OTTAWA — Canada's broadcast regulator has ordered that every home in Canada with cable or satellite TV continue paying for CBC's specialty news channels. The ruling came early Tuesday as part of the renewal of CBC's entire broadcast licence for five years.

Under the ruling, every cable or satellite subscriber will pay between 10 and 15 cents per month for CBC's news channels, either News Network or RDI depending on geographic location. This amount is in addition to the annual $1-billion taxpayer subsidy CBC receives.

The ruling, technically called a 9 (1) (h) distribution order, covers the next five years.

Sun News Network has applied for a similar licence and is awaiting a ruling on the application. Kory Teneycke, vice-president of Sun News, said the decision bodes well for the future of Sun News.

"We view the CRTC granting 9 (1) (h) status to CBC News Network and RDI as consistent with our own application for mandatory carriage," Teneycke said. "All Canadian news channels should be made available in all Canadian households."

The CRTC also removed conditions from the licences for the news channels that required them to be separate when it comes to money matters. The original goal was to ensure that CBC News Network and RDI were supported by subscribers and not by taxpayer subsidy.

Under this ruling every home in Quebec will receive the English News Network while every home outside of Quebec will be forced to carry the French RDI.

The CRTC is also allowing the state broadcaster to begin airing commercials on two of its radio networks. CBC requested and was granted permission to begin airing ads on CBC Radio 2 in English and Espace Musique in French.

According to documents submitted to the regulator CBC had expected to earn $18,479,535 in the 12 months beginning September 1, 2013, if it could sell nine minutes of commercials per hour. Under the licence granted, commercials will be limited to four minutes per hour.

The approval is good for the next three years, after which point a new application will need to be submitted.

Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, a CBC-friendly lobby group, denounced the introduction of ads.

"Millions of Canadians who care about public broadcasting will be angry," said group spokesman Ian Morrison.