Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission

The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC/CCR; French: Commission canadienne de radiodiffusion), also referred to as the Canadian Radio Commission (CRC), was Canada's first public broadcaster and the immediate precursor to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
TypeRadio network Public broadcasting
Country
Canada
AvailabilityNational through owned and operated stations and affiliates
OwnerGovernment of Canada
Key people
Hector Charlesworth (Chairman),
Thomas Maher (Commissioner),
W. Arthur Steel (Commissioner),
Ernie Bushnell (Program Director)
Launch date
1932 (1932)
Dissolved1936 (1936), assets transferred to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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