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Decision
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Ottawa, 6 April 1989
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Decision CRTC 89-107
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Jim Pattison Industries Ltd.
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Kamloops, Merritt, Clinton, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, Chase, Quesnel, Nicola and Pritchard, British Columbia -881049100
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Following a Public Hearing in Vancouver on 25 October 1988, the Commission renews the broadcasting licences for CFJC-TV Kamloops and its rebroadcasters serving the other communities noted above from 1 September 1989 to 31 August 1994, subject to the conditions specified in the appendix to this decision and in the licences to be issued.
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Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. (J.P. Industries) is ultimately controlled by James A. Pattison of West Vancouver and operates AM radio stations CFJC Kamloops and CJRX Vancouver, FM stations CFFM-FM Williams Lake, CIFM-FM Kamloops and CJJR-FM Vancouver, as well as FM rebroadcasters in south-central British Columbia.
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CFJC-TV is affiliated with the CBC English-language television network. The licensee has committed to broadcast, during the new licence term, 15 hours 55 minutes per week of locally-produced news, information and human interest programming on CFJC-TV. In this regard, the Commission notes that the station's current program schedule includes daily news broadcasts; a monthly half-hour documentary series entitled "Probe"; three weekly half-hour programs devoted to cooking, the arts, music videos and entertainment news; and "Norah's Ark", a 13-week children's series. The Commission expects CFJC-TV to broadcast, at a minimum throughout the new licence term, the amount of original local productions set out in its Promise of Performance.
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According to the financial projections provided with its renewal application, J.P. Industries will spend $962,000 on Canadian programming for CFJC-TV in the first year of the new licence term.
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In considering applications for licence renewal, the Commission needs to be assured that applicants will bring about clear improvements to the service they provide, taking into account their financial resources. Accordingly, as specified in the Public Notice introducing this and other television renewal decisions released today, inasmuch as the total advertising revenue of this station in 1987/88 was less than $10 million, the Commission will expect J.P. Industries to invest a minimum of $962,000 on Canadian programming expenditures for CFJC-TV for the year ending 31 August 1990, and to adjust such expenditures in subsequent years in accordance with the prescribed formula linked to the station's advertising revenues. The Commission is satisfied that this approach offers a reasonable and fair means of ensuring that the Canadian programming expenditures of each station keep pace with changes in its annual revenue.
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The Commission notes in this respect that in addition to the programs noted above, CFJC-TV co-operates with CHBC-TV Kelowna in the production of a 26-part series for seniors and contributes to "B.C. Music Project", a 13-week series devoted to talent development produced in co-operation with CFTK-TV Terrace, CKPG-TV Prince George, CHEK-TV Victoria and CHBC-TV Kelowna. The Commission commends the licensee in this regard and encourages it to continue such initiatives during the new licence term.
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In renewing these licences, the Commission also authorizes J.P. Industries to make use of the Vertical Blanking Interval. The Commission expects J.P. Industries to adhere to the guidelines set out in Appendix A to Public Notice CRTC 1989-23 dated 23 March 1989 entitled "Services Using the Vertical Blanking Interval (Television) or Subsidiary Communications Multiplex Operation (FM)".
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With respect to the provision of closed captioning for the deaf and hearing impaired, the Commission notes that the licensee currently provides a minimum of 1 hour 30 minutes per week of station-acquired captioned programming. The Commission encourages J.P. Industries to continue its efforts in this regard and, at a minimum, to provide deaf and hearing-impaired viewers with access to local news headlines through captions (open or closed) or signing during the new licence term.
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The Commission also expects CFJC-TV, during the first year of the new licence term, to acquire a telephone device for the deaf (TDD) and install it wherever is most appropriate, such as in the master control room, to ensure access to the station by deaf and hearing-impaired viewers over the entire broadcast day.
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An intervention which was received from the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) expressing concerns about the mandate of CBC regional stations, is addressed in the Public Notice released today introducing this and other renewal decisions.
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The Commission acknowledges the intervention received from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters expressing support for the community service role of this local broadcaster and commenting on its contribution to the objectives of the Broadcasting Act.
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Fernand Bélisle
Secretary General
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APPENDIX
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Conditions of licence for CFJC-TV Kamloops and its rebroadcasters CFJC-TV-3 Merritt, CFJC-TV-4 Clinton, CFJC-TV-5 Williams Lake, CFJC-TV-6 100 Mile House, CFJC-TV-8 Chase, CFJC-TV-11 Quesnel, CFJC-TV-12 Nicola and CFJC-TV-19 Pritchard
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1. The licensee shall operate this broadcasting undertaking as part of the English-language television network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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2. The licensee shall adhere to the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' self-regulatory guidelines on sex-role stereotyping, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission.
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3. The licensee shall adhere to the provisions of The Broadcast Code for Advertising to Children published by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission.
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