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Ottawa, 26 July 1991
Decision CRTC 91-549
Rogers Cable TV Limited
Part of London, Ontario - 902659200
Following a Public Hearing in the National Capital Region held on 5 March 1991, the Commission renews the Class 1 licence for the cable distribution undertaking serving part of London, held by Rogers Cable TV Limited, from 1 October 1991 to 31 August 1996. The operation of this undertaking is regulated pursuant to Parts I and II of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986 (the regulations) and the licence will be subject to the conditions specified in this decision and in the licence to be issued.
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, at its option, CFMT-TV Toronto, received via microwave, as part of its basic service.
The licensee is also authorized to continue to distribute, at its option, WQLN (PBS), WJET-TV (ABC), WSEE-TV (CBS) and WICU-TV (NBC), Erie, Pennsylvania; and WJBK-TV (CBS), WXYZ-TV (ABC) and WDIV (NBC), Detroit, Michigan; and WUAB (IND), Cleveland, Ohio, received via microwave, as part of the basic service. This authority will remain in effect only so long as the above-mentioned signals remain the only U.S. signals received via microwave.
The Commission notes that these signals have been carried by the licensee for many years prior to the enactment of the regulations.
Consistent with Decision CRTC 87-279 dated 31 March 1987, by condition of licence, the licensee is relieved of the requirement of section 9 of the regulations, to distribute the French-language educational television programming service operated by TVOntario ("La Chaîne française"), on the basic band (channels 2 to 13), so long as the service is distributed as part of the basic service.
The Commission reaffirms the particular importance it attaches to the development of community programming and has taken note of the annual budgets which will be allocated for this purpose during the new licence term. The Commission expects the licensee to increase its community programming budget to ensure that, in each year of the new licence term, this budget meets the 5% bench mark level established by the Commission.
The Commission notes the numerous interventions received in support of the renewal of this licence.
Allan J. Darling
Secretary General

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