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Ottawa, 13 September 1993
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Decision CRTC 93-599
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Association francophone d'Iqaluit
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Iqaluit, Northwest Territories - 930166400
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New FM community radio programming undertaking
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Following a Public Hearing in the National Capital Region beginning on 6 July 1993, the Commission approves the application for a broadcasting licence for a French-language FM community radio programming undertaking at Iqaluit, on the frequency 107.3 MHz (channel 297), with an effective radiated power of 27 watts.
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Pursuant to Public Notice CRTC 1992-38 dated 29 May 1992 entitled "Policies for Community and Campus Radio", the Commission will issue a licence for a Type A FM community radio station. This licence will expire on 31 August 2000, and will be subject to the conditions specified in this decision and in the licence to be issued.
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The Association francophone d'Iqaluit (AFI) thus becomes the licensee of the first radio station offering French-language service to francophone communities in Iqaluit and Apex Hill, in the Frobisher Bay area.
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With one permanent employee and 15 volunteers, the licensee has committed to broadcasting 15 hours of local programming per broadcast week. The Commission notes that AFI will supplement its programming by rebroadcasting 153 hours per week of programs received via satellite from CITE-FM Montréal. The Commission notes that the station will broadcast a minimum of 1% Category 3 music (Traditional and Special Interest) as a percentage of overall music programming.
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The Commission expects community radio to develop innovative and alternative forms of community- oriented programming that contribute to the diversity and variety of radio services within a community. It also expects community radio to focus on all aspects of the community, by offering programming which examines issues affecting all of its members, as well as programs which deal with matters of interest to specific elements within it.
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Noting that this undertaking will be supported in part by government loans or grants, the Commission reminds the applicant that it must retain full control over all management and programming decisions at all times.
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It is a condition of licence that construction of this undertaking be completed and that it be in operation within twelve months of the date of this decision or, where the applicant applies to the Commission within this period and satisfies the Commission that it cannot complete implementation before the expiry of this period and that an extension is in the public interest, within such further period of time as is approved in writing by the Commission.
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In Public Notice CRTC 1992-59 dated 1 September 1992 and entitled "Implementation of an Employment Equity Policy", the Commission announced that the employment equity practices of broadcasters would be subject to examination by the Commission. It considers that community radio stations should be particularly sensitive to this issue in order to reflect fully the communities they serve. It encourages the applicant to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources. The Commission notes the intervention in support of this application submitted by the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada Inc.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
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