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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2002', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2002', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001']

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Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-2
Ottawa, 1 March 2002
The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 6 May 2002 at 9:30 a.m., at the Conference Centre, Portage IV, 140 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, to consider the following:
CHUM Limited (CKVR-TV) (e)
CHUM Limited (CFPL-TV) (e)
CHUM Limited (CHRO-TV) (e)
Pembroke and Ottawa, Ontario
CHUM Limited (CITY-TV) (e)
CHUM Limited (CHWI-TV) (e)
CHUM Limited (CKNX-TV) (e)
CHUM Limited (CKVU-TV) (e)
Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc./La Chaîne d'affaires publique par Câble Inc. (e)
Viewers' Choice Canada Inc., Cogeco Radio-Télévision inc., TQS inc. and/et TVA Group Inc./Groupe TVA inc. (e)
Joule Media Inc.
Viewers' Choice Canada Inc.
Aylmer and Area Inter-Mennonite Community Council
Aylmer and area, Ontario
Belleville Radio Limited (CJOJ-FM)
CHUM Limited (CFJR)
572047 Ontario Limited (CHUC)
Gary Hooper (World Youth Day event) (e)
Radio Western Inc. (CHRW-FM)
Telus Entertainment Inc. (e)
Toronto (CityPlace), Ontario
Christian Youth Centre (Kingston)
At the 6 May 2002 public hearing the Commission will examine applications to renew the licences of 7 local television stations owned by CHUM Limited (CHUM). In Public Notice CRTC 1999-97: Building on Success - A Policy Framework for Canadian Television (TV Policy), the Commission announced that it would begin renewing all of the conventional licences held or controlled by a multi-station ownership group at the same time. Multi-station ownership groups exist where more than one conventional television station is owned or controlled by the same person or entity. The first of such groups to be renewed were the "large ownership groups" - those licensed to operate in several provinces with a potential reach of more than 70% of the audience in their language of operation - CTV Television Inc. (Decision CRTC 2001-457) and Global Television Network Ltd. (Decision CRTC 2001-458) renewed in 2001. In this proceeding, the Commission will consider how to address CHUM as a multi-station ownership group in light of the TV Policy.
In the TV Policy, the Commission pointed out that the smaller station groups, like CHUM, generally offer program schedules that differ from those of the largest groups. Further, the smaller groups were encouraged to remain distinctive and to experiment with new genres of Canadian programming and new ways of meeting the needs of their audiences. The TV Policy provided flexibility in that regard.
Under the TV Policy, the Commission will consider a multi-station group's corporate strategy, the methods of implementation of that strategy by individual stations, and the contributions of all aspects of a licensee's operations to the broadcasting system. While the Commission does not necessarily entertain the renewal of specialty service licences at the same time as a multi-station group's conventional licences, it will take into account such group holdings in evaluating and renewing a group's conventional licences.
In addition to its six conventional television licenses in Ontario, CHUM recently became the licensee of two conventional television stations in British Columbia. CHUM was awarded a new licence for CIVI-TV Victoria, pursuant to Decision CRTC 2000-219. CHUM Limited also acquired the Vancouver station CKVU-TV from CanWest Television Inc., which was approved pursuant to Decision CRTC 2001-647. While the CKVU-TV licence will be considered for renewal at this proceeding, the CIVI-TV licence will not.
CHUM also has ownership interests in nine analogue programming undertakings, three Category 1 digital specialty programming services, and nineteen Category 2 digital specialty programming undertakings (to date five of these Category 2 services have been launched).
Guided by the flexible framework that the TV Policy provides, the Commission intends to consider the following issues, among others, at the hearing:
What synergies exist, and to what extent are resources and programming shared, between the groups' conventional and specialty services?
The TV Policy broadened the definition of what it now terms "priority programming". The policy also introduced more flexibility for broadcasters to address the needs and expectations of Canadian audiences and to provide high-quality and diverse Canadian programming in peak time. The Commission intends to pursue questions such as:
Does the priority programming strategy outlined by the applicant demonstrate an appropriate commitment to high quality Canadian programming?
