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Decision CRTC 2001-529

See also: 2001-529-1

Ottawa, 31 August 2001

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Across Canada 

Applications processed by
Public Notice CRTC 2001-45
dated 20 April 2001

Licence renewal for CBC stations affiliated to La Première Chaîne

The Commission renews the broadcasting licences for the radio programming undertakings and their transmitters listed in Appendix II, from 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2007, subject to the conditions specified in Appendix I to this decision and in the licences to be issued. This six-year term will allow the Commission to review the performance of the CBC's radio network, La Première Chaîne, at the same time as that of its affiliated stations.

Programming

These stations broadcast programming received from the CBC's network, La Première Chaîne. They also originate some regional and local (subregional) programming, as set out in Appendix II to this decision.

In March 1999, the Commission held a series of public consultations. During these consultations, a number of representatives of Francophones from areas other than Quebec complained about the lack of coverage of their communities in the programs broadcast by the CBC. As the Commission noted when it last renewed the CBC's network licences in January 2000, "given Canada's cultural and social diversity and the needs and interests of Anglophone as well as Francophone audiences, the CBC should emphasize programming that reflects all the communities of this country. This obligation is at the very heart of the CBC's mandate. If Canada's many voices and faces are to be represented on the public broadcasting service, the CBC must have a stronger presence in all parts of the country and must be committed to regional talent." The Commission reaffirms the particular importance it attaches to the CBC's responsibilities to provide regional programming on its individual stations. Accordingly, the Commission expects the CBC to maintain the levels of regional and subregional programming currently broadcast on each of these stations. The Commission also strongly encourages the licensee to surpass these levels during the new licence term.

Canadian content

The network

When it last renewed the CBC's French-language network licences, the Commission noted that La Première Chaîne had not been operating in compliance with its conditions of licence requiring that 50% or more category 2 music selections broadcast each broadcast week be Canadian and be scheduled in a reasonable manner throughout the broadcast day. The licensee acknowledged its non-compliance and described the corrective safeguards it planned to implement. In addition, the CBC requested an amendment to its conditions of licence that would enable it to calculate the percentage of Canadian content for musical selections in category 2 and category 3 that it broadcasts on a monthly basis rather than over the broadcast week. The Commission approved this request in Decision CRTC 2000-2.

The Commission required the CBC to submit self-assessment reports in order to enable the Commission to monitor the effectiveness of the corrective measures that the CBC implemented.

The affiliated stations

In order to reflect the conditions imposed on La Première Chaîne in Decision CRTC 2000-2, the conditions of licence for the stations listed in Appendix II will allow the licensee to calculate the percentage of Canadian category 2 and category 3 musical selections that they broadcast on a monthly rather than on a weekly basis. These conditions are stipulated in Appendix I.

French-language vocal music

The network

In Decision CRTC 2000-2, the Commission noted that the licensee had not complied with its commitment that 95% of category 2 vocal music selections be in the French language. The licensee acknowledged that it had failed to fulfil its commitment and assured the Commission that it had undertaken the necessary measures to correct the cause of this non-compliance. The reports noted above will enable the Commission to assess the effectiveness of the measures put in place by the licensee.

Further, the licensee proposed to reduce to 85% the level of category 2 French-language vocal music it must broadcast during the new term of its network licences. The licensee also requested authorization to calculate the percentage of French-language vocal music selections that it broadcasts on a monthly basis rather than over the broadcast week. The Commission approved this request.

The affiliated stations

In accordance with the approach taken in the context of the licence renewal of La Première Chaîne (Decision CRTC 2000-2), the Commission expects the licensee to broadcast, in each broadcast month of the new licence term, 85% French-language vocal music selections in category 2, limit English-language vocal music selections to 5% and ensure that the latter are Canadian.

During the current licence term, the Commission requested the logger tapes and other material related to the programming broadcast by the stations during specific time periods. The Commission's analysis revealed that CBF-FM Montréal had failed to comply with the condition of its licence with respect to the percentage of category 2 Canadian content for music. The Commission's analysis also revealed that some stations had not fulfilled their commitment with respect to the percentage of French-language vocal music that they broadcast. These stations are CBAF-FM Moncton, CBJ-FM Chicoutimi, CBOF-FM Ottawa, CBON-FM Sudbury, CBKF-FM Regina and CBUF-FM Vancouver.

Since almost all of the musical programming broadcast by the CBC's stations originates with the networks, the Commission considers that the stations' non-compliance can be explained by the fact that the networks were also found to be in non-compliance at the time of their last licence renewal (Decision CRTC 2000-2). The Commission considers that the measures put in place by the licensee should enable the CBC to correct any problems with non-compliance on the part of its regional stations and reminds the CBC that it must respect its conditions of licence at all times.

The Commission has noted the interventions submitted with regard to these applications.

Related CRTC documents

• Decision 2000-2 -Licences for CBC French-language television and radio renewed for a seven-year term

• Public Notice 2000-1 - A distinctive voice for all Canadians: Renewal of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's licences

Secretary General

This decision is to be appended to each licence. It is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca

Appendix I to Decision CRTC 2001-529

Terms, conditions of licence and expectation

Terms

The licences for the radio stations and their transmitters listed in Appendix II to this decision are renewed from 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2007.

