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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2000', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2000', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2000', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2000', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2000', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2000', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2000']

ARCHIVED - Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2001-5 | CRTC
ARCHIVED - Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2001-5
Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2001-5
See also: 2001-5-1, 2001-5-2
The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 19 June 2001 at 9:00 a.m., at the Conference Centre, Portage IV, 140 Promenade du Portage, Hull, Quebec, to consider the following:
1. Astral Television Networks Inc.
"Super Écran"
2. Le Réseau des Sports (RDS) Inc.
3. MusiquePlus Inc.
4. Pelmorex Communications Inc.
"The Weather Network/Météomédia" (e)
5. The Sports Network Inc. (TSN)
6. Vision TV: Canada's Faith Network
7. 2953285 Canada Inc.
8. Cogéco Radio-Télévision inc.
9. CPAM Radio Union.com Inc.
10. Radio Témiscaminque Inc. (CKVM)
11. Astral Television Networks Inc.
12. Fawcett Broadcasting Limited
13. MSD Computer Corp. (OBCI)
14. Rogers Broadcasting Limited (CKBY-FM)
15. 1333598 Ontario Limited
16. David Jackson (OBCI)
17. Superchannel Ltd.
18. MovieMax
19. Senior Engineer Communications,
20. Craig Broadcast Systems Inc. (CFWF-FM)
21. Community Radio Society of Saskatoon Inc. (CFCR-FM)
22. Drumheller Regional Chamber of Development and Tourism (DRCDT) (CHTR-FM)
23. Athabasca Motor Hotel (1972) Limited
24. Rimbey Church of the Nazarene
25. Columbia Kootenay Broadcasting Co. Ltd.
26. Telemedia Radio (West) Inc.
Application No. 2001-0207-0
Application by ASTRAL TELEVISION NETWORKS INC. to renew the licence of the national French-language pay television service known as "Super Écran" expiring 30 November 2001.
The licensee proposes to amend the existing Canadian programming expenditure requirement (current condition of licence No. 4), which varies according to subscriber level, to a fixed rate of 20%. The Commission notes that this percentage level is lower than that which The Movie Network is currently required to spend. The licensee also 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.
Astral Television Network Inc.
Fax: (514) 939-5054
E-Mail: abarin@tele.astral.com
Application No. 2001-0208-8
Application by LE RÉSEAU DES SPORTS (RDS) INC. to renew the licence of the national French-language specialty television service known as RDS expiring 30 November 2001.
a) to reduce its obligations with regard to the percentage of Canadian programming expenditures from 50% to 45% for the new licence term;
b) to increase, its minimum obligations with regard to the broadcasting of Canadian content from 60 % to 65 %.
Application No. 2001-0299-7
Application by MUSIQUEPLUS INC. to renew the licence of the French-language specialty television service known as MusiquePlus which expires 30 November 2001.
The licensee proposes to amend its licence in order to authorize the distribution of its service across Canada. Presently the service is authorized for distribution to serve Eastern Canada.
Application No. 2000-2339-1
Application by PELMOREX COMMUNICATIONS INC. to renew the licence of the national specialty television service known as The Weather Network/Météomédia expiring expires 30 November 2001.
The licensee proposes to expand its program offering by incorporating an interactive component that provides digital subscribers with on-demand access to related and supplemental weather information. To accommodate this plan, the licensee proposes to amend its condition of licence pertaining to the nature of service by adding the following:
"The service may include an interactive capability, enabled by the digital set-top boxes of broadcasting distribution undertakings carrying the service, whereby individual subscribers to the service will have access to additional programming content related to meteorological, atmospheric and marine conditions."
The licensee also proposes to incorporate the following categories to the condition of licence relating to the nature of service:
(2a) Analysis and interpretation
(5b) Informal Education/Recreation and
The licensee proposes to increase its maximum wholesale rate by $0.02 per subscriber per month from $0.23 to $0.25 effective 1 January 2002, where the service is distributed as part of the basic service.
In addition, the licensee proposes to provide separate Eastern and Western programming feeds for 'prime-time' morning hours, to provide more focused and relevant regional information.
The Commission will also examine a complaint with respect to provision of service by The Weather Network to visually-impaired subscribers.
L4Z 5B3
Fax: (905) 566-9370
E-Mail: pelmorex@pelmorex.ca
Application No. 2001-0216-1
Application by THE SPORTS NETWORK INC. (TSN) to renew the licence of the national English-language specialty television service known as TSN expiring 30 November 2001.
