Sometimes, stereotypes abound. People think that community radio stations are trend from the 1970s. But that's not the case, because community radio stations are riding a wave of popularity in Canada at the moment. Proposals for new stations are springing up around the country.
According to our own analysis of the situation, the trend can be traced to media ownership concentration which has resulted in a loss of local news sources, a situation reminiscent of Radio-Canada's budget cutbacks during the 1990s which led to the shutdown of regional news broadcasting stations, a move that only exacerbated the need for local news.
For this reason, since the late 1990s and the early years of the 21st century, our sector has been greatly revitalized, to the point where many citizens are now actively involved in the movement to establish new community radio stations.