Section 22 of the Broadcasting Act states that the Commission may not renew a licence unless the Department of Industry has certified that the licensee has been or will be issued a broadcasting certificate. Accordingly, the renewal of each licence is subject to the issuance of technical certification by the Department of Industry.

Conditions of licence

By conditions of each licence:

· the Corporation must not broadcast any commercial message of Category 5 (Advertising) except:

a) during programs that are available to the licensee only on a sponsored basis, or

b) as required to fulfil the requirements of the legislation of the Parliament of Canada pertaining to elections.

· 50% or more of the category 2 music selections broadcast each broadcast month must be Canadian, and these selections must be scheduled in a reasonable manner throughout the broadcast day.

· 20% or more of the category 3 music selections broadcast each broadcast month must be Canadian.

· the licensee must adhere to its self-regulatory guidelines on sex-role portrayal as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission, and, as a minimum, to the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Sex-role portrayal code for television and radio programming, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission.

Expectation

During the new licence term, the Commission expects the licensee to broadcast, in each broadcast month, 85% French-language vocal music selections in category 2, limit English-language vocal music selections to 5% and ensure that the latter are Canadian.

Appendix II to Decision CRTC 2001-529

Prince-Edward Island

CBAF-FM-15 Charlottetown (2001-0164-2)

CBAF-FM-15 broadcasts approximately 15 hours of local programming each week from Charlottetown.

Nova Scotia

CBAF-FM-5 Halifax (2001-0182-4) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CBAF-FM-6 Middleton
CBAF-FM-7 Digby
CBAF-FM-8 Weymouth
CBAF-FM-9 Yarmouth
CBAF-FM-10 New Glasgow
CBAF-FM-11 Mulgrave
CBAF-FM-12 Margaree
CBAF-FM-13 Cheticamp
CBAF-FM-14 Sydney
CBAF-FM-16 Port-au-Port (Newfoundland)
CBAF-FM-17 St. John's (Newfoundland)

CBAF-FM-5 broadcasts approximately 15 hours of local programming each week from Halifax.

New Brunswick

CBAF-FM Moncton (2001-0187-4) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CBAF-FM-1 Fredericton/St. John
CBAF-FM-2 Neguac
CBAF-FM-3 Campbellton
CBAF-FM-4 Edmundston
CBAF-FM-18 Lameque
CBAF-20 Kedgwick
CBAF-21 Saint-Quentin

CBAF-FM broadcasts approximately 40 hours of local programming each week from Moncton.

Québec

CBJ-FM Chicoutimi (2001-0126-2) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CBJ-1-FM Chibougamau
CBJ-2 Chapais
CBJ-4 L'Anse-St-Jean
CBJ-5 Petit-Saguenay
CBJ-FM-3 Dolbeau
CBJ-FM-6 La Baie

CBJ-FM broadcasts approximately 40 hours of local programming each week from Chicoutimi.

CBGA Matane (2001-0141-0) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CBGA-1 New Carlisle
CBGA-3-FM Rivière-au-Renard
CBGA-6 Murdochville
CBGA-7 Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
CBGA-4-FM Lac-au-Saumon
CBGA-8-FM Îles-de-la-Madeleine
CBGA-9-FM Cloridorme
CBGA-10-FM Gaspé
CBGA-11-FM Mont-Louis-en-Haut
CBGA-12-FM Marsoui
CBGA-13-FM Gros-Morne
CBGA-14-FM Grande-Vallée
CBGA-15-FM L'Anse-à-Valleau

CBGA broadcasts approximately 40 hours of local programming each week from Matane.

CBF-FM Montréal (2001-0139-5) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CBF-1 Senneterre
CBF-2 Mont-Brun
CBF-3 Lebel-sur-Quévillon
CBF-4 Matagami
CBF-16 Clova
CBF-17 Lac-Édouard
CBF-18 Parent
CBF-FM-7 Radisson
CBF-FM-9 Mont-Laurier
CBF-FM-13 Saint-Michel-des-Saints
CBF-FM-14 Saint-Jovite
CBF-FM-15 L'Annonciation

CBF-FM broadcasts approximately 40 hours of local programming each week from Montréal.

CJBR-FM Rimouski (2001-0147-8) and its transmitter:

CJBR-FM-1 Rivière-du-Loup

CJBR-FM broadcasts approximately 40 hours of local programming each week from Rimouski.

