Written by: Aidan Jonah The Canadian airwaves are often perceived as a banal thing, driven by rather bland citizens accepting of a socially progressive, economically neo-liberal society. Yet, rather than being a product of people residing in Canada, it is instead the product of the Canadian state’s
Beware of those trying to use these arguments to allow multi-national corporations to invade the spectrum.
The CRTC currently act as a band-pass filter on the size of corporations trying to use the airwaves.
We regularly see larger corps asking for exemptions to be even more monopolistic… For example, there is a limit of 2 radio station that a same company can own. Without this, we wouldn’t have many small/medium businesses owning radios.
On the “big” side, I think they’re doing ok (regarding radio + TV, internet is another thing altogether).
On the “small” side, I don’t have much direct experience but it seems things could be made less restricted. For example, requiring a ham radio licence should be enough to begin with!
Beware of those trying to use these arguments to allow multi-national corporations to invade the spectrum.
The CRTC currently act as a band-pass filter on the size of corporations trying to use the airwaves.
We regularly see larger corps asking for exemptions to be even more monopolistic… For example, there is a limit of 2 radio station that a same company can own. Without this, we wouldn’t have many small/medium businesses owning radios.
On the “big” side, I think they’re doing ok (regarding radio + TV, internet is another thing altogether).
On the “small” side, I don’t have much direct experience but it seems things could be made less restricted. For example, requiring a ham radio licence should be enough to begin with!