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Decision

Ottawa, 28 June 1995
Decision CRTC 95-362
Radio Acadie Ltée
Caraquet, New Brunswick - 941249500
Licence renewal for CJVA
Following a Public Hearing in Halifax beginning on 4 April 1995, the Commission renews the broadcasting licence for CJVA Caraquet from 1 September 1995 to 31 August 2001, subject to the conditions in effect under the current licence, as well as to those conditions specified in the licence to be issued.
The licence term granted herein, while less than the maximum of seven years permitted by the Broadcasting Act (the Act), will enable the Commission to consider the next licence renewal of this undertaking in accordance with the Commission's regional plan and to better distribute the workload within the Commission. This term is not reflective of any Commission concern regarding the licensee's performance.
The Commission reaffirms the particular importance it attaches to the development of Canadian talent. As part of its renewal application, the licensee indicated that it was unable to make a commitment in direct expenditures to Canadian talent development because of the station's financial difficulties. The Commission will expect the licensee to make direct cost contributions to the development of Canadian talent once the station achieves a positive operating income, the profit before interest and tax (PBIT) index being the primary profitability indicator.
The licensee is authorized to rebroadcast the programs of CKLE-FM Caraquet/Bathurst on CJVA from 6 p.m. to midnight, each day of the week.
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 this regard, the Commission encourages the licensee to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources.
The Department of Industry has advised the Commission that it is prepared to renew the Broadcasting Certificate for a period of one year only, expiring 31 August 1996. With respect to the operation of this undertaking beyond this period, the Commission draws the licensee's attention to subsection 22(1) of the Act pertaining to the technical certification of broadcasting undertakings and to subsection 22(4) which provides that any broadcasting licence issued, amended or renewed in contravention of section 22 is of no force or effect.
Allan J. Darling
Secretary General

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