XM & Sirius get OK for Canada

[johndavis]

Also, a third network owned by Canadian radio group CHUM will be allowed to operate a ground repeater based network with its own programming.

The CRTC put some pretty heavy limits on the programming (certain percentage of Canadian artists have to get airplay, a certain percentage must be in French, etc etc).

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[Ai4i]

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[johndavis]

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[Ai4i]

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Thanks for the links. Canadian content can be added across the board, but I wonder what we will be losing to make room for the French language channels. Perhaps the Canadian equivalent of our NAB will not be able to prevent local content from being delivered on their terrestrial repeaters. That could save some bandwidth.
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[jegrant]

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> Thanks for the links. Canadian content can be added across
> the board, but I wonder what we will be losing to make room
> for the French language channels. Perhaps the Canadian
> equivalent of our NAB will not be able to prevent local
> content from being delivered on their terrestrial repeaters.
> That could save some bandwidth.

From what I've read at the CRTC's own web site about the licenses they are offering CSR (XM) and Sirius Canada, both are prohibited from providing any local content as part of their service in Canada, only six minutes of national ads. No local traffic, weather, or other locally targeted information.

You can see for yourself at:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/NEWS/RELEASES/2005/r050616.htm
More specifically,
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Notices/2005/pb2005-61.htm
states in part that "... none of the Canadian-produced channels distributed by the licensees [shall] contain any original local programming or local commercial messages."

 

[Ai4i]

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I didn't read all of it, but do you mean they are filling in the loophole that our NAB let slide through? That we will not be hearing about all those lovely traffic tie-ups and snow blizzards in Toronto and Vancouver under channel 210 or above channel 230 on XM or the 260's on Sirius?

> From what I've read at the CRTC's own web site about the
> licenses they are offering CSR (XM) and Sirius Canada, both
> are prohibited from providing any local content as part of
> their service in Canada, only six minutes of national ads.
> No local traffic, weather, or other locally targeted
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[marshallstax]

Anyone know if the CBC will get a channel or two on the U.S. version of either service? As a long-time listener to certain CBC shows (As It Happens - for 25 years!) I'd be real happy for the "as others see us" perspective to be available to U.S. listeners!

I've got every available CBC channel programmed into my Windows Media Player... that's a great resource, but I wish there was a radio-like presence for the CBC in the States.

> Also, a third network owned by Canadian radio group CHUM
> will be allowed to operate a ground repeater based network
> with its own programming.
>
> The CRTC put some pretty heavy limits on the programming
> (certain percentage of Canadian artists have to get airplay,
> a certain percentage must be in French, etc etc).
>