Let me clarify something.
In the case of Groupe Radio Simard, [Technical difficulty—Editor] dollars a year on news operating costs, which total around $750,000 for an organization such as Groupe Radio Simard. This amounts to a small contribution. We're light‑years away from making some of these radio stations profitable.
We were just talking about media deserts. I can tell you about the La Pocatière region. Actually, I think that you know this market quite well, Mr. Généreux. The Kamouraska RCM has 20,000 residents, including around 10,000 residents in La Pocatière. This station remains in operation as a result of an equalization system, so to speak, established by Groupe Radio Simard.
Unless we find ways to provide more support to these small markets, such as the Chibougamau market that Ms. Jamet referred to earlier, these radio stations will inevitably end up facing abandonment, closure or the need to cut even more services to the community. It's mathematical.