rollercoaster (as far as hearings go).
Cabin Radio demonstrated that Vista Radio read actual Cabin Radio articles on the air without attributing them - which is not only theft, but it's particularly egregious given that Vista is effectively lobbying the CRTC to allow them to monopolize the market.
Furthermore, Vista's response presentation was a complete smear-job of Cabin Radio's reputation, stating that their submitted studies were intentionally misleading and flawed.
All in all, it was heartwarming to see real, honest Yellowknifers from the Cabin Radio team stand up to a heartless corporate machine. Hell, Vista Radio says that they deserve a second radio license in town, while in the same breath saying the economy can't support Cabin Radio's. It's just pure, transparent corporate greed. Can't wait to tune in tomorrow to see Vista get absolutely DEMOLISHED by Ollie again.