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Community radio calls for new funding at CRTC

News | 11/24/2023 7:56 am EST
Barry Rooke, executive director for the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) speaks to a CRTC hearing in Nov. 23, 2023/ photo via CPAC

Representatives from several community radio stations emphasized their role as a third-pillar of the Canadian broadcasting system during the CRTC’s hearings on Thursday, urging the regulator to develop a new funding model that supports them. 

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