What level of priority programming should be required as a condition of licence?
In the TV Policy, it was noted that audiences have a strong desire for a better reflection of Canada's regions to the country as a whole. Given that CHUM currently holds conventional television licences in two provinces, the Commission intends to pursue questions such as:
To what extent should the applicant be expected to license programming from independent producers located in the regions within which it holds conventional television licences?
To what extent should the applicant be expected to provide programming that reflects the different regions in which it holds conventional television licences?
Do the applicant's proposals respond to the concerns of local audiences as required in the TV Policy?
Are the applicant's proposals consistent with the Commission's policy of requiring the provision of local programming in order to access local advertising?
Is there adequate diversity in the genres of local programming being proposed, beyond news and information programming, in areas such as entertainment and children's programming, for example?
Under the TV Policy, conventional television licensees are expected at licence renewal, to make specific commitments to initiatives designed to ensure that they contribute to a system that more accurately reflects the presence of cultural and racial minorities and Aboriginal peoples in the communities they serve. Licensees are expected to ensure that the on-screen portrayal of all minority groups is accurate, fair and non-stereotypical. The Commission intends to pursue questions such as:
Will the cultural diversity initiatives proposed ensure that the applicant reflects the cultural and racial diversity that exists in both the communities that it serves?
Will the proposed initiatives ensure that the on-screen portrayals of all minority groups are accurate, fair and non-stereotypical?
The TV Policy provides that the Commission, at licence renewal, will explore with licensees the progress that has been made in meeting the needs of the visually impaired. The Commission intends to pursue questions such as:
Is the applicant taking sufficient steps to provide audio descriptions of its programming (i.e., the voice-over of a program's textual, graphic and still image elements, such as phone numbers and weather maps that are posted on the screen)?
Has the applicant made progress in working with the National Broadcast Reading Service (NBRS) to implement described video programming (i.e., the voice-over description of a program's key motion video elements, such as the activities carried out on screen) to serve the visually impaired, as encouraged in the TV Policy?
If the Commission were to impose quantitative requirements, by condition of licence, for described video programming, what should those requirements be?
In the Commission's renewal decisions for CanWest Global and CTV (Decisions CRTC 2001-458 and Decision CRTC 2001-457 respectively), the Commission expected both licensees to ensure that at least 75% of all Canadian priority programming broadcast by the licensee on average over the broadcast year is produced by independent production companies. Affiliated production companies are considered by the Commission to be those in which a licensee, and any company related to the licensee, owns in aggregate a 30% or greater equity interest. CHUM has a 40% ownership interest in a production company. As such, the Commission intends to consider the following:
Where a broadcasting licensee has a 30% or greater ownership interest in a production company, are sufficient safeguards proposed to deal with potential undue preference?
h) CHUM
CHRO-TV Split Feed Application
CHUM has filed an application for a separate licence for CHRO-TV-43 to allow for "split feed advertising" in some local programming that is aired simultaneously by CHRO-TV Pembroke and CHRO-TV-43 Ottawa. The Commission intends to consider this issue in the context of the renewal of CHRO-TV and its transmitters.
Barrie, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2001-1327-5
Application by CHUM LIMITED to renew the licence of television station CKVR-TV Barrie and its transmitter CKVR-TV-1 Parry Soundexpiring 31 August 2002.
The licensee is applying to request deletion of its current condition of licence that any non-Canadian feature film broadcast by the licensee in the evening (6 p.m. to midnight) shall be simulcast with CITY-TV Toronto, with the exception of one evening per week.
The NewVR
London, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2001-1323-3
Application by CHUM LIMITED to renew the licence of television station CFPL-TV Londonexpiring 31 August 2002.