The licensee proposes the following amendments to its conditions of licence:
- Addition of program categories 7c (Made-for-TV feature films) and 7d (Theatrical feature films) with no more than 5% of all programming broadcast drawn from categories 7c and 7d. All feature films must have sports as their major theme.
- Increase from 50% to 55% the minimum level of Canadian programming broadcast during each broadcast year.
The licensee is also proposing to amend its condition of licence that permits it to distribute one regional feed other than its national service feed, to permit the licensee to distribute two separate regional programming feeds, other than its national service, provided that the hours devoted to such regional programming does not exceed 10% of the licensee's quarterly program schedule.
The Commission will examine the apparent non-compliance of the licensee with respect to the exhibition of Canadian programming.
E-Mail: aking@tsn.ca
Application No. 2001-0162-6
Application by VISION TV: CANADA'S FAITH NETWORK to renew the licence of the national English-language specialty television service expiring 30 November 2001.
The licensee proposes to amend some conditions of licence as follows:
- to increase its wholesale rate from $0.08 per month to $0.15 per month;
- to add categories 12 (Interstitials), 13 (Public Service Announcements), and 14 (Infomercials), as reflected in the revised categories, set out in Public Notice CRTC 1999-205;
- to amend its advertising conditions to allow for the broadcast of partisan political advertising during an election period, excluded from the maximum of 12 minutes of advertising per hour, as set out in Public Notice CRTC 1995-159.
E-Mail: visiontv@visiontv.ca
Application No. 2001-0218-7
Application by 2953285 CANADA INC. "THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL" to renew the licence of the national English-language specialty television service known as The Discovery Channel expiring 30 November 2001.
The licensee proposes to amend various conditions of licence as follows:
To add the following program categories to its nature of service:
(1) News;
(7c) Specials, mini-series, and made-for-TV feature films;
(7d) Theatrical feature films aired on television;
(11) General Entertainment and human interest.
Programming from category 7 (drama) shall be limited to 10% of the broadcast week.
The licensee also proposes:
- to increase its Canadian content from 50% to 55% in prime time; and
- to decrease the overall Canadian content from 60% to 55%.
E-Mail: slabadie@discovery.ca
Application No. 2001-0476-1
Application by COGÉCO RADIO-TÉLÉVISION INC. (Cogéco) for a broadcasting licence to carry on a transitional digital radio undertaking (DRU) in Montréal and Laval.
In Decision CRTC 2000-41 dated 11 February 2000, the Commission approved Cogéco's application to carry on the above-mentioned transitional DRU. The Commission's approval was subject to the condition that the facilities be in operation within 12 months of the date of the decision, i.e., by 11 February 2001. As well, in the event that the licensee was unable to commence operations before that date, it was required to apply to the Commission in writing to extend the deadline.
Since the licensee did not apply for an extension before the 12-month period expired, it must apply to the Commission for a new licence to carry on a transitional DRU in Montréal and Laval.
In light of the above and since there are no changes to the application filed in 1999, the licensee requests that the Commission accept a copy of its 1999 application as its current request.
Cogéco Radio-Télévision inc.
Application No. 2000-2071-9
Application by CPAM RADIO UNION.COM INC. for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language ethnic AM radio station in Montréal.
The new station would operate on frequency 1610 kHz with a transmitter power of 1000 watts.
The station would serve the Haitian (50%), African (35%) and Latino-American (15%) communities.
The applicant is proposing to broadcast 100% of spoken word programming in the French language and is requesting to be exempted, by condition of licence, from the requirement of the Radio Regulations, 1986 for ethnic stations, to devote not less than 50% of a broadcast week to third language programming.
10 St-Jacques Street West
Application No. 2001-0012-3
Application by RADIO TÉMISCAMINGUE INC. to renew the licence of the radio station CKVM Ville-Marie and its transmitter CKVM-FM-1 Témiscaming expiring 31 August 2001.
The Commission expects the licensee to show cause at this hearing why a mandatory order requiring the licensee to comply with the logger tapes provisions of the Radio Regulations, 1986, should not be issued.
E-Mail: CKVM@sympatico.ca
Application No. 2001-0217-9
Application by ASTRAL TELEVISION NETWORKS INC. to renew the licence of the regional English-language pay television service known as "The Movie Network" expiring 30 November 2001.
