CMN 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Newcap Radio, Bell Media Radio, Cogeco

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1160
• Professor: Pierre Belange

Document Summary

Radio was one of the first media of mast communication reach that allowed for the immediate dissemination of information via radio waves over a wide geographic area, to cater to a wider audience. In a country like canada where its population is fragmented across a vast space, this proved to be a huge technological advantage. 1922: canada radio began with first licenses for private commercial radio stations: by the late 1920s, many canadian radio listeners were switching their dials to. 1928: the federal government struck the first of many royal commissions to combat this issue. The aird commission, was mandated to study the state of canadian broadcasting and concluded that american networks were, predictably a threat to our airwaves and our culture. 1932: the commission also recommended the creation of a public broadcasting network and, after three years of debate, the government formally enacted the canadian radio.