ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 97-330
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Ottawa, 11 July 1997
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Decision CRTC 97-330
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Mega Communications Ltd.
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Dawson Creek and Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia - 951761600
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Licence renewal for CJDC and its transmitter
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1. Following Public Notice CRTC 1996-144 dated 4 November 1996 and Decision CRTC 96-800 dated 20 December 1996, the Commission renews the broadcasting licence for the radio programming undertaking CJDC Dawson Creek and its transmitter CJDC-1-FM Tumbler Ridge, from 1 September 1997 to 31 August 2003, 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.
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2. 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.
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3. The Commission approves the application to delete the terms of licence concerning the antenna site location, as set out in the licence.
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4. The Commission further approves the application to replace the terms of the licence concerning the contours and particulars contained in the approved application and the studio location, with the following condition:
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It is a condition of licence that the undertaking be operated on the basis of the contours and particulars contained in the approved application, except as otherwise authorized by the Commission in writing.
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5. The licensee is required, by condition of licence, to make payments to third parties involved in Canadian talent development at the level identified for it in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' (CAB) Distribution Guidelines For Canadian Talent Development, as set out in Public Notice CRTC 1995-196 or as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission, and to report the names of the third parties associated with Canadian talent development, together with the amounts paid to each, on its annual return. The payments required under this condition of licence are over and above any outstanding commitments to Canadian talent development offered as benefits in an application to acquire ownership or control of the undertaking.
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6. It is a condition of licence that the licensee adhere to the guidelines on gender portrayal set out in the CAB's 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.
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7. The Commission draws the licensee's attention to subsection 22(4) of the Act which provides that any broadcasting licence issued, amended or renewed in contravention of section 22 of the Act is of no force or effect.
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8. The Comission acknowledges the intervention submitted in support of this application.
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This decision is to be appended to the licence.
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Laura M. Talbot-Allan
Secretary General |
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This document is available in alternative format upon request.
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