Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-300

Reference: Part 1 application posted on 16 May 2025

Gatineau, 19 November 2025

11888820 Canada Inc. (Tugo TV)
Across Canada

Public record: 2025-0216-1

Addition of Tele Centro to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution

The Commission approves an application from 11888820 Canada Inc. (Tugo TV), acting as the Canadian sponsor, to add the non-Canadian service Tele Centro to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution (the list). The Commission did not receive any interventions regarding this application.
The applicant stated that Tele Centro is a Spanish-language news and information service created for Central Americans and Hispanics living abroad.
As set out in Regulatory frameworks for broadcasting distribution undertakings and discretionary programming services – Regulatory policy, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-100, 30 October 2008, the Commission has adopted an open-entry approach to the addition of non-Canadian news services to the list, which is consistent with the importance it places on a diversity of editorial points of view. Accordingly, absent clear evidence, as determined by the Commission, that a non-Canadian news service will violate Canadian regulations, such as those regarding abusive comment, the Commission will be predisposed to authorize non-Canadian news services for distribution in Canada.
Accordingly, the Commission will add this service to the list. The revised list can be found on the Commission’s website at www.crtc.gc.ca and may be obtained in hard copy on request.

Secretary General