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Ottawa, 4 April 1991
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Decision CRTC 91-179
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Island Cablevision Ltd.
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Georgetown, and Souris, Prince Edward Island - 902171800 - 903001600 - 902199900 - 903002400
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Following a Public Hearing in the National Capital Region beginning on 12 February 1991, the Commission renews the licences for the broadcasting receiving undertakings serving Georgetown and Souris, held by Island Cablevision Ltd. (Island Cablevision), from 1 September 1991 to 31 August 1995. The operation of these undertakings is regulated pursuant to Parts I and III of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986 (the regulations) and the licences will be subject to the conditions specified in this decision and in the licences to be issued.
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In addition to the services required or authorized to be distributed pursuant to the applicable sections of the regulations, the licensee is authorized, by condition of licence, to continue to distribute the Atlantic Satellite Network, received via satellite, provided that it is distributed on an unimpaired channel of the basic service of each undertaking. The licensee is also authorized to continue to distribute CFJP-TV Montréal, received via satellite, and WMED-TV (PBS) Calais and WLBZ-TV (NBC), Bangor, Maine, received via microwave, as part of the basic service of each undertaking.
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Further, the licensee is authorized to continue to distribute, at its option, the audio services of The Nashville Network and the Arts and Entertainment Network, received via satellite, on audio channels of each undertaking.
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The Commission approves the licensee's requests with respect to section 23 of the regulations. Accordingly, it is a condition of licence that the licensee be relieved of the requirement that it distribute on each undertaking at least four CANCOM television services, so long as it distributes three CANCOM television services, at least one of which must be a Canadian television programming service.
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In assessing these requests, the Commission has taken into account the fact that these undertakings receive their programming by private microwave network, from Island Cablevision's system at Charlottetown which, as a Class 1 licensee, is not subject to section 23 of the regulations. The Commission has also considered the fact that these small systems, which previously received 10 or 11 programming services, now have access to 30 channels, including community programming, through the Charlottetown system. Furthermore, the Commission notes that Island Cablevision currently distributes three CANCOM services on each undertaking (CHCH-TV Hamilton, as well as WJBK-TV (CBS) and WTVS (PBS) Detroit, Michigan). Accordingly, based on these particular circumstances, the Commission is satisfied that approval is in the public interest.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
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