{"id":12,"date":"2026-03-20T10:35:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cri-irc.ca\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:20:38","slug":"the-community-radio-initiative-cri","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cri-irc.ca\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"The Community Radio Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Strengthening Local Canadian Media Through Community Radio\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Community Radio Initiative<\/strong> is a campaign aimed at raising awareness of the essential role community radio plays in amplifying local voices, culture, and music. It seeks to address the critical need for consistent government support and inspire collective advocacy to ensure the long-term sustainability of these stations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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At an annual cost of 30 million \u2013 Some of this already comes from digital broadcasters \u2013 the Community Radio Initiative<\/strong> will strengthen licensed community, Indigenous, and campus radio stations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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When the government updated the Broadcasting Act to require digital broadcasters to support Canadian voices, the Community Radio Initiative<\/strong> was included as part of this funding structure. Of the $30 million required, $6 million is expected to come from digital broadcasters by 2026. We now need your help to secure the remaining $24 million in the federal budget.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThis funding would transform community radio in Canada, ensuring continued access to vital local news and information.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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How can you help?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Use our tool<\/a> to draft a personalized email to your local Member of Parliament (MP).
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  1. Enter your name and postal code to find your MP and generate an email<\/li>
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    Strengthening Local Canadian Media Through Community Radio The Community Radio Initiative is a campaign aimed at raising awareness of the essential role community radio plays in amplifying local voices, culture, and music. It seeks to address the critical need for consistent government support and inspire collective advocacy to ensure the long-term sustainability of these stations. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cri-irc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cri-irc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cri-irc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cri-irc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cri-irc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":91,"href":"https:\/\/www.cri-irc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":579,"href":"https:\/\/www.cri-irc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cri-irc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}