The National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC) is a non-profit national association committed to volunteer-based, community-oriented radio broadcasting. It works to advance the role and increase the effectiveness of campus and community radio in Canada. Since 1981, it has affected changes to national radio policy, helped lower tariffs affecting radio stations, and has helped stations open doors while preventing others from closing. Core initiatives include: GroundWire, Dig Your Roots, !earshot, Women’s Hands and Voices, the Community Radio Fund, sector-wide listservs, and an annual radio conference. It remains committed to the vitality of campus and community radio stations in Canada. Visit www.ncra.ca.
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The 27th annual National Campus and Community Radio Conference
NCRC 2008: The 27th annual National Campus and Community Radio Conference
Hosted by CJAM 91.5 FM, Windsor, Ontario
June 9-14, 2008
www.cjam.ca
Recent News:
On January 23, 2008, representatives from the NCRA/ANREC, ARC du Canada, and ARCQ met with Commissioners and staff from the CRTC as well as representatives from Canadian Heritage, the Copyright Board, the Competition Bureau, and Industry Canada. The goal of the presentation was to outline our priorities and concerns for the coming year. For a full breakdown of our presentation, the Q&A, and a list of people present, please consult our blog.
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January 16, 2008: So, the results from the Diversity of Voices hearing is in!
First, regarding ownership (affects private broadcasters): This was the original focus of the Diversity of Voices proceeding. The CRTC has now placed some limits on private broadcasters. You can check it all out in this CRTC press release.
Secondly, another area the Commission intended to look at was the "Journalistic Independence Code" that was proposed by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC). There are still a few areas that need more work and clarification, but the Commission has approved the code. You can read the decision as well as the proposed code (appendix to the decision) here in Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-5.
Finally, as the proceeding for Diversity of Voices got underway, CRTC staff and commissioners began to discuss what "Diversity" "Of" "Voices" really meant. At the end of the day, 162 organizations/companies/people submitted comments for this proceeding, as well as 1800 comments by individuals through Canadians for Democratic Media. Following that, the Commission heard from 52 presenters at the hearing in September. In the resulting public notice, COMMUNITY MEDIA got a pretty big nod! I've posted the actual text in a discussion topic.
We here at the NCRA, along with ARC du Canada and ARCQ are pleased with the direction that the CRTC is moving towards when it comes to our sector. It is clear that the work put in by our three associations, along with tremendous support from our members (by being members, by submitting letters to the CRTC, and by staying informed and providing feedback) is finally beginning to see some concrete results. Thank you everyone for all your work!
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December 2007: Just a quick note to say that the NCRA has been responding to the Copyright Board regarding a variety of recently proposed tariffs. As the relevant proceedings occur, we'll keep you updated, but if you have a question in the meantime, feel free to post a message or drop us a line.
And be sure to check out "DigYourRoots.ca" at MySpace. It's an NCRA/ANREC project dedicated to exploring and cultivating Canadian independent music and spoken word artists!
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