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Ottawa, 9 March 1994
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Public Notice CRTC 1994-22
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REVISED LISTS OF ELIGIBLE SATELLITE SERVICES
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Attached to this Public Notice are revised lists of "Part II Eligible Satellite Services" (Part II list), "Part III Eligible Canadian Satellite Services" (Part III Canadian list), and "Part III Eligible Non-Canadian Satellite Services" (Part III Non-Canadian list).
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The Part II list (Appendix A) contains satellite services authorized for distribution by licensees holding a Class 1 licence or a Class 2 licence for an undertaking that has 2,000 or more subscribers. The Part III Canadian and Non-Canadian lists (Appendix B) contain satellite services authorized for distribution by licensees holding a Part III licence or licensees holding a Class 2 licence for an undertaking that has fewer than 2,000 subscribers.
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WBZ-TV (NBC) and WGBH-TV (PBS) Boston
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In Decision CRTC 94-76 dated 9 March 1994, the Commission approved an application by Canadian Satellite Communications Inc. (CANCOM) to amend its broadcasting licence to carry on a multiple channel television and radio broadcasting distribution undertaking, by adding the signals of WBZ-TV (NBC) and WGBH-TV (PBS) Boston, Massachusetts to the signals that it is authorized to distribute. In order to authorize the distribution of these signals by Class 1 and 2 and Part III cable licensees, WBZ-TV and WGBH-TV have been added to the Part II list and Part III Canadian list.
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As indicated in Decision CRTC 94-76, the Commission advises cable licensees that they may distribute only one CANCOM signal of each U.S. network. Accordingly, a note has been placed on the Part II and Part III Canadian lists to reflect this restriction.
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CITY-TV (IND) Toronto
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In Decision CRTC 94-77 dated 9 March 1994, the Commission approved an application by CANCOM to amend its licence by adding the signal of CITY-TV Toronto to the signals that it is authorized to distribute.
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In order to authorize the distribution of this signal by licensees holding Class 2 (fewer than 2,000 subscribers) or Part III licences, CITY-TV has been added to the Part III Canadian list.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
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APPENDIX A/ANNEXE A
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LIST OF PART II ELIGIBLE SATELLITE SERVICES/
SERVICES PAR SATELLITE ADMISSIBLES EN VERTU DE LA PARTIE II
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(Cable Television Regulations, 1986, section 10)/
(Règlement de 1986 sur la télédistribution, article 10)
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A) Access Network
Radio Québec
TVOntario
Knowledge Network
Atlantic Television System Ltd. (ASN)
CBC English-language Television Service/Service de télévision de langue anglaise de la SRC
CBC French-language Television Service/Service de télévision de langue française de la SRC
WDIV Detroit/WBZ-TV Boston NBC*
WTVS Detroit/WGBH-TV Boston PBS*
WJBK-TV Detroit CBS*
WXYZ-TV Detroit ABC*
Cable News Network (CNN)
CNN Headline News (CNN-2)
The Nashville Network (TNN)
The Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E)
CNBC/FNN**
The Weather Channel (TWC)
Country Music Television
Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-Span)
The Silent Network
The Learning Channel
Any licensed pay audio programming service/Tout service de programmation sonore payante autorisé***
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B) WTBS Atlanta
WGN-TV Chicago
WWOR-TV New York City
WPIX New York City
WSBK-TV Boston
KTLA Los Angeles
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Lifetime Television
Comedy Central
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Authorization for the above-noted services is subject to the following:
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- when this list of Part II Eligible Satellite Services is replaced by another list of Part II Eligible Satellite Services, the only authorized services will be those contained in the most recent list; accordingly, this list supersedes the list dated 13 July 1993.
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- in the case of CANCOM signals, ASN, the CBC English- and French-language Television Services, U.S. satellite services, and any licensed pay audio programming services, licensees are required to enter into the necessary contractual arrangements for such carriage.
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*received via CANCOM
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** Pursuant to CRTC Circular Letter No. 377, dated 5 June 1991, licensees are authorized to distribute only the 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (ET) Monday to Friday programming component of CNBC/FNN.
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*** a pay audio programming service may not be linked to the distribution of any non-Canadian eligible satellite services.
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Licensees may distribute only one CANCOM signal of each U.S. network.
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Date of issue:
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9 March 1994
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APPENDIX B/ANNEXE B
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LIST OF PART III ELIGIBLE SATELLITE SERVICES/
SERVICES PAR SATELLITE ADMISSIBLES EN VERTU DE LA PARTIE III
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(Cable Television Regulations, 1986, section 24)/
(Règlement de 1986 sur la télédistribution, article 24)
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Part III Eligible Canadian Satellite Services/Services par satellite canadien admissibles en vertu de la partie III
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Access Network
Radio Québec
TVOntario
Knowledge Network
Atlantic Television System Ltd. (ASN)
CBC English-language Television Service/Service de télévision de langue anglaise de la SRC
CBC French-language Television Service/Service de télévision de langue française de la SRC
CHCH-TV Hamilton Ind*
CFTM-TV Montréal TVA*
CITV-TV Edmonton Ind*
CHAN-TV Vancouver CTV*
CITY-TV Toronto IND*
WDIV Detroit/WBZ-TV Boston NBC*
WTVS Detroit/WGBH-TV Boston PBS*
WJBK-TV Detroit CBS*
WXYZ-TV Detroit ABC*
Any licensed pay audio programming service/Tout service de programmation sonore payante autorisé
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Part III Eligible Non-Canadian Satellite Services/Services par satellite non canadien admissibles en vertu de la partie III
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WTBS Atlanta
WGN-TV Chicago
WWOR-TV New York City
WPIX New York City
WSBK-TV Boston
KTLA Los Angeles
Cable News Network (CNN)
CNN Headline News (CNN-2)
The Nashville Network (TNN)
The Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E)
CNBC/FNN**
The Weather Channel (TWC)
Country Music Television
Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-Span)
The Silent Network
The Learning Channel
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Lifetime Television
Comedy Central
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Authorization for the above-noted services is subject to the following:
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- when these lists of Part III Eligible Satellite Services are replaced by other lists of Part III Eligible Satellite Services, the only authorized services will be those contained in the most recent lists; accordingly, these lists supersede the list of Part III Eligible Canadian Satellite Services and the list of Part III Eligible Non-Canadian Satellite Services dated 13 July 1993.
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- in the case of out-of-province educational services, there should be no objection on the part of the originating service;
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- in the case of CANCOM signals, ASN, the CBC English- and French-language Television Services, and any licensed pay audio programming services, licensees are required to enter into the necessary contractual arrangements for such carriage;
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- in the case of CFTM-TV and CHAN-TV, a licensee also distributing the signal of a local TVA/CTV affiliate shall delete the duplicate programming from the CANCOM services or substitute the local service(s) when the programming is identical.
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*received via CANCOM
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** Pursuant to CRTC Circular Letter No. 377, dated 5 June 199l, licensees are authorized to distribute only the 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (ET) Monday to Friday programming component of CNBC/FNN.
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Licensees may distribute only one CANCOM signal of each U.S. network.
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Date of Issue:
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9 March 1994
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