CJNU Nostalgia Radio has been granted a full-time broadcasting license by the CRTC. The licence will see the Winnipeg radio station move to 93.7 FM from its current frequency, 107.9 FM. The move also increases the transmission power from 50 watts to just under 500...
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is asking Canadians for feedback after unveiling its draft code for wireless services on Monday. In a second round of public consultations, the CRTC is requesting additional feedback on creating a...
Mandatory 10-digit dialing will go into effect in Manitoba this Saturday, October 20. All local calls will need to be preceded by the area code. The Telecommunications Alliance has been handling a three-month transition period, which will end this weekend. Since July,...
The transition to 10-digit dialing to accomodate Manitoba's new area code (431) will begin on Sunday, July 29. Starting this weekend, local calls dialed with seven digits may be interrupted by a network message reminding callers to first enter the area code. Calls...
After nearly 10 years, 92.9 KICK FM is going off the air. The Red River College radio station will go silent at 4 p.m. on Wednesdsay, forced to power down after new CRTC regulations regarding campus and community radio stations, as well as financial challenges....
A non-profit radio station hopes to hit the airwaves in Winnipeg after submitting a licence application with the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission. Nostalgia Broadcasting Cooperative's intent was published Wednesday, as well as the CRTC's request...
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will review funding cable and satellite companies provide to local television stations throughout the country, including three in Winnipeg. The Local Programming Improvement Fund is made up of 1.5...
CBC and Radio-Canada will begin broadcasting a digital signal today as part of the DTV transition. The CBC is the last of the big Canadian broadcasters to make the switch after being granted an extension by the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission...
A Winnipeg radio station specializing in smooth jazz is hoping a format switch will make it viable again in the new year. Corus Entertainment-owned 99.1 Groove FM filed documents with the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in August to...
In preparation for mandatory 10-digit dialing in Manitoba on July 29, 2012, the Telecommunications Alliance is asking residents to get used to dialing the extra digits as of December 1. MTS, Shaw, Rogers, TELUS, Bell and Westman Communications Group will all support...
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) cleared the way for Shaw Communications to purchase Canwest's television and cable assets on Friday. The $2 billion deal has been in the works for months, ever since Canwest filed for bankruptcy...
You may soon be able to leave your iPod at home the next time you head out to Winnipeg Beach. The CRTC approved an application for a new FM radio station to operate in the lakeside community north of Winnipeg. In a ruling filed Wednesday, the federal broadcast...
