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Ottawa, 20 February 1992
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Decision CRTC 92-109
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Gespegewag Communications Society
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Restigouche, Quebec - 910704600
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Pursuant to Public Notice CRTC 1991-101 dated 4 October 1991, the Commission renews the broadcasting licence for CHRQ-FM Restigouche, from 1 September 1992 to 31 August 1999, subject to the conditions specified in this decision and in the licence to be issued.
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CHRQ-FM will broadcast 84 hours per week of local programming of which 25 hours will be in the Micmac language and 59 hours will be in English.
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The Commission notes that this station is a Type B FM native radio station in accordance with Public Notice CRTC 1990-89 dated 20 September 1990 entitled Native Broadcasting Policy.
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The applicant is reminded of the recently implemented amendments to the Radio Regulations, 1986, which set out requirements for a minimum level of Spoken Word programming and Canadian musical selections.
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It is a condition of licence that the licensee broadcast no more than an average of 4 minutes of advertising per hour per day, with a maximum of 6 minutes in any given hour, in accordance with the native radio policy for Type B stations.
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It is a condition of licence that the licensee adhere to the guidelines on sex-role portrayal set out in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' (CAB) Sex-Role Portrayal Code for Television and Radio Programming, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission.
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It is also a condition of licence that the licensee adhere to the provisions of the CAB's Broadcast Code for Advertising to Children, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
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