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Ottawa, 29 August 1995
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Decision CRTC 95-638
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Swift Current Telecasting Co. Ltd.
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Swift Current, Eastend, Riverhurst and Val Marie, Saskatchewan - 940921000
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Licence renewal for CJFB-TV and its transmitters
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Following a Public Hearing held in Winnipeg beginning on 5 June 1995, the Commission renews the broadcasting licence for the television programming undertaking consisting of CJFB-TV Swift Current, CJFB-TV-1 Eastend, CJFB-TV-3 Riverhurst and CJFB-TV-2 Val Marie, from 1 September 1995 to 31 August 2002, subject to the conditions in effect under the current licence as well as to those conditions specified in the appendix to this decision and in the licence to be issued.
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Local reflection
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On 24 March 1995, the Commission issued Public Notice CRTC 1995-48 in conjunction with the release of decisions renewing the licences of privately-owned, English-language television stations in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. In that public notice, the Commission reiterated the importance of the principle of local reflection and reminded television licensees that they have a special responsibility to serve the public within the particular geographic areas they are licenced to serve.
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In this regard, the Commission expects the licensee to adhere to the commitment made in its renewal application to broadcast, at a minimum, an average of 7 hours 30 minutes each week of original local news programming during the new licence term.
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With respect to other local programming, the Commission notes that CJFB-TV will continue to broadcast "Farming Today".
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Children's programming
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The Commission notes the licensee's commitment to broadcast a minimum average of 7.5 hours per week of Canadian programming aimed at children (2-11 years) and a minimum average of 4.5 hours of Canadian programming aimed at youth (12-17 years) during the licence term.
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Expenditures on Canadian programming
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The Commission expects the licensee to expend, in the first year of the new licence term, at a minimum, the amount it was expected to expend in the 1994-1995 broadcast year. In each subsequent year of the licence term, the Commission expects the licensee's Canadian programming expenditures to be adjusted in accordance with the Commission's prescribed formula.
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Program development
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The Commission reminds the licensee of the Commission's expectations set out in Public Notice CRTC 1989-27 dated 6 April 1989 and entitled "Overview: Local Television for the 1990s" regarding the important role that local television stations play in program development.
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Service to the deaf and hard of hearing
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Consistent with its policy approach for closed captioning announced in Public Notice CRTC 1995-48, the Commission encourages the licensee, by the end of the licence term, to caption all local news programming, including live segments, using either real-time captioning or another method capable of captioning live programming.
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The Commission also encourages the licensee to close caption at least 90% of all programming during the broadcast day by the end of the licence term.
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Employment equity
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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.
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Interventions
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The Commission acknowledges the intervention submitted in support of of this application.
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Allan J. Darling
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APPENDIX/ANNEXE
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Conditions of licence for CFJB-TV Swift Current
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1. The licensee shall operate this broadcasting undertaking as an affiliate of the English-language television network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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2. The licensee shall adhere to the guidelines on gender 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 accepted by the Commission. The application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended as long as the licensee remains a member in good standing of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC).
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3. The licensee shall adhere to the guidelines on the depiction of violence in television programming set out in the CAB's "Voluntary Code Regarding Violence in Television Programming", as amended from time to time and accepted by the Commission. The application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended as long as the licensee remains a member in good standing of the CBSC.
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4. The licensee shall adhere to the provisions of the CAB's "Broadcast Code for Advertising to Children", as amended from time to time and accepted by the Commission.
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