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Notice of Public Hearing

Ottawa, 17 March 1995

Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 1995-4

ISSUE NO. 1

HULL, QUEBEC15 MAY 1995, 9:00 A.M

The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 15 May 1995, at the Conference Centre, Phase IV, 140 Promenade du Portage, Hull, Quebec, to consider the following:

ONTARIO REGION 

1. ATTAWAPISKAT, CHAPLEAU, FRASERDALE, FORT ALBANY, HEARST AND MOOSONEE, Ontario

Applications (950101600, 950102400, 950103200, 950104000, 950105700, 950106500) by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION to renew the broadcasting licences of the following (television) program- ming undertakings, transmitting the signal of CFCL-TV Timmins, Ontario expiring 31 August 1995:

CBLET Attawapiskat, Ontario
CBCU-TV Chapleau, Ontario
CBLCT Fraserdale, Ontario
CBLDT Fort Albany, Ontario
CBCC-TV Hearst, Ontario
CBCO-TV-1 Moosonee, Ontario

Examination of applications:

Post Office in each of the above-noted localities

2. DURHAM, Ontario

Application (941006900) by SAUGEEN TELECABLE LIMITED, 111 - 7th Avenue, Hanover, Ontario, N4N 2G8, to change the authorized service area of the (cable) distribution undertaking serving Durham, by extending south along Highway 6 to Varney, Ontario. The proposed extension would add a total of 132 potential households. This application is competitive with application (942013400) by MAITLAND CABLE T.V. LIMITED to extend its service area to include Varney.

Examination of application:

Clerk's Office
137 Garafraxa Street North
Durham, Ontario

3. ELLIOT LAKE AND LITTLE CURRENT, Ontario

Applications (950099200, 950098400) by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION to renew the broadcasting licences of the following (television) programming undertakings, transmitting the signal of CKNC-TV Sudbury, Ontario expiring 31 August 1995:

CBEC-TV Elliot Lake, Ontario
CBCE-TV Little Current, Ontario

Examination of applications:

Post Office in each of the above-noted localities

4. FORT HOPE AND TEMAGAMI, Ontario

Applications (950096800, 950097600) By the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION to renew the broadcasting licences of the following (television) programming undertakings, transmitting the signal of Northern Television Service - Eastern expiring 31 August 1995:

CBLHT Fort Hope, Ontario
CBCQ-TV-1 Temagami, Ontario

Examination of applications:

Post Office in each of the above-noted localities

5. HOLSTEIN, Ontario

Application (942013400) by MAITLAND CABLE T.V. LIMITED, 218 Hinks Street, Walkerton, Ontario, P0T 1L0, to change the authorized service area of the (cable) distribution undertaking serving Holstein, by extending north along Highway 6 to Varney, Ontario. The community of Dramore is also included in this proposal. The proposed extension would add a total of 150 potential households. This application is competitive with application (941006900) by SAUGEEN TELECABLE LIMITED to extend its service area to include Varney.

Examination of application:

Egremont Township Building
Holstein, Ontario

6. KENORA/KEEWATIN, Ontario

Application (940638000) by NORCOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, P.O. Box 1810, Kenora, Ontario, P9N 3X8, to renew the broadcasting licence of the (television) programming undertaking CJBN-TV Kenora/Keewatin expiring 31 August 1995.

The Commission notes the apparent failure of the licensee to comply with subsection 6 of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 concerning the broadcast of Canadian content for the broadcast years 1992/93 and 1993/94.

Examination of application:

102 Tenth Street
Keewatin, Ontario

7. MARKHAM, RICHMOND HILL, WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE (TOWNS OF), VAUGHAN (CITY OF) AND KING TOWNSHIP, Ontario

Application (942457300) by CLASSIC COMMUNICATIONS LTD. for authority to transfer the effective control of the licensee through the transfer of 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares from the actual shareholders to Shaw Communications Inc. Classic Communications Ltd. is the licensee of a cable system serving approximately 102,000 subscribers in the above-noted locations.

