Dougall Media WITHDRAWS Application to Move CFNO-fm

In May, an application to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) by Dougall Media to relocate regional radio station CFNO-fm from Marathon to Thunder Bay was met with much criticism by residents of the listening area particularly in the communities closest to Marathon; Manitouwadge, Terrace Bay, Schreiber.  [Click here for original story].

June 4th the CRTC published this letter which had been sent to Dougall:

Ottawa, 4 June 2013

By E-mail

dcaron@dougallmedia.com
c.c. : mcushway@dougallmedia.com

Re : Application 2013-0560-8 – Change in location of studio of CFNO-FM Marathon to Thunder Bay, Ontario

Dear Mr. Caron,

This is in response to your letter dated 3 June 2013 in which North Superior Broadcasting Ltd. requests to withdraw the above-mentioned application, and confirms that CFNO-FM’s studio will remain in Marathon, Ontario.

Accordingly, the Commission will not proceed with the above noted application. As such, this application is now considered closed.

A copy of this letter and all related correspondence will be added to the public record of the proceeding.

Yours sincerely,

Original signed by:

Annie Laflamme

Director
Radio Policy and Applications

There were no details regarding how CFNO-fm would choose to move forward whether there might yet be changes in spite of the station remaining in Marathon, never-the-less this is certainly good news to 286 people who submitted letters  to the CRTC regarding the move [CLICK HERE to view archived letters on CRTC website].

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