ARCHIVED - Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-109

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Ottawa, 21 February 2011

Notice of applications received

Various locations
Deadline for submission of interventions/comments: 28 March 2011

[Submit an intervention/comment or view related documents]

The Commission has received the following applications:

Applicant and Locality

1.      Instant Information Services Incorporated
Moncton, New Brunswick
Application 2011-0030-5

2.      Torres Media Ottawa Inc.
Ottawa, Ontario
Application 2011-0029-7

1.      Moncton, New Brunswick
Application 2011-0030-5

Application by Instant Information Services Incorporated to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language low-power tourist information radio programming undertaking CIRM-FM Moncton to change the frequency from 90.1 MHz (channel 211LP) to 96.3 MHz (channel 242A) and to change the authorized contours by increasing the effective radiated power from 22.4 to 500 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain 63.5 metres.

The proposed technical amendment seeks to ensure that the entire urban population of Greater Moncton is able to receive safety and emergency messages. The licensee also wishes to operate its station on a protected frequency.

The Commission notes that, with the proposed changes, the population in the 3 mV/m and 0.5 mV/m contours would increase from 25,000 to 125,000 (400%) and from 40,000 to 135,000 (238%), respectively.

Licensee’s address:

4 - 700 Glasgow Street
Kitchener, Ontario
N2M 2N8
Fax: 519-584-2220
Email: jack@informationradio.ca

Examination of application:

47971 Homestead Road
Lutes Mountain
Moncton, New Brunswick

2.      Ottawa, Ontario
Application 2011-0029-7

Application by Torres Media Ottawa Inc. to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio programming undertaking CIDG-FM Ottawa to change the authorized contours by increasing the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 934 to 1,793 watts (maximum ERP from 4,500 watts to 5,500 watts with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 98 metres).

The proposed amendment seeks to better serve the communities of Ottawa and Gatineau and to respond to hundreds of listener complaints about signal strength in the Ottawa/Gatineau region.

The Commission notes that, with the proposed changes, the population in the 3 mV/m and 0.5 mV/m contours would increase from 462,901 to 606,203 (31%) and from 765,086 to 906,608 (19%), respectively.

Licensee’s address:

95 Royal Crest Court
Unit 5
Markham, Ontario
L3R 9X5
Fax: 905-470-1655
Email: ftorres@skywords.com

Examination of application:

380 Hunt Club Road
Suite 203
Ottawa, Ontario

Public participation

Deadline for interventions

28 March 2011

The intervention must be received by the Commission and by the applicant on or before the above-mentioned date. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays and will not notify a party whose intervention is received after the deadline date. The intervention will not be considered by the Commission and will not be part of the public file.

Interventions will be considered by the Commission and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to intervening parties, provided the procedure set out below has been followed. Parties will be contacted only if their submissions raise procedural questions.

Written interventions should be submitted to the Secretary General of the Commission in only one of the following formats:

by using the
[Broadcasting interventions/comments form]

or

by mail to
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2

or

by fax at
819-994-0218

A true copy must be sent to the applicant, and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission.

The Commission advises those who file and serve by electronic mode to exercise caution when using e-mail for service of documents or notification, as it may be difficult to establish that service has occurred.

Parties must ensure that, before initiating service through electronic mode, they will be able to satisfy the Commission, upon request, that service of the notification was completed.

Submissions longer than five pages should include a summary.

Each paragraph of the submission should be numbered. In addition, where the intervention is filed by electronic means, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of the document, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission.

Interventions should clearly identify the application referred to and indicate whether parties support or oppose the application, or, if they propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds for their proposal.

Important notice

All information that parties provide as part of this public process, except information granted confidentiality, whether sent by postal mail, facsimile, e-mail or through the Commission’s website at www.crtc.gc.ca, becomes part of a publicly accessible file and will be posted on the Commission’s website. This information includes personal information, such as full names, e-mail addresses, postal/street addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers, and any other personal information parties provide.

The personal information that parties provide will be used and may be disclosed for the purpose for which the information was obtained or compiled by the Commission, or for a use consistent with that purpose.

Documents received electronically or otherwise will be put on the Commission’s website in their entirety exactly as received, including any personal information contained therein, in the official language and format in which they are received. Documents not received electronically will be available in PDF format.

The information that parties provide to the Commission as part of this public process is entered into an unsearchable database dedicated to this specific public process. This database is accessible only from the web page of this particular public process. As a result, a general search of the Commission’s website with the help of either its own search engine or a third-party search engine will not provide access to the information that was provided as part of this public process.

The Commission encourages interested parties to monitor the public examination file and the Commission’s website for additional information that they may find useful when preparing their interventions.

Examination of documents

An electronic version of the applications is available from the Commission’s website by selecting the application number within this notice.

A list of all interventions will also be available on the Commission’s website. To access the list, select “Lists of interventions/comments” under “Public Proceedings” from the Commission’s website.

Documents are also available during normal office hours at the local address provided in this notice and at the Commission offices and documentation centres directly involved with these applications, or, upon request, within two (2) working days, at any other Commission offices and documentation centres.

Location of Commission offices

Toll-free telephone: 1-877-249-2782
Toll-free TDD: 1-877-909-2782

Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
Central Building
1 Promenade du Portage, Room 206
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 4B1
Tel.: 819-997-2429
Fax: 819-994-0218

Regional offices

Metropolitan Place
99 Wyse Road
Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
B3A 4S5
Tel.: 902-426-7997
Fax: 902-426-2721

205 Viger Avenue West
Suite 504
Montréal, Quebec
H2Z 1G2
Tel.: 514-283-6607

55 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1M2
Tel.: 416-952-9096

Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue
Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 2B3
Tel.: 204-983-6306
Fax: 204-983-6317

2220 – 12^th Avenue
Suite 620
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 0M8
Tel.: 306-780-3422

10405 Jasper Avenue
Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 3N4
Tel.: 780-495-3224

858 Beatty Street
Suite 290
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 1C1
Tel.: 604-666-2111
Fax: 604-666-8322

Secretary General

Date modified:

2011-02-21