Examination of application:

Classic Communications Ltd.
244 Newkirk Road
Richmond Hill, Ontario
L4C 3S5

8. NIPIGON, Ontario

Application (950100800) by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION to renew the broadcasting licence of the (television) programming undertaking CBLK-TV, transmitting the signal of CKPR-TV Thunder Bay, Ontario expiring 31 August 1995.

Examination of application:

Post Office
Nipigon, Ontario

9. NORTH BAY, Ontario

Application (950094300) by TELEMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS ONTARIO INC., 40 Holly Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4S 3C3, to renew the broadcasting licence of the (radio) programming undertaking CKAT-FM North Bay expiring 31 August 1995 and to amend its licence:

- by changing the program format from Group II - Country and Country-oriented to Group I - Pop, Rock and Dance; and

- by reducing the annual amount of direct costs to be spent on Canadian talent development (CTD) from $9,600 to $8,000.

The Commission notes the apparent failure of the licensee to comply with its condition of licence relating to the broadcasting of hits.

The Commission expects the licensee to show cause at this hearing why a mandatory order requiring the licensee to comply with its condition of license regarding the broadcasting of hits should not be issued.

Examination of application:

743 Main Street East
North Bay, Ontario

10. OTTAWA, Ontario

Application (940642200) by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION to renew the broadcasting licence of the (television) programming undertaking CBOT Ottawa and the following transmitters expiring 31 August 1995:

CBOT-2 Barry's Bay, Ontario
CBOT-1 Foymount, Ontario
CBOT-4 Maynooth, Ontario
CBOT-5 McArthur's Mills, Ontario
CBOT-6 Pembroke, Ontario
CBOT-3 Whitney, Ontario

Examination of application:

250 Lanark Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario

Post Office in each of the above-noted localities

11. OTTAWA, BARRIE, BELLEVILLE, CHAPLEAU, CHATHAM, DRIFTWOOD, DUBREUILVILLE, ELLIOT LAKE, ESPANOLA, GERALDTON, GOGAMA, HEARST, KAPUSKASING, KINGSTON, KITCHENER, LONDON, MANITOUWADGE, MATTAWA, NIPIGON, PENETANGUISHENE, PETERBOROUGH, SARNIA, SAULT STE. MARIE, STURGEON FALLS, SUDBURY, THUNDER BAY, TIMMINS, TORONTO AND WAWA, Ontario AND CHAPEAU, NOTRE-DAME-DU-LAUS, RAPIDES-DES-JOACHIMS AND TEMISCAMING, Quebec

Application (940645500) by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION to renew the broadcasting licence of the (television) programming undertaking CBOFT Ottawa and the following transmitters expiring 31 August 1995:

CBOFT-1 Chapeau, Quebec
CBOFT-2 Rapides-des-Joachims, Quebec
CBOFT-3 Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Quebec
CBLFT Toronto, Ontario
CBLFT-1 Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
CBLFT-2 Sudbury, Ontario
CBLFT-3 Timmins, Ontario
CBLFT-4 Kapuskasing, Ontario
CBLFT-5 Hearst, Ontario
CBLFT-6 Elliot Lake, Ontario
CBLFT-7 Espanola, Ontario
CBLFT-8 Kitchener, Ontario
CBLFT-9 London, Ontario
CBLFT-10 Chatham, Ontario
CBLFT-11 Barrie, Ontario
CBLFT-12 Peterborough, Ontario
CBLFT-13 Belleville, Ontario
CBLFT-14 Kingston, Ontario
CBLFT-15 Penetanguishene, Ontario
CBLFT-16 Driftwood, Ontario
CBLFT-17 Sarnia, Ontario
CBLFT-18 Thunder Bay, Ontario
CBLFT-19 Nipigon, Ontario
CBLFT-20 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
CBLFT-21 Gogama, Ontario
CBLFT-22 Chapleau, Ontario
CBLFT-23 Wawa, Ontario
CBLFT-24 Dubreuilville, Ontario
CBLFT-25 Manitouwadge, Ontario
CBLFT-26 Geraldton, Ontario
CBLFT-27 Mattawa, Ontario
CBFST-2 Temiscaming, Quebec

