OTTAWA—Quebecor Inc. is asking the CRTC for a limited, three-year Category 1 licence for an all-news specialty service to replace its analogue Sun TV channel in Toronto.

The company plans to give up its licence for Sun TV, a local analogue station in Toronto, for a three-year Category 1 “must carry” specialty service—a rare licence that would position the channel well on the dial and require cable and satellite television providers across the country to carry it.

Following a three-year period, the Category 1 licence would change to a Category 2 licence, under which Quebecor would have to enter negotiations with distributors for them to carry it.

Contact Ryan O'Neill at 613-232-5952 ext. 222 or roneill@thewirereport.ca
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