The licensee proposes to increase its commitment to the expenditures on script and concept development (current condition of licence No. 7) to read: "The licensee shall expend on script and concept development, including bursaries for writers, excluding overhead costs, not less than $1,300,000 in each broadcast year for a minimum of $9,100,000 over the licence term".
Fax: (416) 956-5399
E-Mail: interventions@tv.astral.com
Application No. 2001-0294-7
Application by FAWCETT BROADCASTING LIMITED for a broadcasting licence to carry on an English-language FM radio station in Fort Frances.
The new station would operate on frequency 93.1 MHz (channel 226B) with an effective radiated power of 21,000 watts.
The applicant proposes, in the event of a favourable decision, to discontinue its existing AM service provided by CFOB and adopt CFOB's current music and information format for its new FM service.
Application No. 2001-0203-8
Application by MSD COMPUTER CORP., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated known as Manitoulin Communications Inc. for a broadcasting licence to carry on an English-language developmental community FM radio station in Little Current.
The new station would operate on frequency 101.1 MHz (channel 266) with an effective radiated power of 1.5 watts.
MSD Computer Corp.
E-Mail: craig@msdcorp.com
Application No. 2000-2349-0
Application by ROGERS BROADCASTING LIMITED to renew the licence of the radio station CKBY-FM Ottawa expiring 31 August 2001.
The Commission notes the apparent failure of the licensee to comply with its condition of licence requiring that the station maintain the level of hits below 50% each broadcast week.
The Commission expects the licensee to show cause at this hearing why a mandatory order requiring the licensee to comply with the above-noted condition of licence should not be issued.
Fax: (613) 736-5763
E-Mail: sparsons@rci.rogers.com
Application No. 2001-0306-0
Application by 1333598 ONTARIO LIMITED for a broadcasting licence to carry on an English-language low-power FM radio station in Pigeon River Border Crossing.
The new station would operate on frequency 97.3 MHz (channel 247LP) with an effective radiated power of 1.5 watts.
The applicant proposes a tourist information service consisting of pre-recorded messages informing visitors of attractions and services in Thunder Bay, with paid advertising.
333 High Street South
P7B 3L2
Fax: (807) 346-8163
E-Mail: inforadio@baynet.net
Application No. 2000-1958-0
Application by DAVID JACKSON, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a low power English-language FM radio station at Sudbury.
The new station would operate on frequency 101.1 MHz (channel 266LP) with an effective radiated power of 50 watts.
The applicant is proposing a Christian music service (specialty format) with a minimum of 95% of the music drawn from subcategory 35 (non-classical religious). The station would broadcast a limited number of commercial announcements.
The Commission hereby advises that the above-mentioned application which was published in Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2001-2 dated 26 January 2001 is now scheduled for this Public Hearing. It should be noted that only the interventions already received, accepted and filed on the public file will be considered by the Commission in its study of this application.
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, The Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Application No. 2001-0221-0
Application by SUPERCHANNEL LTD. to renew the licence of the regional English-language pay television service known as "SuperChannel" expiring 30 November 2001.
The licensee proposes to amend the existing Canadian programming expenditure requirement (current condition of licence No. 4), which varies according to subscriber level, to a fixed rate of 20%. The licensee also 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.
SuperChannel Ltd.
BCE Place Bay, Wellington Tower
Application No. 2000-2294-7
Application by MOVIEMAX to renew the licence of the regional English-language pay television service known as "MovieMax!" expiring 30 November 2001.
The licensee proposes to amend the existing conditions of licence as follows:
- to add the following program categories:
7c) specials, mini-series and made for TV feature films;
7e) Animated television programs and films.
The licensee has indicated that it would accept a condition of licence limiting the use of sub-category 7c) to include only made for TV feature films. With respect to 7e) it wishes to air only theatrically released animated features:
- to change 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 (condition of licence 3); and
- to add the following:
If MovieMax has invested in or pre-licensed category 7 (Drama and Comedy) programming, which may have previously aired on another pay, specialty or conventional undertaking, Movie-Max would receive a 150% credit against its Canadian content condition of licence for each showing of the dramatic program occuring within a two year period from the date of the first showing on MovieMax.
BCE Place Bay - Wellington Tower
Athabasca Hydro Stations, Saskatchewan
Application No. 2001-0386-2
Application by the SENIOR ENGINEER COMMUNICATIONS, SASKATCHEWAN POWER CORPORATION, DOUG BROWNLEE and his successors to acquire the assets of the radiocommunication distribution undertaking serving Athabasca Hydro Stations currently held by Brad Nielsen.
