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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-360
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Ottawa, 6 August 2003
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Radio Ville-Marie
Montréal, Quebec
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Application 2002-0414-9
Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2002-68
5 November 2002
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CIRA-FM Montréal - Licence renewal
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The Commission renews the broadcasting licence for the French-language predominantly religious radio programming undertaking CIRA-FM Montréal, from 1 September 2003 to 31 August 2010.
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The Commission did not receive any interventions in connection with this application.
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The licence will be subject to the conditions specified therein as well as to the conditions specified in the appendix to this decision.
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In accordance with Implementation of an employment equity policy, Public Notice CRTC 1992-59, 1 September 1992, the Commission encourages the licensee to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources.
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Secretary General
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This decision is to be appended to the licence. It is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca
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Appendix to Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-360
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Conditions of licence
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The licensee shall devote the majority of the broadcast week to broadcasting religious programming as defined in Religious Broadcasting Policy, Public Notice CRTC 1993-78, 3 June 1993 (Public Notice 1993-78).
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The licensee shall adhere to the guidelines on ethics for religious programming set out in Public Notice 1993-78 regarding solicitation of funds and religious programming practices.
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The licensee shall not broadcast more than 6 minutes of advertising in every hour of broadcast, and it shall not broadcast more than an average of 4 minutes of advertising per hour of broadcast up to a total of 504 minutes of advertising per week.
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The licensee shall adhere to the guidelines on gender portrayal set out in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' (CAB) Sex-role portrayal code for television and radio programming, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission. The application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended as long as the licensee remains a member in good standing of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC).
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The licensee shall adhere to the provisions of the CAB's Broadcast code for advertising to children, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission.
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The licensee is authorized to use a Subsidiary Communications Multiplex Operation (SCMO) channel, for the purpose of distributing a predominantly Italian-language religious service.
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The licensee shall neither solicit nor accept advertising paid or unpaid as part of this predominantly Italian-language religious SCMO service. For the purposes of this condition, "advertising" means "commercial message" as defined in the Radio Regulations, 1986.
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The licensee is authorized to use a second SCMO channel for the purpose of distributing the religious programming of Radio Chalom.
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Date Modified: 2003-08-06