Examination of application:

250 Lanark Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario

15 Mackenzie Street
Sudbury, Ontario

213 Miles East Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario

Reception 7C
Broadcast Centre
250 Front Street
Toronto, Ontario

Post Office in each of the above-noted localities

12. PEMBROKE, SUDBURY, NORTH BAY, SAULT STE. MARIE AND TIMMINS, Ontario

Applications (940900400, 940892300, 940893100, 940894900, 940895600, 940896400, 940897200, 940898000, 940899800) by BBS ONTARIO INCORPORATED, 9 Channel Nine Court, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 4B5, to renew the broadcasting licences of the (television) programming undertakings CHRO-TV Pembroke, CICI-TV and CKNC-TV Sudbury, CKNY-TV and CHNB-TV North Bay, CJIC-TV and CHBX-TV Sault Ste. Marie, CFCL-TV and CITO-TV Timmins expiring 31 August 1995.

Examination of applications:

Forest Lea Road
Pembroke, Ontario

699 Frood Road
Sudbury, Ontario

15 Charles Walk
Elliot Lake, Ontario

245 Oak Street East
North Bay, Ontario

119 East Street
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

681 Pine Street North
Timmins, Ontario

15 Barclay Street
Kearns, Ontario

24 Byng Street
Kapuskasing, Ontario

13. THUNDER BAY, Ontario

Applications (940647100, 940648900) by THUNDER BAY ELECTRONICS LTD. to renew the broadcasting licences of the (television) programming undertakings CKPR-TV and CHFD-TV, Thunder Bay expiring 31 August 1995.

Examination of applications:

Thunder Bay Electronics Ltd.
87 Hill Street North
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7A 5V6

ATLANTIC AND QUEBEC REGION

14. CHUTE-AUX-OUTARDES AND POINTE-AUXOUTARDES, RAGUENEAU AND POINTE-LEBEL, Québec

Application (941479800) by TÉLÉ-CÂBLE CHARLEVOIX (1977) INC., 88 - 11th Avenue, P.O. Box 500, La Pocatière, Quebec, G0R 1Z0:

a) for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (cable) distribution undertaking serving Chute-aux-Outardes and Pointe-aux-Outardes, upon surrender of the current licence issued to Télécâble Côte-Nord Inc.;

b) to delete the local head ends of the undertakings serving Ragueneau and Pointe-Lebel, operated by the applicant, and to link these undertakings by optical fibre to the head end of the Chute-aux-Outardes and Pointe-aux-Outardes undertaking;

c) to change the authorized service area of Chute-aux-Outardes and Pointe-aux-Outardes by including the Parc McCormick area for a total of 18 potential households;

d) to be relieved from the requirement that it distribute the local priority signal CBMIT (CBC) Baie Comeau, pursuant to subsection 22(1)(a) of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986. The applicant proposes to distribute, on the basic band, via satellite, the programming of CBMT (CBC) Montreal.

e) to be relieved from the requirement that it distribute the local priority signal CBST-19 (SRC) Baie Comeau, pursuant to subsection 22(1)(a) of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986. The applicant proposes to distribute, on the basic band, the programming of the regional signal CJBR-TV (SRC) Rimouski.

Examination of application:

Télécâble Côte Nord Inc.
111 Vallilée Street
Chute-aux-Outardes, Quebec

15. COLOMBIER, LATOUR, PONT-LAVAL AND AREA, Quebec

Application (941480600) by TÉLÉ-CÂBLE CHARLEVOIX (1977) INC., 88 - 11th Avenue, P.O. Box 500, La Pocatière, Quebec, G0R 1Z0:

a) for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (cable) distribution undertaking serving the above-noted localities, upon surrender of the current licence issued to Télécâble Côte-Nord Inc.;

b) to change the authorized service area to exclude an area east of Latour to an area south-west of Colombier along highway 138. There are no potential households in this area. The applicant proposes to link these two areas by optical fibre.

