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Decision

Ottawa, 6 November 1997

Decision CRTC 97-631

Cariboo Central Interior Radio Inc.

Licence renewal for CKCQ and its transmitter

1.  Following Public Notice CRTC 1997-65 dated 26 May 1997 and Decision CRTC 97-485 dated 22 August 1997, the Commission renews the broadcasting licence for the radio programming undertaking CKCQ Quesnel and its transmitter CKWL Williams Lake, from 1 January 1998 to 31 August 2001, 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.  This term will enable the Commission to assess at an early date the licensee's compliance with the Radio Regulations, 1986 (the regulations).

3.  Subsections 8(5) and 8(6) of the regulations require each licensee to retain, for a period of at least four weeks from the date of broadcast, and furnish to the Commission upon request "a clear and intelligible tape recording or other exact copy of all matter broadcast".

4.  In this regard, the Commission requested the station's logger tapes of the programming broadcast, as well as a self-assessment report, for the week of 10 to 16 September 1995. Upon submission, the station advised that the logger tape for Sunday 10 September 1995 had been mistakenly erased, but provided the Commission with the music list for that day.

5.  In further correspondence with the Commission, the licensee indicated that measures had been put in place to ensure compliance with the regulations in the future.

6.  While the Commission notes the licensee's assurance that it has taken concrete measures to ensure that its logger tape equipment is being operated to ensure compliance with the regulations, the Commission reiterates the importance of ensuring that the regulations are adhered to at all times and will closely monitor the licensee's performance in this regard during the new licence term.

7.  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.

8.  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.

9.  The Commission notes that this licensee is subject to the Employment Equity Act that came into effect on 24 October 1996 (1996 EEA), and therefore files reports concerning employment equity with Human Resources Development Canada. As a result of a consequential amendment to the Broadcasting Act, the Commission no longer has the authority to apply its employment equity policy to any undertaking that is subject to the 1996 EEA.

10.  The Commission acknowledges the intervention received with respect to the renewal of this licence, and has noted the licensee's reply thereto.

This decision is to be appended to the licence.

Laura M. Talbot-Allan
Secretary General

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