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Decision

Ottawa, 15 August 1997

Decision CRTC 97-446

Radio Centre-Ville Saint-Louis inc.

Montréal, Quebec - 199613063

Licence renewal and amendment for CINQ-FM

1.  Following Public Notice CRTC 1997-38 dated 16 April 1997, the Commission renews the broadcasting licence for the radio programming undertaking CINQ-FM Montréal, from 1 September 1997 to 31 August 2004, 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.

2.  As part of its licence renewal application, the licensee requested an amendment to the special condition of licence which requires it to devote not less than 40% of Category 2 vocal music selections to French-language music selections in order to allow that a minimum of 65% of the category 2 vocal music selections broadcast during the broadcast week be in the French language, except for the periods of time devoted to ethnic programming.

3.  The Commission approves this request. The new condition of licence reads as follows:

 The station is required, by condition of licence, to devote a minimum of 65% of the category 2 vocal music selections broadcast during the broadcast week to French-language music selections, except for musical selections broadcast during the periods devoted to ethnic programming.

4.  It is a condition of licence that the licensee devote no more than 40% of its weekly broadcast time between 6 a.m. and midnight to any combination of Type A, B, C or D ethnic programming, as defined in the Schedule to the Radio Regulations, 1986. It is also a condition of licence that a minimum of 50% of ethnic programming broadcast be Type A and B ethnic programming. It is a condition of licence, that the licensee broadcast at least 7% Canadian musical content during Type A, B, C and D ethnic broadcast periods. It is a further condition of licence that the licensee provide ethnic programming aimed at a minimum of 5 cultural groups in at least 5 languages.

5.  It is a condition of licence that the licensee broadcast no more than 6 minutes of advertising in every hour of broadcast and that, on average, it broadcast no more than 4 minutes of advertising per hour of broadcast, up to a total of 504 minutes of advertising per week.

6.  Notwithstanding the above, the Commission authorizes the licensee to broadcast up to 8 minutes of advertising per hour during ethnic programs.

7.  The Commission notes the licensee's commitment, in its Promise of Performance, to maintain a minimum of 15% Category 3 music (Traditional and Special Interest) within its overall music programming.

8.  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. It considers that community radio stations should be particularly sensitive to this issue in order to reflect fully the communities they serve. It encourages the applicant to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources.

9.  The Commission acknowledges the interventions received in support of the renewal of this licence.

10.  The Commission ackowledges the opposing intervention submitted by the Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo (ADISQ) with respect to the renewal of this licence and is satisfied with the licensee's reply thereto.

This decision is to be appended to the licence.

Laura M. Talbot-Allan
Secretary General

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