Examination of application:

Municipal Corporation of Colombier
568 Principale Street
Colombier, Quebec

16. KUUJJUAQ, Quebec

Application (950167700) by the SOCIÉTÉ KUUJJUAMIUT INC., P.O. Box 563, Kuujjuaq, Quebec, J0M 1C0, for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (radiocommunication) distribution undertaking at Kuujjuaq, upon surrender of the current licence issued to The Corporation of the Northern Village of Kuujjuaq.

Examination of application:

Building 650
Akianut Street
Kuujjuaq, Quebec

17. MONTRÉAL, Quebec

Application (941001000) by CTEQ TELEVISION INC. for a broadcasting licence to carry on a multilingual (television) programming undertaking on channel 62B, with an effective radiated power of 11,000 watts, to serve Montréal.

The Commission will only proceed with this application at the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry, Science and Technology, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that it is technically acceptable.

Examination of application:

CTEQ Television Inc.
6020 Jean-Talon Street East
Saint-Léonard, Quebec
H1S 3B1

18. MONTRÉAL, Quebec

Application (940772700) by RADIO CENTRE-VILLE ST-LOUIS INC:

a) to renew the broadcasting licence of the (radio) programming undertaking CINQ-FM Montréal expiring 31 August 1995; and

b) to amend the broadcasting licence of CINQ-FM by changing the Promise of Performance to allow, by condition of licence, that a minimum of 65% of the vocal music selections broadcast by the station be in French except for the periods of time devoted to ethnic programming.

The Commission notes the apparent failure of the licensee to comply with subsection 2.2(5) of the Radio Regulations, 1986 concerning the broadcast of French-language vocal music.

The Commission expects the licensee to show cause at this hearing why a mandatory order requiring the licensee to comply with subsection 2.2(5) of the Radio Regulations, 1986 should not be issued.

Examination of application:

Radio Centre-Ville St-Louis Inc.
5212 St-Laurent Street
Montréal, Quebec
H2T 1S1

19. MONTRÉAL, Quebec

Application (940836000) by RADIO COMMUNAUTAIRE FRANCOPHONE DE MONTRÉAL INC. to renew the broadcasting licence of the (radio) programming undertaking CIBL-FM Montréal expiring 31 August 1995.

The Commission notes the apparent failure of the licensee to comply with Section 8 of the Radio Regulations, 1986 concerning the provision of logger tapes.

The Commission expects the licensee to show cause at this hearing why a mandatory order requiring the licensee to comply with section 8 of the Radio Regulations, 1986 should not be issued.

Examination of application:

Radio communautaire francophone de
Montréal Inc.
1691 Pie IX Boulevard
Montréal, Quebec
H1V 2C3

20. OBEDJIWAN, Quebec

Application (942326000) by the CORPORATION TEPATCIMO KITOTAKAN, 50 Môs Street, Obedjiwan, Quebec, G0W 3B0, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a (cable) distribution undertaking to serve Obedjiwan.

PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION ON THE BASIC SERVICE

Television Services

CBFT-6 (CBC/SRC) Obedjiwan, Québec
CFJP-TV (TQS) Montréal, Québec
CFTM-TV (TVA) Québec, Québec
WXYZ-TV (ABC) Detroit, Michigan
WTOL-TV (CBS) Toledo, Ohio
WDIV (NBC) Detroit, Michigan
CBC English-language Television Service/Le service de télévision de langue
anglaise de la Société Radio-Canada
Radio Québec
Community Channel/Canal communautaire
Le Réseau des Sports (RDS)
Le Canal Famille
TV-5 Québec Canada Inc.
MusiquePlus
Atlantic Television System Ltd. (ASN)

Discretionary Service

Premier Choix: TVEC Inc. (Super Écran)

PROPOSED FEE

The applicant proposes to charge a basic monthly fee of $36.00 for the distribution of these services. For Part III licensees, the basic monthly fee is not regulated pursuant to the Cable Television Regulations 1986.

