The ''Radiocommunication Act'' (french: Loi sur la radiocommunication) is an

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respecting

radiocommunication Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ...

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. It was enacted in 1985. The ''Radiocommunication Act'' is administered by the

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department. It governs the licensing and regulation of radio equipment and the technical certification of radio communications equipment. Regulation of radio stations using licensed equipment is governed by other Acts of Parliament. Licensing of radio stations began in 1919, and the first Act in Canada came in 1932: the ''Canadian Radio Broadcasting Act'', followed by the ''Canadian Broadcasting Act'' of 1936. The ''Broadcasting Act'' of 1958 established a new regulatory agency for private stations. The 1968 ''Broadcasting Act'' established the

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, and was further revised in 1991. These acts are administered by the

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Related acts

* '' Telecommunications Act''

References

External links

Full text of the Radiocommunication Act
Canadian federal legislation Mass media regulation in Canada Telecommunications in Canada {{telecom-stub