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The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC) was Canada's first public broadcaster and the immediate precursor to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ==Origins== The CRBC was established in 1932 by the government of R.B. Bennett based on the recommendations of the 1929 Royal Commission on Radio Broadcasting and as a result of the lobbying efforts of the Canadian Radio League. The network was created on May 26, 1932 and existed until November 2, 1936 when it was reorganized as a Crown corporation becoming the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.〔"(The Birth and Death of The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (1932-1936) )," Canadian Communications Foundation, accessed January 20, 2008〕 Daily national broadcasting began in May 1933 with an hour's programming a day which was increased over time.〔(Canadian Broadcast Stations Timeline ) accessed January 20, 2008〕 At its creation, Prime Minister Bennett spoke of the need for public control of radio saying: : "This country must be assured of complete Canadian control of broadcasting from Canadian sources. Without such control, broadcasting can never be the agency by which national consciousness may be fostered and sustained and national unity still further strengthened."〔John D. Jackson and Paul Millen, ("ENGLISH-LANGUAGE RADIO DRAMA: A COMPARISON OF CENTRAL & REGIONAL PRODUCTION UNITS" ), ''Canadian Journal of Communication'', Vol 15, No 1〕 The three-man commission had a mandate to regulate, control all broadcasting in Canada as well as to create and transmit its own programming and to lease, purchase or construct stations for its dissemination.〔(Emergence of Public Ownership and Regulations (1928-36) ), ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', accessed January 20, 2008〕 Its ability to carry out its mandate was severely restricted by the financial constraints of the Great Depression and it was forced to rely on private stations to carry its programs to much of the country.〔(Canadian Broadcast History )〕 Bennett named Hector Charlesworth, editor of ''Saturday Night'' magazine, as chairman of the CRBC. The other members of the Commission were Thomas Maher, an unsuccessful Quebec Conservative candidate in 1930 federal election〔(History of Federal Ridings since 1867 )〕 and director of a private radio station in Quebec City and Lieutenant Colonel William Arthur Steel (1890-1968) 〔 former Chief Radio Officer with the Canadian Corps during World War I. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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