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Jonquière and Saint-Fulgence, Quebec - 199713772
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Licence renewal for CKRS-TV and its transmitter
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1. Following a Public Hearing in Québec beginning on 27 January 1998, the Commission renews the broadcasting licence for CKRS-TV (SRC) Jonquière and its transmitter CKRS-TV-1 Saint-Fulgence from 1 September 1998 to 31 August 2005, 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 Commission expects the licensee to honour its commitment to broadcast, on an annual basis, a minimum weekly average of 2 hours and 52 minutes of local news programming and to ensure that these newscasts are different from those of CFRS-TV (TQS) Jonquière.
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3. The Commission expects the licensee to reflect, in its local programming, the cultural, economic, political and social reality of the region, taking into account the requirements set out in the Policy for Local Television Programming (Public Notice CRTC 1991-22).
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4. The Commission has taken note of the licensee's commitment to provide captioning (open or closed) or signing for its local news headlines as of the 1997-98 broadcast year. The Commission requires the licensee to submit a report, by no later than 31 December 1998, outlining its progress towards meeting this expectation. The Commission encourages the licensee to make yearly progress in the area of captioning.
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5. In addition to the 12 minutes of advertising material permitted by subsection 11(1) of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987, the licensee may, by condition of licence, broadcast infomercials as defined in Public Notice CRTC 1994-139 and in accordance with the criteria contained in that public notice, as amended.
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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 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.
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7. It is also a condition of licence that the licensee 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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8. It is a condition of licence that the licensee 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 Canadian Broadcast Standards Council.
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9. 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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10. The Commission acknowledges the intervention submitted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation with regard to 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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