Station's studios
Pembroke and Ottawa, Ontario (e)
Application Nos. 2001-1326-7, 2001-1388-7
Applications by CHUM LIMITED:
a) to renew the licence of television station CHRO-TV Pembroke and its transmitter CHRO-TV-43 Ottawaexpiring 31 August 2002 and to delete from its licence the transmitter CHRO-TV-43 Ottawa; and
b) for a new licence for CHRO-TV-43 Ottawa, separate from that of CHRO-TV Pembroke, for the purpose of allowing "split feed" advertising on CHRO-TV-43.
Toronto, Woodstock and Ottawa, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2001-1321-7
Application by CHUM LIMITED to renew the licence of television station CITY-TV Toronto and its transmitters CITY-TV-2 Woodstock and CITY-TV-3 Ottawaexpiring 31 August 2002.
Wheatley and Windsor, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2001-1325-9
Application by CHUM LIMITED to renew the licence of television station CHWI-TV Wheatley and its transmitter CHWI-TV-60 Windsor, expiring 31 August 2002.
200-300 Ouellette Avenue
Wingham, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2001-1324-1
Application by CHUM LIMITED to renew the licence of television station CKNX-TV Wingham expiring 31 August 2002.
Vancouver and Courtenay, British Columbia (e)
Application No. 2001-1322-5
Application by CHUM LIMITED to renew the licence of television station CKVU-TV Vancouver and its transmitter CKVU-TV-1 Courtenayexpiring 31 August 2002.
180 West - 2nd Avenue
Application No. 2001-0226-0
Application by TELELATINO NETWORK INC. to renew the licence of the nationalspecialty television service known as Telelatinoexpiring 31 August 2002. The licensee provides ethnic programming directed to Italian and Hispanic/Spanish audiences.
The licensee proposes the following amendments to its condition of licence number 1a) and 1b):
a) - reduce from 85% to a minimum of 75% the amount of Italian and Hispanic/Spanish third-language programming (former Type A ethnic programming)
- increase from 15% to 25% the maximum level of non third-language ethnic programming (former Type C and D ethnic programming) directed to Italian and Hispanic/Spanish audiences.
b) - introduce a minimum evening Canadian programming level of 15%.
The Commission notes that in Decision CRTC 2001-665 it stated that, in the context of Telelatino's upcoming licence renewal, it would be willing to explore any programming concerns which were raised by intervenors, but not dealt with, in the acquisition process. Accordingly, any parties wishing to file interventions with respect to programming may do so in the context of this renewal.
Applications No. 2002-0127-8, 2002-0128-6
Applications by CABLE PUBLIC AFFAIRS CHANNEL INC. (CPAC) to renew the broadcasting licences of the English- and French-language satellite to cable programming undertakings, expiring 31 August 2002.
The licensee's proposal would involve amendments to the broadcasting licence as follows:
- An amendment to condition of licence number one, which currently requires that 100% of the programming broadcast by CPAC be from categories 3 (Reporting and actualities) or 12 (Filler programming) as set out in item 6 of Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990, to permit the licensee to broadcast programming from category 2b, (long-form documentaries).
- The addition of a condition of licence to permit the licensee to charge a graduated wholesale fee of $0.10 per month for the first two years of the licence term and of $0.11 per month starting in the third year; this wholesale fee would be divided in two parts:
a public service portion of $0.03 per subscriber per month to be paid exclusively by CPAC's affiliates and not passed on to subscribers; and
an approved pass-through portion of $0.07 per subscriber per month for the first two years and $0.08 starting in the third year, which affiliates would be entitled to pass-through to subscribers.
The licensee also proposes that none of its programming will contain commercial content, including either commercial messages or sponsorships. The licensee states that the only possible exception might be the inclusion of sponsorship messages in connection with the provision of closed captioning.
The Commission may wish to discuss with the licensee the appropriateness of adding a condition of license that none of its programming will contain commercial content.
