Broadcasting Distribution Regulations — 1
1 The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations. Act means the Broadcasting Act . ( Loi ) adult programming service means a programming service that provides programming devoted to depicting explicit sexual activity. ( service de programmation pour adultes ) affiliate means (a) in respect of a distribution undertaking, a person that controls the licensee, or that is controlled by the licensee or by a person that controls the licensee; and (b) in respect of a television station, one that has an affiliation agreement with another television station. ( affiliée ) affiliation agreement means an agreement between one or more television stations and another television station according to which programs provided by the latter station are broadcast by the one or more stations at a predetermined time. ( contrat d’affiliation ) allowable contribution to local expression means (a) in the case of a licensed area the majority of the population of which resides in a metropolitan market, any contribution to local expression; and (b) in the case of a licensed area the majority of the population of which does not reside in a metropolitan market, the sum of (i) any contributions to local expression that are directed to community programming for distribution on the licensee’s own community channel, and (ii) any other contributions to local expression up to the amount of the contribution referred to in subparagraph (i). ( contribution à l’expression locale admissible ) AM station means a station that broadcasts in the AM frequency band of 525 to 1 705 kHz. It does not include a carrier current undertaking or a transmitter that only rebroadcasts the radiocommunications of another station. ( station AM ) anglophone market , in respect of a licensed area, means a market that is not a francophone market. ( marché anglophone ) Atlantic provinces means Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. ( provinces de l’Atlantique ) authorized non-Canadian programming service means a programming service that is authorized for distribution by the Commission and is included in the appendix to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-399, dated June 30, 2011 and entitled List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution , as amended from time to time. ( service de programmation non canadien approuvé ) available channel [Repealed, SOR/2011-148, s. 1] basic band [Repealed, SOR/2011-148, s. 1] basic monthly fee [Repealed, SOR/2011-148, s. 1] basic service means a package of programming services that is distributed by a licensee in a licensed area for a single fee and that consists of (a) in the case of a terrestrial distribution undertaking that distributes programming services on a digital basis, the programming services that are distributed in accordance with section 17 or a condition of its licence; (b) in the case of a terrestrial distribution undertaking that distributes programming services on an analog basis, the programming services that are required to be distributed under section 41 or a condition of its licence, and any other services that are included in the package; and (c) in the case of a DTH distribution undertaking, the programming services that are distributed in accordance with section 46 or a condition of its licence. ( service de base ) broadcast week means a period of seven consecutive days beginning on a Sunday. ( semaine de radiodiffusion ) broadcast year means the period beginning on September 1 in a calendar year and ending on August 31 of the following calendar year. ( année de radiodiffusion ) cable distribution undertaking means an undertaking that distributes broadcasting to subscribers predominantly over closed transmission paths. ( entreprise de distribution par câble ) Canadian production fund means the Canada Media Fund or its successor. ( fonds de production canadien ) Canadian programming service means a programming service (a) that originates entirely within Ca