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Official establishment of the broadcasting service
In January 1922, the government lowered the barrier for individuals interested only in receiving broadcasts by introducing a new category of license, the private receiving station, which eliminated the need for an amateur radio license.
Public broadcasting
The election of the Conservative government in 1930, led by R. B. Bennett, made the future of the Eard Commission’s recommendations to favor public broadcasting uncertain
Early development of radio
From the late 1890s to 1913, there were few regulations on radio communications in Canada. The earliest stations could transmit only Morse code