In addition, the licensee has proposed that the Commission authorize its service for distribution on a dual status basis. CPAC believes that such distribution status would be consistent with CPAC's public service mandate, as well as with the Commission's policy for the distribution of the proceedings of the House of Commons on CPAC as set out in Public Notice CRTC 2001-115, dated 6 November 2001. Dual status means that, where a service having this status is distributed, it must be carried as part of the basic service, unless the programming undertaking agrees in writing to its service being distributed on a discretionary tier. In considering whether it would be appropriate to authorize CPAC's service for distribution on a dual status basis, the Commission will wish to explore at the hearing and seeks comment on the following options:
- Currently, only specialty programming services distributed on analog have been authorized for distribution on a dual status basis. CPAC is licensed as an English- and French-language satellite to cable programming undertaking. Accordingly, the Commission will wish to consider whether it would be appropriate to licence CPAC as a specialty programming service, and amend the Distribution and Linkage Rules to accord CPAC distribution on a dual status basis.
- Any other options and/or methods for according CPAC distribution on a dual status basis, should the Commission wish to grant CPAC's request, and appropriate steps to implement the various options and/or methods.
900 - 630-3rd Avenue S.E.
Application No. 2002-0011-3
Application by THE FAMILY CHANNEL INC. to renew the licence of the national English-language pay television service known as "Family" expiring 31 August 2002.
The licensee proposes to renew its licence under the same terms and conditions as their past licence term with the following exception:
The licensee proposes to amend the formula used for calculating its Canadian programming expenditures to include revenues derived from the distribution of its service by direct-to-home satellite services.
Application No. 2001-1422-3
Application by NETWORK TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL INC. for a licence to operate a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service to be known as ITBC Television Canada.
No less than 90% of the programming broadcast during the broadcast week would be in the Tamil language.
No more than 10% of the programming broadcast during the broadcast week would be in the English language.
Fax: (416) 642-2546
E-Mail: phillipk@itbcnet.net
Application No. 2001-1328-3
Application by VIEWERS' CHOICE CANADA INC., COGECO RADIO-TÉLÉVISION INC., TQS INC. and TVA GROUP INC., partners in a general partnership, to renew the licence of the nationalFrench-language general interest pay-per-view television service, distributed by cable, known as "Canal Indigo" expiring 31 August 2002.
The licensee proposes to renew its licence under the same terms and conditions, as they have evolved with the Commission's authorisation, during the first licence term.
Since September 2001, all feature films broadcast on Canal Indigo are closed-captioned. The licensee is committing to continue to include the closed-captioning in all feature films they broadcast throughout the upcoming licence term.
Canal Indigo, general partnership
Fax: (514) 939-5098
Heenan Blaikie, general partnership
Application No. 2001-1329-1
Application by VIEWERS' CHOICE CANADA INC., COGECO RADIO-TÉLÉVISION INC., TQS INC. and TVA GROUP INC., partners in a general partnership, to renew the licence of the nationalFrench-language general interest DTH pay-per-view television service, known as "Canal Indigo" expiring 31 August 2002.
The licensee proposes to renew its licence under the same terms and conditions, as they have evolved with the Commission's authorisation, during the first licence term except for the following:
The licensee requests to remove condition of licence number 11 which currently reads as follows:
The licensee shall not acquire exclusive or any other preferential rights to pay-per-view programming exhibited as part of its service.
The licensee proposes to remove this condition of licence in light of the adoption of subsection 6.1(1) and (2) of the Pay Television Regulations, 1990 which provide that a licensee will be deemed to give itself an undue preference if it distributes a pay-per-view program for which it has acquired an exclusive or other preferential right.
Since September 2001, all feature films broadcast on Canal Indigo are closed-captioned. The licensee is committing to continue to provide the closed-captioning in all feature films they broadcast throughout the upcoming licence term.
Application No. 2001-1420-8
Application by JOULE MEDIA INC. for a licence to operate a national English-language Category 2specialty television service to be known as Fusion TV.