The Commission will only proceed with this application at the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry, Science and Technology, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that acceptable technical documentation has been filed with the Department.

Examination of application:

Corporation Tepatcimo Kitotakan
Obedjiwan, Quebec

21. SAINT-JACQUES-DE-LEEDS, Quebec

Application (942035700) by the COOPÉRATIVE DE CÂBLODISTRIBUTION DE SAINT-JACQUES-DE-LEEDS, 130 Principale Street, Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Quebec, G0N 1J0, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a (cable) distribution undertaking to serve Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds.

PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION ON THE BASIC SERVICE

Television Services

CFAP-TV (TQS) Québec, Québec
CFCM-TV (TVA) Québec, Québec
CBVT (CBC/SRC) Québec, Québec
CBMT-4 (CBC/SRC) Thetford Mines, Québec
CIVQ-TV (SRTQ) Québec, Québec
Community Channel/Canal communautaire
Le Réseau des Sports (RDS)
Le Canal Famille
TV-5 Québec Canada Inc.
MusiquePlus
MétéoMédia
Premier Choix: TVEC Inc. (Super Écran)
The Sports Network (TSN)
Atlantic Television System Ltd. (ASN)

PROPOSED FEE

The applicant proposes to charge a basic monthly fee of $28.96 for the distribution of these services. For Class 2 undertakings (with less than 2,000 subscribers), the basic monthly fee is not regulated pursuant to the Cable Television Regulations 1986.

The Commission will only proceed with this application at the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry, Science and Technology, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that acceptable technical documentation has been filed with the Department.

Examination of application:

Caisse Populaire
200 Principale Street
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Quebec

22. SAINT-JOSEPH-DE-BEAUCE, SAINT-ODILON AND SAINTS-ANGES, Quebec

Applications (941627200, 941628000, 941629800) by TÉLÉCÂBLE STE-MARIE INC., 166 Notre-Dame North, P.O. Box 1570, Sainte-Marie, Beauce, Quebec, G6E 3C6, for authority to acquire the assets and for broadcasting licences to continue the operation of the (cable) distribution undertakings serving the above-noted localities, upon surrender of the current licences issued to Vidéo Québec Inc., under the same terms and conditions as the current licences.

Examination of applications:

109 Verreault Street
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec

106 Hôtel de Ville
Saint-Odilon, Quebec

City Hall
Des Érables Highway
Saints-Anges, Quebec

23. SAULT-AU-MOUTON AND SAINT-PAUL-DU-NORD, Quebec

Application (941484800) by TÉLÉ-CÂBLE CHARLEVOIX (1977) INC., 88 - 11th Avenue, P.O. Box 500, La Pocatière, Quebec, G0R 1Z0:

a) for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (cable) distribution undertaking serving the above-noted localities, upon surrender of the current licence issued to Télécâble Côte-Nord Inc.;

b)to change the authorized service area of Sault-au-Mouton and Saint-Paul-du-Nord by extending to the south of Baie-des-Bacon, along highway 138, and towards Pointe à Emile south-west of Pointe-au-Boisvert for a total of 35 potential households;

c) to change the authorized service area of Sault-au-Mouton and Saint-Paul-du-Nord by deleting an area to the east of Rivière-Eperlan to an area west of Pointe-au-Boisvert as well as an area east of Pointe-au-Boisvert to an area south of Portneufsur-Mer since there are no potential households in these areas. The applicant proposes to link these areas by optical fibre.

