ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 94-847
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| Ottawa, 16 November 1994 | |
| Decision CRTC 94-847 | |
| Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
| Calgary, Banff, Blairmore, Coleman, Coutts/Milk River, Etzikom, Exshaw, Harvie Heights, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Pincher Creek and Red Deer, Alberta - 931310700 | |
Licence renewal for CBR and its transmitters |
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| Pursuant to Public Notice CRTC 1994-57 dated 26 May 1994 and Decision CRTC 94-726 dated 31 August 1994, the Commission renews the broadcasting licence for the radio programming undertaking consisting of CBR Calgary and its transmitters, CBRB Banff, CBXL Blairmore, CBXC Coleman, CBRA-FM Coutts/Milk River, CBRI-FM Etzikom, CBRE-FM Exshaw, CBRC-FM Harvie Heights, CBRX-FM Lethbridge, CBRM-FM Medicine Hat, CBRP-FM Pincher Creek and CBRD-FM Red Deer, from 1 December 1994 to 31 August 2001, subject to the conditions in effect under the current licence, as well as to those conditions specified in this decision and in the licence to be issued. | |
| The Commission notes that CBR broadcasts programming originating from the CBC English-language Radio (AM) network and originates 38 hours of local programming per week. | |
| It is a condition of licence that the Corporation not broadcast any commercial message of category 5 (Advertising) except: | |
| a) during programs that are available to the licensee only on a sponsored basis, or | |
| b) as required to fulfil the requirements of the legislation of the Parliament of Canada pertaining to elections, or | |
| c) in communities where there is no other programming undertaking broadcasting in the same language. | |
| It is a condition of licence that 50% or more of the category 2 music selections broadcast each broadcast week be Canadian, and that these selections be scheduled in a reasonable manner throughout the broadcast day. | |
| It is a condition of licence that 20% or more of the category 3 music selections broadcast each broadcast week be Canadian. | |
| It is also a condition of licence that the licensee adhere to its self-regulatory guidelines on sex-role portrayal as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission, and, as a minimum, to the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' "Sex-Role Portrayal Code for Television and Radio Programming", as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission. | |
| In Public Notice CRTC 1992-59 dated 1 September 1992 and entitled "Implementation of an Employment Equity Policy", the Commission announced that the employment equity practices of broadcasters would be subject to examination by the Commission. | |
| In the case of the Corporation, the Commission has addressed these matters in the decision renewing the CBC's television network licences. | |
| The Commission acknowledges the intervention submitted in support of this application. | |
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Allan J. Darling Secretary General |
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