The applicant proposes to offer family entertainment programming including but not limited to interactive games and books.
Fax: (613) 565-1378
E-Mail: lwaterfall@joulemedia.com
249 First Avenue
Application No. 2001-1330-9
Application by Viewer's Choice Canada INC. to renew the licence of the regional English-language DTH pay-per-view television service known as "Viewer's Choice Canada" expiring 31 August 2002.
The licensee proposes to renew its licence under the same terms and conditions of their past licence term, with the following exception:
The licensee proposes to remove condition of licence 12 pertaining to exclusive and preferential rights to reflect changes in the Pay Television Regulations, 1990.
Application No. 2001-1331-6
Application by Viewer's Choice Canada INC. to renew the licence of the regional English-language terrestrial pay-per-view television service known as "Viewer's Choice Canada" expiring 31 August 2002.
The licensee proposes to renew its licence under the same terms and conditions of their past licence term.
Application No. 2001-1256-6
Application by PARADISE BROADCASTING CORPORATION for a licence to operate a not-for-profit English-language developmental FMradio station in Paradise.
The new station would operate on frequency 91.5 MHz (channel 218 LP) with an effective radiated power of 5 watts.
The applicant proposes to offer a variety of music and spoken-word programming of interest to the local community, and to train volunteers in the field of broadcasting.
20 Harcourt Road
A1L 1S8
Application No. 2001-1427-3
Application by AYLMER AND AREA INTER-MENNONITE COMMUNITY COUNCIL for a licence to operate a low-power FM ethnicradio station in Aylmer broadcasting only in the German language.
The new station would operate on frequency 107.7 MHz (channel 299LP) with an effective radiated power of 50 watts.
The applicant proposes to provide four hours per day of programming of particular interest to members of the local German-speaking Mennonite community.
E-Mail: abeh@mennonitecc.on.ca
Application No. 2001-1347-3
Application by BELLEVILLE RADIO LIMITED to amend the licence of radio station CJOJ-FM.
The licensee proposes to decrease the effective radiated power from 50,000 to 42,000 watts and to relocate its transmitter to a site near Oak Lake approximately 25 km west of the existing site.
The licensee wishes to increase the quality of the CJOJ-FM signal and provide a more reliable signal to its central market of Belleville and Trenton.
The Commission notes that as a result of the proposed changes the station's contours will shift westward from their current location.
Application No. 2001-0858-1
Application by CHUM LIMITED to convert radio station CFJR Brockville from the AM band to the FM band.
The new station would operate on frequency 104.9 MHz (channel 285B1) with an effective radiated power of 5,600 watts.
The applicant is requesting permission to simulcast the programming of CFJR on the FM band for a period of 3 months from the date of implementation.
Application No. 2001-1251-6
Application by 572047 ONTARIO LIMITED to amend the licence of AM radio station CHUC.
The licensee proposes to change the assigned frequency from 1450 KHz to 1580 KHz and to increasethe transmitter power from 8,000 to 10,000 watts during the day and from 1,000 to 10,000 watts during the night.
The licensee states that the proposed changes will result in a significant increase in the station's night-time "interference-free" service area as well as an improvement in the daytime coverage within its primary market of Northumberland County.
Greater Toronto Area, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2002-0019-7
Application by GARY HOOPERfor licences to operate 18 low power FMradio undertakings in Toronto during the World Youth Day event being held between July 22 and July 28, 2002.
The programming undertakings would broadcast in the following languages: Aboriginal; Arabic; Chinese; Croatian; Czech; English; French; German; Italian; Japanese; Polish; Portuguese; Romanian; Russian; Slovene; Slovak; Spanish; and Ukraine.
