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Decision
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Ottawa, 20 November 1990
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Decision CRTC 90-1115
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Country Broadcasting Corp.
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Black Creek, British Columbia- 890853500
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Pursuant to Public Notice CRTC 1990-13 dated 2 February 1990, the Commission approves the application by Country Broadcasting Corp. to be relieved of the requirement of section 23 of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986. Accordingly, it is a condition of licence that the licensee be relieved of the obligation to distribute at least four television programming services delivered to its local head end by a network operator licensed to extend television and radio services to remote and underserved communities, at least one of which must be a Canadian television programming service.
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The Commission also approves, by condition of licence, the application to distribute, at the licensee's option, the signals of KOMO-TV (ABC), KING-TV (NBC), KIRO-TV (CBS), KCTS-TV (PBS) Seattle, KSTW-TV (IND) and KCPQ-TV (IND) Tacoma, Washington, received via microwave from a head end located at Saltspring Island, so long as these remain the only U.S. television signals distributed on the undertaking. Further,the Commission approves the addition of four head ends, located in Saltspring Island, Quathiaski Cove (Quadra Island), Ferry Landing (Denman Island) and Steamer Landing (Hornby Island).
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The licensee indicated in its application that these changes are a necessary response to subscriber demand for programming originating from locations sharing not only the same time zone as British Columbia, but a west coast perspective. In approving these changes, the Commission has taken into account the objections expressed in an intervention submitted by Canadian Satellite Communications Inc., but is satisfied that the changes are reasonable, given the particular circumstances of this case.
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Additionally, the Commission approves the application to change County Broadcasting Corp.'s licensed area by including Denman Island, Hornby Island and Quadra Island.
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This approval is subject to the construction in the extended area being completed and the extended system being in operation within twelve-months of the date of this decision or, where the licensee applies to the Commission and satisfies the Commission that it cannot complete the construction and begin the operation of the extended system before the expiry of this period and that an extension is in the public interest, within such further periods of time as are approved in writing from time to time by the Commission. Should the Commission refuse to approve an extension of time requested by the licensee, the authority granted shall lapse and become null and void upon the termination of the last approved extension period.
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The Commission received an intervention from Sayward Valley Communications Ltd. expressing interest in serving Quadra Island. The Commission has noted the licensee's reply and further notes that the intervenor did not submit an application to serve Quadra Island before the deadline date of 19 September 1989 as required in the Commission's call for applications for the extension of cable service to unlicensed localities in British Columbia (Public Notice CRTC 1989-82 dated 19 July 1989).
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
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