Agenda, Hearing 17 May 2011, Gatineau

HEARING

Gatineau, Quebec

Radio Renewals/Non-compliance

17 May 2011 at 9:00 a.m.

Conference Center
Portage IV
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Gatineau, Quebec

Hearing Room: Outaouais
Temporary Examination Room:
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Interventions received concerning the applications scheduled for this hearing are available on the public examination files.

Reference Documents: Broadcasting Notices of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, 2011-188-1, 2011-188-2, 2011-188-3, 2011-188-4, 2011-188-5 and 2011-188-6.

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Appearing Items

1. Radio Péninsule inc.
Application 2011-0098-2 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 4)

Application by Radio Péninsule inc. to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language Type B community radio programming undertaking CKRO-FM Pokemouche, expiring 31 August 2011.

Phase I – Presentation by the licensee

Donald Noël
Madone Vienneau
Réjean Hébert
François Côté

Phase II – Presentations by the interveners

No requests to appear received

2. Radio Port-Cartier inc.
Application 2011-0432-2 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 5)

Application by Radio Port-Cartier inc. to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CIPC-FM Port-Cartier, expiring 31 August 2011.

Phase I – Presentation by the licensee

Jean Laverdière
Yvan Beaulieu

Phase II – Presentations by the interveners

No requests to appear received

3. La radio communautaire du comté
Application 2011-0423-1 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 6)

Application by La radio communautaire du comté to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language Type B community radio programming undertaking CKMN-FM Rimouski and Mont-Joli, expiring 31 August 2011.

Phase I – Presentation by the licensee

Marc Després
Kédina Fleury-Samson

Phase II – Presentations by the interveners

No requests to appear received

4. Northwest Broadcasting Inc.
Application 2010-1890-4 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 7)

Application by Northwest Broadcasting Inc. to renew the broadcasting licence for the low-power, English-language commercial radio programming undertaking CFQK-FM Kaministiquia and its transmitter CKED-FM Shuniah Township, expiring 31 August 2011.

Phase I – Presentation by the licensee

Donald Caron
Bill Malcom

Phase II – Presentations by the interveners

No requests to appear received

5. 1158556 Ontario Ltd.
Application 2011-0296-2 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 8)

Application by 1158556 Ontario Ltd. to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial specialty radio programming undertaking CHIM-FM Timmins and its transmitters CHIM-FM-1 North Bay, CHIM-FM-2 Iroquois Falls, CHIM-FM-3 Kirkland Lake, CHIM-FM-4 New Liskeard, CHIM-FM-5 Red Deer, CHIM-FM-6 Sault Ste. Marie, CHIM-FM-7 Elliot Lake, CHIM-FM-8 Chapleau and CHIM-FM-9 Wawa, expiring 31 August 2011.

Phase I – Presentation by the licensee

Roger de Brabant

Phase II – Presentations by the interveners

No requests to appear received

6. Way of Life Broadcasting
Application 2011-0326-7 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 9)

Application by Way of Life Broadcasting to renew the broadcasting licence for the low-power, English-language specialty radio programming undertaking CJIV-FM Dryden, expiring 31 August 2011.

Phase I – Presentation by the licensee

Jacob Letkeman

Phase II – Presentations by the interveners

No requests to appear received

7. Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Application 2011-0371-2 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 12)

Application by Rogers Broadcasting Limited to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio programming undertaking CFUN-FM Chilliwack and its transmitters CFUN-FM-1 Abbotsford and CFUN-FM-2 Vancouver (formerly CKCL-FM, CKCL-FM-1 and CKCL-FM-2), expiring 31 August 2011.

Phase I – Presentation by the licensee

Paul Ski
Julie Adam
Geoff Poulton
Murray Brookshaw
Susan Wheeler

Phase II – Presentations by the interveners

No requests to appear received

8. Vancouver Co-operative Radio
Application 2011-0165-9
(Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 11)

Application by Vancouver Co-operative Radio to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language Type B community radio programming undertaking CFRO-FM Vancouver, expiring 31 August 2011.

Phase I – Presentation by the licensee

Leela Chinniah
Robin Puga

Phase II – Presentations by the interveners

Appearing individually

Heather Kitching (int.# 150)
NCRA/ANREC (int.# 166)
W2 Community Media Arts Society (int.# 200)

Phase III – Reply by the licensee

9. Astral Media Radio (Toronto) Inc. and 4382072 Canada Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Astral Media Radio G.P.
Application 2011-0294-6 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 10)

Application by Astral Media Radio (Toronto) Inc. and 4382072 Canada Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Astral Media Radio G. P. to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio programming undertaking CIBK-FM Calgary, expiring 31 August 2011.

