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Ottawa, 13 August 1992
Decision CRTC 92-554
Télé-Inter Rives Ltée
Rivière-du-Loup, Trois-Pistoles, Baie-Saint-Paul, Saint-Urbain Quebec and Edmundston, New Brunswick - 912061900
Following a Public Hearing in Montréal and Quebec City beginning on 23 March 1992, the Commission renews the broadcasting licence for the television programming undertaking consisting of TVA television network affiliate CIMT-TV Rivière-du-Loup and its transmitters CIMT-TV-1 Edmundston, CIMT-TV-2 Trois-Pistoles, CIMT-TV-4 Baie-Saint-Paul and CIMT-TV-5 Saint-Urbain, from 1 September 1992 to 31 August 1997, subject to the conditions specified in the licence to be issued.
As outlined in the preamble to this decision, the Commission has granted this five-year renewal in view of the generally-poor financial results of the past few years and the uncertain economic climate. This term will allow for an early review of the situation.
The Commission expects the licensee to broadcast 2 hours and 22 minutes of local news programming weekly as proposed in its renewal application. The Commission also expects the licensee to increase its local news programming as soon as its financial situation improves.
The Commission also expects the licensee to reflect, in its local programming, the cultural, economic, political and social reality of the region, taking into account the requirements set out in the Policy for Local Television Programming (Public Notice CRTC 1991-22) as well as the further clarifications with respect to French-language television set out in the preamble to this decision.
The Commission encourages the licensee to rebroadcast in full the captioning provided within captioned programming.
Further, the Commission expects the station, at a minimum, to provide captioning (open or closed) or signing of local news headlines, during the new licence term.
The Commission also expects CIMT-TV to acquire, during the new licence term, a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD), and to install it in the master control room or other appropriate location, in order to ensure access to the station by deaf and hearing-impaired viewers during the entire broadcast day. The Commission also expects the licensee to ensure that the TDD's number is well publicized and listed in the local telephone directory.
The Commission acknowledges the numerous interventions and comments received with respect to this licence renewal application.
Allan J. Darling
Secretary General

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