The applicant is requesting a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking upon surrender of the licence issued to Brad Nielsen.
Fax: (306) 566-3252
E-Mail: dbrowblee@saskpower.com
Athabasca Hydro Stations
Application No. 2001-0354-9
Application by CRAIG BROADCAST SYSTEMS INC. to renew the licence of the radio station CFWF-FM expiring 31 August 2001.
The licensee has also applied pursuant to Section 11.1 of the Radio Regulations, 1986, for a condition of licence, allowing it to continue to operate its station pursuant to the existing Local Management Agreement (LMA) with HDL Investments inc. (HDL).
In this context, the Commission may wish to discuss with the licensee and HDL the continued appropriateness of the arrangement and whether any approval granted in a condition of licence should be subject to any term or condition, such as an expiry date.
260 Halifax Street
Application No. 2001-0347-4
Application by COMMUNITY RADIO SOCIETY OF SASKATOON INC. to renew the licence of the radio station CFCR-FM expiring 31 August 2001.
The licensee proposes to amend its condition of licence to decrease the minimum level of ethnic programming from 15.5 hours to 10 hours.
The licensee also proposes to amend its condition of licence by decreasing the number of languages and cultural groups served from 16 to 10.
The Commission notes the apparent failure of the licensee to comply with its condition of licence requiring a minimum of 33% Canadian content for category 2 music each broadcast week. In June 2000, the Radio Regulations, 1986 were amended, and as a result, a community station must now devote 35% or more of its musical selections from content category 2 each broadcast week.
The Commission expects the licensee to show cause at this hearing why a mandatory order requiring the licensee to comply with the current required levels of Canadian content of musical selections, as set out in the Radio Regulations, 1986, should not be issued.
103 - 3rd Avenue North
E-Mail: cfcr@quadrant.net
Application No. 2001-0434-9
Application by DRUMHELLER REGIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE CORP. to acquire the assets of CHTR-FM Drumheller.
The applicant is requesting a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking, upon surrender of the current licence issued to The Big Country Tourist Association.
Drumheller Regional Business Development Center Corp.
Fax: (403) 823-2374
E-Mail: jlfisher@telusplanet.net
60 - 1st Avenue West
Application No. 2000-2223-6
Application by ATHABASCA MOTOR HOTEL (1972) LIMITED, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on an English-language low power FM tourist information radio station in Jasper.
The new station would operate on frequency 92.3 MHz (channel 222LP) with an effective radiated power of 29.5 watts.
The applicant proposes to rebroadcast the programming of an Edmonton radio station for 50 minutes of each clock hour. Ten minutes of each clock hour would be devoted to information of interest to the residents and visitors of Jasper, including a maximum of 1 minute of paid advertising.
Fax: (780) 852-5340
E-Mail:dbrownlee@saskpower.com
Application No. 2001-0101-4
Application by RIMBEY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE for a broadcasting licence to carry on an English-language low power FM religious radio station in Rimbey.
The new station would operate on frequency 93.3 MHz (channel 227LP) with an effective radiated power of 1.6 watts.
Fax: (403) 843-3306
E-Mail: rim-nax@telusplanet.net
5214 - 51 Street
Application No. 2001-0009-0
Application by COLUMBIA KOOTENAY BROADCASTING CO. LTD. a division of Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. for a broadcasting licence to carry on an English-language FM radio station in Cranbrook.
The new station would operate on frequency 102.9 MHz (channel 275C) with an effective radiated power of 1600 watts.
Upon approval of the application, the applicant would surrender the current licence for CKEK Cranbrook.
The applicant is proposing an adult contemporary hits format.
The applicant is also requesting permission to broadcast simultaneously on the new FM band for a period of three months from the date of implementation.
19 - 9th Avenue South
Application No. 2000-2372-1
Application by TELEMEDIA RADIO (WEST) INC. for a broadcasting licence to carry on an English-language FM radio station in Vernon.
The new station would operate on frequency 105.5 MHz (channel 288C1) with an effective radiated power of 46,000 watts.
Upon approval of the application, the applicant would surrender the current licence issued to CICF Vernon.
The applicant is proposing a "Hot adult contemporary/CHR format (contemporary radio hits)".
The applicant is also requesting permission to broadcast simultaneously on the AM and FM bands for a period of 6 months from the date of implementation.
500 - 1090 West Pender Street
Radio Station CICF
ank of Commerce Building