It was August 12, 2010 when the deadline passed for the CRTC intervention process. We have waited for nearly six months for them to finally make a decision. Would Power 93 be sold to Durham Radio and flipped from a Christian format to a Rock format, or would the CRTC deny the application and keep [...]
The deadline for submitting letters to the CRTC has now passed. We’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who sent in a letter and showed their support for Christian radio in Brantford and the surrounding area. Many have asked us, “now what?” The short answer to that is, now we wait. A call [...]
Some have asked me whether or not what I’ve done to lend my support to the cause of keeping Power 93.9FM in Brantford broadcasting as a Christian radio station is a conflict of interest, on account of me working for the competition in town. I admit, I asked myself the same question before I started. [...]
Dear Friend, Many of you have asked us why we don’t simply create a petition for people to sign, as it would be much easier than going through the CRTC intervention process. The reason we didn’t do this, is that it was our understanding that petitions were not accepted by the CRTC. Today we have [...]
The following update was emailed to all of our contacts on August 5, 2010. We’d like to encourage you to show your support by copying this letter and emailing it to all of your friends, family and church members. Dear Friend, We’d like to take a moment to thank each of you for your support [...]
One of the most common questions we’re being asked is “Why are you trying to stop a sale from taking place? If the owners want to sell you should let them sell.” The answer to this has a couple elements. First and foremost, we are not trying to stop a sale as much as we [...]
The following article was printed in the Brantford Expositor on Wednesday July 28, 2010. Praising The Virtues Of Christian Radio A grassroots advocacy group hopes it can convince the Canadian Radiotelevision Telecommunications Commission to keep Christian radio programming in Brantford. The group has created a web page, http://keepitchristian.ca, and has been urging people to fight [...]
The following Letter To The Editor was published in the Brantford Expositor. It was submitted by Brad Loveday of Faith FM and published here with his consent. It was with shock and disappointment that I read last Saturday’s front page article about the loss of Brantford’s Christian radio station (‘Rock On’—July 10). As a former [...]