Phase I – Presentation by the licensee

Raj Shoan
Rob Farina
Tom Peacock

Phase II – Presentations by the interveners

No requests to appear received

SECOND PART OF THE HEARING

Phase I – Presentations by the licensees

10. Astral Media Radio inc.
Application 2011-0305-1 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 1)

Application by Astral Media Radio inc. (Astral) to renew the broadcasting licence for the commercial French-language radio programming undertaking CKTF-FM Gatineau, expiring 31 August 2011.

For the licensee

Jacques Parisien
Charles Benoît
Pierre Rodrigue
Claude Laflamme
Denis Bouchard
Geneviève Moreau
Julie Charest
Alain Bourque

11. Cogeco inc.
Reference 2011-0395-2 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 2)

The Commission has called Cogeco Inc. to appear at this hearing following the results of a study by the Commission on the broadcast of montages by the station CKOI-FM. The Commission notes that the station would have made improper use of the montages that would have resulted in apparent non-compliance with the statutory requirements of vocal music French (MVF)

For the licensee

Richard Lachance
André St-Amand
Guy Brouillard
Lilianne Randall
Claude Doyon
Serge Bellerose
Caroline Dignard

12. RNC MEDIA Inc.
Application 2011-0127-9 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 3)

Application by RNC MEDIA Inc. (RNC MEDIA) to renew the broadcasting licence for the commercial French-language radio programming undertaking CFTX-FM Gatineau and its transmitter CFTX-FM-1 Gatineau (Buckingham Sector), expiring 31 August 2011.

For the licensee

Raynald Brière
Robert Ranger
Sylvie Charrette
Jean-Marc Dufresne
Guy Banville
Robert Armstrong

Phase II – Presentations by the interveners

Appearing individually

ADISQ (int.# 160 and 162)
L’école nationale de l’humour (int. # 185)

Phase III – Replies by the licensees

Appearing individually

Astral Media Radio inc.
Cogeco inc.
RNC MEDIA Inc.

Non-appearing items

Even though there is no oral presentation for the following applications, it is, nevertheless, part of this hearing and as such, it will be considered by the Panel and a decision will be rendered at a later date.

Please refer to Broadcasting Notices of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, 2011-188-1, 2011-188-2, 2011-188-3, 2011-188-4, 2011-188-5 and 2011-188-6 for a detailed description of the following applications which are available electronically in the Temporary Examination Room.

13. FreeHD Canada Inc.
Application 2010-0889-7 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 13)

14. Bhupinder Bola, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Application  2010-1804-4 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 14)

15. Bhupinder Bola, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Application 2010-1860-7 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 15)

16. Bhupinder Bola, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Application 2010-1861-4 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 16)

17. Bhupinder Bola, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Application 2010-1903-4 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 17)

18. Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Application 2010-1905-0 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 18)

19. Bhupinder Bola, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Application 2010-1906-8 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 19)

20. Bhupinder Bola, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Application 2010-1910-0 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 20)

21. Bhupinder Bola, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Application 2010-1911-7 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 21)

22. World Fishing Network ULC
Application 2011-0225-1 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 22)

23. Stingray Digital Group Inc.
Application 2011-0335-8 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 23)

24. Stingray Digital Group Inc.
Application 2011-0339-0 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 24)

25. Stingray Digital Group Inc.
Application 2011-0386-1 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 25)

26. Bell Aliant Regional Communications Inc. (the general partner), as well as limited partner with 6583458 Canada Inc. (the limited partners), carrying on business as Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership
Application 2010-0836-8 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 26)

27. City Church Halifax
Application 2010-0662-7 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 27)

28. Wightman Telecom Ltd.
Application 2010-1785-6 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 30)

29Channel 1 Film and TV Production Inc.
Application 2011-0145-1(Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 31)

30. Campbellford Area Radio Association
Application 2011-0345-7 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 32)

31. Dufferin Communications Inc.
Application 2010-1803-6 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 34)

32. Ekaterina Niman, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Application 2010-1846-6 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 35)

33. Haliburton Broadcasting Group Inc.
Application 2010-1871-3 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188-3, item 37)

34. Société Radio Taïga
Application 2011-0105-5 (Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-188, item 36)

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