Agenda, Hearing 27 September 2016

Agenda (Revised on 16 September 2016)

Hearing

Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Date: 27 September 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

Radisson Hotel & Convention Center Edmonton
4520 76 Avenue North-West
Edmonton, Alberta

Hearing Room: Western Conference Ballroom
Temporary Examination Room: Networks Lounge – 780-705-8480

Interventions received concerning the applications scheduled for this hearing are available on the public examination files.

Reference Document: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2016-232.


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Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Appearing Items

Edmonton market

Phase I – Presentations by the applicants

  1. VMS Media Group Ltd.
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Application 2016-0372-0

  2. Application by VMS Media Group Ltd. for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial FM specialty radio station in Edmonton.

  3. Neeti P. Ray, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Application 2016-0358-0

  4. Application by Neeti P. Ray, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial FM specialty radio station in Edmonton.

  5. Antoine Karam, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Application 2015-0007-5

  6. Application by Antoine Karam, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial FM specialty radio station in Edmonton.

  7. Dufferin Communications Inc.
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Application 2016-0329-1

  8. Application by Dufferin Communications Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial FM specialty radio station in Edmonton.

  9. Radio India Ltd.
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Applications 2016-0344-9 and 2016-0374-6

  10. Applications by Radio India Ltd. for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial specialty FM radio station in Edmonton.

Wednesday, 28 September 2016

  1. Multicultural Broadcasting Corporation Inc.
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Application 2016-0348-1

  2. Application by Multicultural Broadcasting Corporation Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial FM specialty radio station in Edmonton.

  3. Harmon Bal, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Application 2016-0353-0

  4. Application by Harmon Bal, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial FM specialty radio station in Edmonton.

  5. Akash Broadcasting Inc.
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Application 2016-0359-8

  6. Application by Akash Broadcasting Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial FM specialty radio station in Edmonton.

  7. South Fraser Broadcasting Inc.
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Application 2016-0365-5

  8. Application by South Fraser Broadcasting Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial AM radio station in Edmonton.

  9. 1811258 Alberta Ltd.
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Application 2016-0360-6

  10. Application by 1811258 Alberta Ltd. for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial AM radio station in Edmonton.

Thursday, 29 September 2016

  1. Société Radio Communautaire du Grand Edmonton Society
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Application 2016-0354-8

  2. Application by Société Radio Communautaire du Grand Edmonton Society for a broadcasting licence to operate a French-language FM community radio station in Edmonton.

Phase II – Interventions by applicants on competing applications

  1. VMS Media Group Ltd.
  2. Neeti P. Ray, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
  3. Antoine Karam, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
  4. Dufferin Communications Inc.
  5. Radio India Ltd.
  6. Multicultural Broadcasting Corporation Inc.
  7. Harmon Bal, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
  8. Akash Broadcasting Inc.
  9. South Fraser Broadcasting Inc.
  10. 1811258 Alberta Ltd.
  11. Société Radio Communautaire du Grand Edmonton Society

Phase III – Presentations by the interveners

  1. Rogers Media Inc. (int. #2243)
Interveners in support of VMS Media Group Ltd.
  1. Express Media Network (Int. #2151)
  2. Harpreet Riar (Int. #2192)
  3. Hardeep Sangha (Int. #2180)
  4. Mandeep Dhaliwal (Int. #2175)
Interveners in support of Neeti P. Ray, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporate
  1. Ethnic Synergy Association (Int. #228)
  2. Charu Ranjan (Int. #475)
  3. Hindu Society of Alberta (Int. #963)
  4. Malhar Dixit (Int. #974)
Interveners in support of Antoine Karam, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
  1. World Lebanese Cultural Union – Edmonton Chapter (Int. #560)
Interveners in support of Radio India Ltd.
  1. Progressive Art Association (Int. #2244)
  2. Pakistan Canada Women Association Edmonton (Int. #2245)
  3. Sanjha Vehra Women's Association (Int. #2246)
  4. Hindu Sikh Forum Canada (Int. #2247)
Interveners in support of Multicultural Broadcasting Corporation Inc.
  1. Jasbeer Singh(Int. #496)
  2. Chinese Benevolent Association of Edmonton (Int. #803)
  3. Nirmala Brar (Int. #788)
  4. Eloisa Lau (Int. #1857)
Interveners in support of Akash Broadcasting Inc.
  1. Neha Batra (Int. #912)
  2. Avnish Nanda (Int. #1793)
  3. Jo-Ann Aguilar (Int. #1809)
  4. Council of Edmonton Filipino Associations (Int. #2049)

Friday, 30 September 2016

Interveners in support of South Fraser Broadcasting Inc.
  1. Theresa Lopez (Int. #1756)
  2. Centre for Race and Culture (CRC) (Int. #1808)
  3. Zaheer Lakhani (Int. #1810)
Interveners in support of 1811258 Alberta Ltd.
  1. Punjab United Sports & Heritage Association (PUSHA) (Int. #1942)
Interveners in support of Société Radio Communautaire du Grand Edmonton Society
  1. Association des Radios Communautaires de l'Ouest et des Territoires (Int. #813)
  2. Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta, régionale d'Edmonton (Int. #1629)
  3. Conseil de développement économique de l'Alberta (Int. #1733)

Phase IV – Replies by the applicants

  1. Société Radio Communautaire du Grand Edmonton Society
  2. 1811258 Alberta Ltd.
  3. South Fraser Broadcasting Inc.
  4. Akash Broadcasting Inc.
  5. Harmon Bal, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
  6. Multicultural Broadcasting Corporation Inc.
  7. Radio India Ltd.
  8. Dufferin Communications Inc.
  9. Antoine Karam, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
  10. Neeti P. Ray, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
  11. VMS Media Group Ltd.

Non-appearing item

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

Please refer to Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2016-232 for a detailed description of the following application which is available electronically in the Temporary Examination Room.

  1. Riding Mountain Broadcasting Ltd.
    Brandon, Manitoba
    Application 2016-0342-3

  2. Application by Riding Mountain Broadcasting Ltd. for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio station in Brandon to replace its AM commercial station CKLQ Brandon, Manitoba.

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