NEWS RELEASE
February 10, 2020
For immediate release
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has placed the application by the Vernon Community Radio Society (VCRS) for a new, community FM radio broadcasting station on the agenda for an April 14, 2020 Public Hearing. The application will be a non-appearing item, which means that subject to the CRTC receiving Interventions opposing our application, the VCRS will not be required to appear.
In the majority of cases where applications are classified as non-appearing, the Public Hearing is an obligatory administrative process, and the CRTC has determined that, subject to interventions, approval of the VCRS application will very likely be granted. VCRS hopes to have a decision rendered and a license granted in late May or early June.
The President of the VCRS, Gordon Leighton (pictured), said the Society will now activate a fund-raising campaign for the capital costs of building the station, estimated at $100,000. Leighton said the Society will be pursuing a variety of grants and will be launching some strategies to engage volunteers, community organizations and businesses in Greater Vernon.
Once up and running, which could be as early as this Fall, the station will broadcast under the brand “Valley FM”, at 97.9 MHz on the FM dial.
For more information, contact Gord Leighton at 250-306-1087, or by email
gl*******@te***.net
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