Examination of application:

Municipal Corporation of Saint-Paul-du-Nord
201, highway 138
Saint-Paul-du-Nord, Quebec

24. TADOUSSAC, SACRÉ-COEUR, GRANDES-BERGERONNES AND LES ESCOUMINS, Québec

Applications (941485500, 941483000, 941481400, 941482200) by TÉLÉ-CÂBLE CHARLEVOIX (1977) INC., 88 - 11th Avenue, P.O. Box 500, La Pocatière, Quebec, G0R 1Z0:

a) for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the four (cable) distribution undertakings serving the above-noted localities, upon surrender of the current licences issued to Télécâble Côte-Nord Inc.;

b) to delete the local head ends at Sacré-Coeur, Grandes-Bergeronnes and Les Escoumins and to link these undertakings by optical fibre to the head end of the Tadoussac undertaking;

c) to add a head end at Sacré-Coeur to receive the signal of CKRS-TV (SRC) Jonquière;

d) to add a distant head end at Rivière-du-Loup to link up with the Trans-Québec network via the head ends of Pie IX/Rosemont, Villa Maria and Mont St-Grégoire;

e) for authority to distribute, on the basic service, the following programming services, received via microwave:

CFCF-TV (CTV) Montréal, Quebec
CFTU-TV (IND) Montréal, Quebec
WCFE-TV (PBS) Plattsburgh, New York
WPTZ (NBC) Plattsburgh, New York
WVNY (ABC) Burlington, Vermont
WCAX-TV (CBS) Burlington, Vermont

f) to be relieved from the requirement that it distribute the local priority signal CJBR-TV (SRC) Rimouski, on the basic band pursuant to subsection 22(1) of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986. The applicant proposes to distribute, on the basic band, the programming of the regional signal CKRT-TV (SRC) Rivière-duLoup. However, the applicant proposes to distribute the signal of CJBR-TV (SRC) Rimouski on channel 19, on the basic service;

g) to be relieved from the requirement that it distribute the regional priority signal CFER-TV (TVA) Rimouski, on the basic band, pursuant to subsection 22(1) of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986. The applicant proposes to distribute, on the basic band, the programming of the regional signal CIMT-TV (TVA) Rivière-du-Loup. However, the applicant proposes to distribute the signal of CFER-TV (TVA) Rimouski on channel 14, on the basic service;

h) to be relieved from the requirement that it distribute the regional priority signal CIVV-TV (SRTQ) Chicoutimi, pursuant to subsection 22(1)(b) of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986. The applicant proposes to distribute, on the basic band, via satellite, the programming of CIVM-TV (SRTQ) Rivière-du-Loup.

i) to be relieved from the requirement that it distribute at least four local television programming services delivered to its local head end by a network operator licensed to extend television and radio services to remote and underserved communities, at least one of which must be a Canadian programming service, pursuant to Section 23 of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986.

Examination of applications:

Municipal Corporation of Tadoussac
162 des Jésuites Street
Tadoussac, Quebec

Sacré-Coeur Municipality
88 Principale Street North
Sacré-Coeur, Quebec

Grandes-Bergeronnes Municipality
424 de la Mer
Grandes-Bergeronnes, Quebec

Municipal Corporation of Les Escoumins
2 Sirois Street
Les Escoumins, Quebec

25. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia

Application (950224600) by RONALD B. BULGER, 35 Shrewsbury Road, Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, B2V 1R6, for a broadcasting licence to carry on an English-language FM (radio) programming undertaking at Halifax, operating on the frequency of 93.9 MHz (channel 230) with an effective radiated power of 30 watts, to broadcast non-commercial programs during the "March for Jesus" on 27 May 1995.

The Commission will only proceed with this application at the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry, Science and Technology, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that it is technically acceptable.

Examination of application:

Citadel Hill
Halifax, Nova Scotia

26. SYDNEY, Nova Scotia

Applications (950171900, 950170100) by CELTIC BROADCASTING LIMITED:

a) for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (radio) programming undertaking CHER Sydney, upon surrender of the current licence issued to Radio Cape Breton Limited under the same terms and conditions as the current licence; and

b) for a broadcasting licence to carry on an English-language FM (radio) programming undertaking at Sydney, operating on a frequency of 102.3 MHz (channel 272 C) with an effective radiated power of 61,000 watts, upon surrender of the licence to be issued to CHER Sydney, if the Commission approves application (950171900) by Celtic Broadcasting Limited to acquire the assets of CHER Sydney.