The proposed transmitters would operate on the following frequencies: 89.9 MHz (channel 210 LP); 90.7 MHz (channel 214 LP); 91.9 MHz (channel 220 LP); 94.5 MHz (channel 233 LP); 95.5 MHz (channel 238 LP); 96.9 MHz (channel 245 LP); 97.7 MHz (channel 249 LP); 98.7 MHz (channel 254 LP); 99.5 MHz (channel 258 LP); 100.3 MHz (channel 262 LP); 101.1 MHz (channel 266 LP); 101.7 MHz (channel 269 LP); 102.7 MHz (channel 274 LP); 103.9 MHz (channel 280 LP); 104.9 MHz (channel 285 LP); 105.9 MHz (channel 290 LP); 106.7 MHz (channel 294 LP); 107.5 MHz (channel 298 LP); with an effective radiated power of 10 watts, respectively.
The applicant proposes to broadcast programming of specific interest to World Youth Day attendees.
46 Kings College Road
L3T 5J7
Fax: (905) 889-3601
E-Mail: bcst_wyd@hotmail.com
Phone (416) 636-4564 to schedule appointment
Application No. 2001-1438-0
Application by RADIO WESTERN INC. to amend the licence of radio station CHRW-FM.
The licensee proposes to relocate its transmitter 2.7 km east of the existing site to an office tower located at One London Place; to change the frequency from 94.7 MHz (channel 234A) to 94.9 MHz (channel 235A) and to increase the effective radiated power from 3,000 to 3,500 watts.
The licensee states that the proposed changes would result in a better quality signal to listeners located in the eastern part of its licensed area who are currently experiencing poor reception of CHRW-FM.
The licensee also states that a potential loss of some coverage in the south-western sector of its secondary service area poses no problem for the undertaking.
The Commission will only proceed with this application at the public hearing if advised, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that it is technically acceptable.
Room 340, UCC
M6A 3K7
E-Mail: chrwgm@uwo.ca
Application No. 2001-1220-2
Application by TÉLÉMÉDIA RADIO (QUÉBEC) INC. for a licence to carry on a Transitional Digital Radio Undertaking associated with its existing FM station, CIMF-FM in Hull, Québec.
1414 Peel Street
Application No. 2001-1212-8
Application by ROGERS BROADCASTING LIMITED for a licence to carry on a Transitional Digital Radio Undertaking associated with its existing FM station, CIOX-FM Smiths Falls.
6 A Beckwith Street North
Toronto (CityPlace), Ontario (e)
Application No. 2001-1063-5
Application by TELUS ENTERTAINMENT INC. for a licence to operate anEnglish-language video-on-demand service to serve the CityPlace development in downtown Toronto.
The applicant proposes to offer an English-language, general interest video-on-demand service, composed primarily of feature films. Feature films in other languages may compose part of this service.
5 - 2700 East Boulevard
Fax: (416) 862-2656
Application No. 2001-1409-1
Application by CHRISTIAN YOUTH CENTRE (KINGSTON), doing business under the name and style ofCAMP IAWAH for a licence to operate an English-language FM radio station near Westport.
The new station would operate on frequency 106.3 MHz (channel 292 LP) with an effective radiated power of 0.23 watts.
The applicant proposes to operate only during July and August and offer four to five hours of music and 15 minutes of religious programming per day.
Fax: (613) 273-3487
E-Mail: info@iawah.com
Lot 21-22, Concession 10
The Commission recognizes that the licence renewals of CHUM Limited's conventional television stations affect a number of communities predominantly in Ontario, but also in British Columbia. There may be parties who wish to comment on these applications and participate in the hearing, but who are unable to attend the hearing in Gatineau. Under these circumstances, the Commission may allow intervenors to present their comments by teleconference without requiring them to file written interventions.
Parties wishing to participate via teleconference must contact the CRTC on or before 11 April 2002 by calling 1-877-249-2782 (toll-free) or for TDD (toll-free) 1-877-909-2782 and providing their name, a brief summary of the comments they intend to present and relevant contact information. Registrants will be contacted at a later date to confirm their participation and a list of teleconference participants will be posted on the Commission's website.