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Spazito

(53,923 posts) Wed Mar 16, 2022, 03:45 PM Mar 2022

CRTC bans Russian state-controlled TV channels RT, RT France from Canadian airwaves

Canada's telecommunications regulator has removed the the state-controlled Russian television network RT from Canadian airwaves.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced Wednesday afternoon that it was removing RT and RT France from the list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution in Canada.

The decision means broadcasters in Canada are no longer legally permitted to carry the channel.

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"RT's programming is not consistent with the standards against which Canadian services are measured nor the policy objectives set out in the Broadcasting Act," the CRTC said in its decision.

"The CRTC is also concerned with programming from a foreign country that seeks to undermine the sovereignty of another country, demean Canadians of a particular ethnic background and undermine democratic institutions within Canada."

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/crtc-russia-today-broadcasting-decision-1.6386929

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CRTC bans Russian state-controlled TV channels RT, RT France from Canadian airwaves (Original Post) Spazito Mar 2022 OP

Yaaaaaay! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #1

Great decision! Spazito Mar 2022 #4

The decision means broadcasters in Canada are no longer legally permitted to carry the channel Budi Mar 2022 #2

Exactly! Spazito Mar 2022 #3

Comcast removed it, at least locally. I just tried spooky3 Mar 2022 #5

That's great, I didn't think to check out... Spazito Mar 2022 #6

I don't understand why they don't include Fox News in that as well Bev54 Mar 2022 #7

I wish they had included them but... Spazito Mar 2022 #8

But now we have proof; much of what they air is not a legitimate News source, they have said Bev54 Mar 2022 #9

I agree, I wish we did as well. Spazito Mar 2022 #10

SheltieLover

(59,355 posts)

1. Yaaaaaay!

Reply to Spazito (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 03:48 PM

Mar 2022

Ty, Canada!

Spazito

(53,923 posts)

4. Great decision!

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 03:53 PM

Mar 2022

Budi

(15,325 posts)

2. The decision means broadcasters in Canada are no longer legally permitted to carry the channel

Reply to Spazito (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 03:50 PM

Mar 2022

Thanks Canada!!

Spazito

(53,923 posts)

3. Exactly!

Reply to Budi (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 03:53 PM

Mar 2022

This is very good news, great decision.

spooky3

(35,983 posts)

5. Comcast removed it, at least locally. I just tried

Reply to Spazito (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 04:02 PM

Mar 2022

To find RT, and the screen said “we have removed access to this channel.”

Appears they have done more:

https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/channels-and-programming/drop-russian-tv/621d2b527028b7514c88f7a4

Spazito

(53,923 posts)

6. That's great, I didn't think to check out...

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 04:05 PM

Mar 2022

to see if the broadcast companies that hadn't already removed it have acted now. Thanks for doing the check.

Bev54

(11,889 posts)

7. I don't understand why they don't include Fox News in that as well

Reply to Spazito (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 04:23 PM

Mar 2022

They are also carrying water for Putin and this is a good excuse to get rid of them for good here.

Spazito

(53,923 posts)

8. I wish they had included them but...

Reply to Bev54 (Reply #7)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 04:25 PM

Mar 2022

it would have been a very different fight to do that as some see Fox News as a 'legitimate' news outlet. I vaguely remember some might have tried to get rid of Fox shortly after it arrived in Canada but the effort failed, sadly.

Bev54

(11,889 posts)

9. But now we have proof; much of what they air is not a legitimate News source, they have said

Reply to Spazito (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 04:29 PM

Mar 2022

that themselves, in different court filings. Let those that want it have to get satellite to receive it. I know it is difficult but damn I wish we had the balls to do it.

Spazito

(53,923 posts)

10. I agree, I wish we did as well.

Reply to Bev54 (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 04:30 PM

Mar 2022

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