Which statement describes a private broadcaster?

• A. A broadcaster owned by a government.
• B. A broadcaster owned by a nonprofit organization.
• C. A broadcaster owned by a cooperative.
• D. A broadcaster owned by an individual or corporation.

Answer: (D)

Private ownership is what defines a private broadcaster: it is owned and controlled by an individual or a private company, typically for profit, rather than by the government or a nonprofit entity. In Canada, public broadcasters like CBC/Radio-Canada are government-funded and operated, while private broadcasters are owned by individuals or corporations who run the station as a for-profit venture. Ownership by a nonprofit organization or a cooperative doesn’t fit the usual sense of private ownership, since those structures focus on nonprofit aims or member-owned governance rather than private, for-profit control. So the statement that describes a private broadcaster is that it is owned by an individual or corporation.