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Start Date: 2025-04-27
End Date: 2025-05-03

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Broadcasting Licence Applications and Complaints Accepted by CRTC

The CRTC has opened the submission window for broadcasting licence renewals, amendments, and complaints, with applications posted between April 4 and April 24, 2025. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation filed for renewals for CBSI-23 (Port-Menier, Quebec) and CHFA-6-FM (Fort McMurray, Alberta), while Bell Media Inc. submitted applications concerning USA Network and Oxygen True Crime for Canada-wide coverage. Deadlines for interventions and replies are set for May 12 and May 26, 2025, depending on the application.

Sources: Gazette, Part I: www.gazette.gc.ca