CBSI-FM Sept-Îles (2001-0142-8) and its transmitters at:

CBSI-5 Natashquan
CBSI-8 La Romaine
CBSI-14 Aguanish
CBSI-23 Port-Menier
CBSI-FM-2 Schefferville
CBSI-FM-3 Churchill Falls (Newfoundland)
CBSI-FM-4 Labrador City/Wabush (Newfoundland)
CBSI-FM-7 Havre-Saint-Pierre
CBSI-FM-15 Harrington Harbour
CBSI-FM-16 Tête-à-la-Baleine
CBSI-FM-17 La Tabatière
CBSI-FM-18 Saint-Augustin-Saguenay
CBSI-FM-19 Old Fort Bay
CBSI-FM-20 Rivière-Saint-Paul
CBSI-FM-21 Blanc-Sablon
CBSI-FM-24 Baie-Comeau

CBSI-FM broadcasts approximately 40 hours of local programming each week from Sept-Îles.

CBF-FM-10 Sherbrooke (2001-0124-6) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CBF-FM-6 Lac-Mégantic
CBF-FM-11 Asbestos/Danville
CBF-FM-12 Victoriaville

CBF-FM-10 broadcasts approximately 6 hours and 20 minutes of local programming each week from Sherbrooke.

CBF-FM-8 Trois-Rivières (2001-0125-4)

CBF-FM-8 broadcasts approximately 5 hours of regional programming each week.

CBV-FM Québec (2001-0144-4) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CBV-FM-6 La Malbaie
CBV-FM-5 Saint-Fabien-de-Panet
CBV-FM-7 Saint-Georges-de-Beauce
CBV-FM-4 Saint-Pamphile
CBV-FM-1 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
CBV-FM-8 Thetford Mines

CBV-FM broadcasts approximately 46 hours of local programming each week from Québec.

Ontario

CBOF-FM Ottawa (2001-0175-9) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CBOF-1 Maniwaki, Quebec
CBOF-4 Rolphton
CBOF-FM-6 Cornwall
CBOF-FM-7 Brockville
CBOF-FM-9 Chapeau, Quebec

CBOF-FM broadcasts approximately 18 hours of local programming each week from Ottawa.

CBON-FM Sudbury (2001-0174-1) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CBON-FM-1 Kirkland Lake
CBON-FM-2 Haileybury
CBON-FM-5 Elliott Lake
CBON-6 Blind River
CBON-FM-7 Espanola
CBON-10 Matachewan
CBON-FM-11 Dubreuilville
CBON-12 Mattawa
CBON-FM-17 North Bay
CBON-FM-18 Sault Ste. Marie
CBON-FM-19 Nipigon
CBON-FM-20 Thunder Bay
CBON-FM-21 Gogama
CBON-FM-22 Geraldton
CBON-FM-23 Manitouwadge
CBON-FM-24 Kapuskasing
CBON-FM-25 Timmins
CBON-FM-26 Hearst
CBON-FM-27 Wawa
CBON-FM-28 Chapleau

CBON-FM broadcasts approximately 30 hours of local programming each week from Sudbury.

CJBC Toronto (2001-0198-1) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CJBC-1-FM Belleville
CJBC-2-FM Kingston
CJBC-3-FM Penetanguishene
CJBC-4-FM London
CJBC-5-FM Peterborough

CJBC broadcasts approximately 27.5 hours of local programming each week from Toronto.

CBEF Windsor (2001-0199-9) and its transmitter at:

CBEF-1-FM Leamington

CBEF broadcasts approximately 36.5 hours of local programming each week from Windsor.

Manitoba

CKSB St-Boniface (2001-0146-0) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CKSB-1 Ste Rose du Lac
CKSB-2 St-Lazare
CKSB-3-FM The Pas
CKSB-4-FM Flin Flon
CKSB-5-FM Thompson
CKSB-6-FM Dryden, Ontario
CKSB-7-FM Kenora, Ontario
CKSB-8-FM Brandon
CKSB-9-FM Fort Frances, Ontario

CKSB broadcasts approximately 48 hours and 55 minutes of local programming each week from St-Boniface.

Saskatchewan

CBKF-FM Regina (2001-0145-2) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CBKF-1 Gravelbourg
CBKF-2 Saskatoon
CBKF-FM-3 Zenon Park
CBKF-FM-4 Bellegarde
CBKF-FM-5 North Battleford

CBKF-FM broadcasts approximately 40 hours and 40 minutes of local programming each week from Regina.

Alberta

CHFA Edmonton (2001-0143-6) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CBRF-FM Calgary
CHFA-1-FM Lethbridge
CHFA-2-FM Red Deer
CHFA-3-FM Peace River
CHFA-4-FM Hinton
CHFA-5-FM Grande Prairie
CHFA-6-FM Fort McMurray
CHFA-7-FM Falher
CHFA-8-FM Medicine Hat

CHFA broadcasts approximately 35 hours and 55 minutes of local programming each week from Edmonton.

British Columbia

CBUF-FM Vancouver (2001-0119-7) and its transmitters at the following locations:

CBUF-FM-1 Chilliwack
CBUF-FM-2 Kelowna
CBUF-FM-3 Terrace
CBUF-FM-4 Prince George
CBUF-FM-5 Kitimat
CBUF-FM-6 Kamloops
CBUF-FM-7 Dawson Creek
CBUF-FM-8 Port Alberni

CBUF-FM broadcasts approximately 43 hours and 15 minutes of local programming each week from Vancouver.