Decision
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Ottawa, 1 March 1984 |
Decision CRTC 84-218 |
Radio CJLS Limited |
Barrington and New Tusket, Nova Scotia - 831963400 - 831964200 |
Following a Public Hearing in Halifax on 10 January 1984, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announces that it approves the applications for broadcasting licences for English-language FM radio stations at Barrington on the frequency 96.3 MHz, channel 242, with an effective radiated power of 5,500 watts, and at New Tusket on the frequency 93.5 MHz, channel 228, with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts, to rebroadcast the programs of CJLS Yarmouth. |
The Commission will issue licences to Radio CJLS Limited expiring 30 September 1985, subject to the conditions of licence specified in this decision and in the licences to be issued. This term will enable the Commission to consider the renewal of these licences at the same time as that of CJLS Yarmouth. |
In approving these applications, the Commission recognizes the historical and socio-economic relationship that Shelburne County and Digby County have with Yarmouth and Yarmouth County, and considers that the proposals constitute the best method of extending CJLS service in this region of southern Nova Scotia. In this regard, the Commission acknowledges the various interventions received from local residents and officials in support of the applications. |
While the new stations will be rebroadcasters of the Yarmouth station, the Commission notes the applicant's plans to reflect the particular needs of its new audience by hiring correspondents in the outlying communities and by expanding its newscasts and community affairs programming to include coverage of these areas. Radio CJLS Limited also plans to carry live broadcasts of sporting events taking place in the new areas to be served. |
The Commission received an intervention from the Acadia Broadcasting Company Limited (Acadia), licensee of CKBW Bridgewater and its rebroadcaster CKBW-FM-2 Shelburne, opposing the Barrington application on the grounds that the new station would adversely affect the viability of CKBW-FM-2. However, the intervener has not provided sufficient evidence that a second radio rebroadcaster in Shelburne County would have an undue economic impact on CKBW-FM-2. |
Concerning the New Tusket proposal, Acadia expressed a concern that the proximity of the proposed frequency (93.5 MHz) to that of CKBW-FM-2 (93.1 MHz) would cause station identification problems with listeners. The Commission considers that a well-publicized marketing approach can ensure that any identification problems are resolved. |
Annapolis Valley Radio Ltd. also submitted an intervention opposing the rendering of any decision on the New Tusket proposal until its own application for a new radio rebroadcasting station in Digby County, now filed with the Commission, has been considered. The Commission does not consider, however, that the intervener's plans to extend its radio service into Digby County are precluded by the establishment of a CJLS rebroadcaster in that area. |
It is a condition of each licence that construction of the station be completed and that it be in operation within twelve months of the date of this decision or such further period as the Commission may, upon receipt of a request for extension before the expiry of the said twelve months, deem appropriate under the circumstances. |
J.G. Patenaude Secretary General |
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