The Commission notes that an approval of the authority sought in (a), noted above, would result in the applicant owning two AM radio stations of the same language in the same market, whereas an approval of the proposal described in (b) would give the applicant two FM radio stations of the same language in the same market. Either scenario is contrary to the Commission's policy on the ownership of broadcasting undertakings, and the applicant will be expected to convince the Commission that, in this case, an exception to the policy is justified.

The Commission will only proceed with this application at the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry, Science and Technology, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that it is technically acceptable.

Examination of applications:

Celtic Broadcasting Limited
318 Charlotte Street
Sydney, Nova Scotia
B1P 6K2

27. WELLINGTON, ABRAMS VILLAGE AND URBAINVILLE, Prince Edward Island

Applications (942042300, 942043100, 942044900) by K-RIGHT COMMUNICATIONS LTD., 440 Foundry Street, P.O. Box 158, Oxford, Nova Scotia, B0M 1P0:

a) for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (cable) distribution undertaking serving the above-mentioned localities, upon surrender of the current licence issued to La Coopérative des Communications Communautaire Limitée, under the same terms and conditions as the current licence;

b) authorizing the licensee to delete the local head end at Wellington (Part III) and interconnect to the Summerside, Prince Edward Island (Class 2) system: and

c) to change the authorized service area by including the communities of St. Chrysostome, Cape Egmont and St. Timothy.

Examination of applications:

Evangeline Regional Services Centre
Wellington, Prince Edward Island

SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS

INTERVENERS REQUIRING SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM THE COMMISSION AT LEAST TWENTY (20) DAYS BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS BE MADE.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Intervention

- submit your original written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission (CRTC, Ottawa, K1A 0N2);

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION AND PLACED ON THE PUBLIC FILE,

- your intervention should clearly identify the application and indicate whether you support or oppose the application, or if you propose changes to it, with facts and grounds therefor. In the event that the application is brought to the oral phase of the hearing it would be helpful to the Commission if you provide reasons why your written comments are not sufficient and an appearance is necessary;

- a true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and a proof of such sending must accompany the original sent to the Commission;

- the intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant ON OR BEFORE the deadline date indicated below. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays;

- one may also communicate with the Commission
- by Telecopier: (819) 994-0218

Your intervention will be considered by the Commission, and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to you, provided the procedure set out above has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions or if you have asked to appear at the Public Hearing.

DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION:
25 April 1995

Copy of any intervention filed to application(s) by the CBC must be sent to:
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
c/o the Director of Corporate Affairs
1500 Bronson Avenue
P.O. Box 8478
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 3J5
TELECOPIER: (613) 738-6861

EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS
DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS

Documents are available:
° at the local address provided in this notice; and
° at the following Commission offices:

Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room 201
Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tels: (819) 997-2429 - TDD 994-0423
Telecopier 994-0218;

Bank of Commerce Building
Suite 1007
1809 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8
Tels: (902) 426-7997 - TDD 426-6997
Telecopier 426-2721;

Place Montréal Trust
1800 McGill College Avenue
Suite 1920
Montréal, Quebec H3A 3J6
Tels: (514) 283-6607 - TDD 283-8316
Telecopier 283-3689;

Standard Life Centre
121 King Street West
Suite 820
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3T9
Tel: (416) 954-6273 - TDD 954-8420
Telecopier 954-6343;

Kensington Building
Suite 1810
275 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tels: (204) 983-6306 - TDD 983-8274
Telecopier 983-6317;

Suite 1380
800 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2G7
Téls: (604) 666-2111 - TDD 666-0778
Telecopier 666-8322

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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General