The CRTC said Thursday that it has ordered a Vancouver-area radio station found to be transmitting signals from the United States back to its home base in British Columbia to cease these operations before the end of the day. A decision posted on the CRTC's website said that it has found that Radio India (2013) Ltd. has been illegally broadcasting in Canada without a licence. The commission said the business operated out of Surrey and it had an arrangement with Way Broadcasting Licensee LLC in Blaine, Wash., for use of a transmitter there that sent Radio India's signals into Canada....
Notices issued by the CRTC on Tuesday and Friday indicated two out of three British Columbia radio stations accused of broadcasting in Canada without a licence will not appear at a scheduled hearing looking into their cases Wednesday. The commission sent out a press release Tuesday confirming that Surrey-based Radio India Ltd. will appear at Wednesday's hearing and argue why it shouldn't be ordered to shut down operations. A notice on the CRTC's website Tuesday said Sher-E-Punjab Radio Broadcasting Inc. of Richmond will not appear, and a separate notice Friday said Radio Punjab...
The CRTC said Wednesday it will hold a hearing this fall that considers three radio stations it says are in violation of the Broadcasting Act by operating out of British Columbia's Lower Mainland and having their signals...