CRTC Takes Action to Help Improve Access to Local News in Yellowknife

Cabin Radio gets right to broadcast on FM radio

The federal regulator responsible for approving or denying new FM radio stations has given Cabin Radio permission to broadcast on the FM band.

CRTC takes action to help improve access to local news in Yellowknife

GATINEAU, QC, July 30, 2025 /CNW/ - Today, the CRTC approves an application by 506992 N.W.T. Ltd. (Cabin Radio) to operate an English-language commercial FM radio station in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. This decision will help Yellowknife residents have better access to local news and community-focused programming, including Indigenous voices while reflecting the realities and priorities of people in the North in our broadcasting system. …

CRTC approves new Cabin Radio FM station in Yellowknife - The Wire Report

Cabin Radio’s pitch to operate a commercial FM radio station “received strong local support,” the regulator wrote. The post CRTC approves new Cabin Radio FM station in Yellowknife appeared first on The Wire Report.

Cabin Radio gets its commercial FM licence

By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC on Wednesday granted Cabin Radio an FM licence to serve Yellowknife and the surrounding areas, ending a long battle with a regulator that once said the market could not sustain another commercial station. Cabin Radio’s licence to operate at 93.9 MHz will expire on August 31, 2031. It will have... Read more »

Cabin Radio Yellowknife Awarded FM License

After a six year battle, Cabin Radio, which has been operating as an online station serving the people of Yellowknife NT, has been awarded an FM license to operate at 93.9! Originally the CRTC had decided that the city could not support a second radio commercial radio outlet (Vista Radio currently operates the only commercial FM radio station in Yellowknife) but, in it's decision today, stated that following the wildfires in 2023, Yellowknife wa…