Who regulates FM broadcasting in Canada?
A. Broadcasting is regulated by two government organizations, Industry Canada and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). To operate an FM broadcasting transmitter, one must apply for a broadcasting certificate from Industry Canada and a broadcasting licence from the CRTC. As the radio frequency spectrum manager, Industry Canada determines if the proposed transmission is compatible with other broadcasting transmissions, as well as non-broadcasting transmissions. The CRTC regulates, among other aspects, the programming content and ownership issues of the proposed undertaking (http://www.crtc.gc.ca). The procedure to apply for an FM broadcasting certificate from Industry Canada can be found in the Broadcasting Procedures and Rules, Parts 1 and 3 (BPR-1 and BPR-3), available on Industry Canada’s website at http://www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.
