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Ottawa, 30 September 1986
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Decision CRTC 86-956
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Sorel-O-Vision Inc.
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Sorel and Tracy, Quebec - 853419000
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Pursuant to Public Notice CRTC 1986-98 dated 30 April 1986, the Commission renews the licence for the broadcasting receiving undertaking serving Sorel and Tracy and will issue a Class 1 licence to Sorel-O- Vision Inc. for the period of 1 October 1986 to 30 September 1991. The operation of this undertaking will be regulated pursuant to Parts I and II of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986 (SOR/86-831 dated 1 August 1986) and the licence will be subject to the conditions specified in this decision and in the licence to be issued.
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The licensee proposes to continue to distribute several alphanumeric and special programming service. The Commission notes that, as a result of the promulgation of the new regulations, the licensee may distribute any alphanumeric service without further Commission authorization. The licensee is authorized to continue to distribute, without advertising material, the following special programming services: Télé des Jeunes and Télé-Université. It is also authorized to distribute French Television Programming (TVFQ-99) on the basic service.
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The licensee is reminded that, pursuant to section 16 of the new regulations, it must distribute all the mandatory audio programming services, including local A.M. stations.
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With regard to the distribution of the signals of CFTM-TV and CFCF-TV Montreal, and CKTM-TV Trois-Rivières on restricted channels, the Commission notes the licensee's assurance that the signals provided will be of good quality and, therefore, relieves the licensee, by condition of licence, of the obligation to carry these signals on unrestricted channels. Should the quality of the signals deteriorate significantly, the licensee will be expected to undertake immediate corrective action, such as moving the services to other channels.
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The Commission has noted the licensee's commitment to allocate a budget of $98,000 to community programming for the 1986/87 fiscal year and encourages it to continue its efforts regarding the production of community programs that reflect the concerns and interests of subscribers.
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The licensee is authorized to charge subscribers a maximum basic monthly fee of $9.06 for the provision of programming services on its basic service. This amount forms the base portion of the basic monthly fee for the purpose of section 18 of the regulations.
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It is a condition of licence that the licensee delete commercial messages from television signals received from broadcasting stations not licensed to serve Canada and substitute suitable replacement material in place of such messages upon receipt of notice in writing from the Commission.
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Fernand Bélisle
Secretary General
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