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Decision

Ottawa, 28 August 1998

Decision CRTC 98-390

Power Broadcasting Inc.

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec - 199703450

Licence renewal for CFZZ-FM

1. Following Public Notice CRTC 1998-51 dated 19 May 1998, the Commission renews the broadcasting licence for the radio programming undertaking CFZZ-FM Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu from 1 September 1998 to 31 August 2002, 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 four-year term will enable the Commission to assess at an early date the licensee's compliance with section 2.2(3) of the Radio Regulations, 1986 (the regulations).

3. Section 2.2(3) of the regulations requires that 10% or more of the musical selections from content Category 3 broadcast by an FM station each broadcast week be Canadian. Over the current term of its licence, the licensee did not meet this regulatory requirement. The licensee explained that this was due to a misinterpretation on its part of the requirements of section 2.2(3) and assured the Commission of its future compliance.

4. It is a condition of licence that this station not be operated within the Specialty format as defined in Public Notice CRTC 1995-60, or as amended from time to time by the Commission.

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, concurrently with 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.

6. In Public Notice CRTC 1996-114 entitled Implementation of the New Approach to Canadian Talent Development, the Commission indicated that it would impose, as a condition of licence, any specific commitments made by licensees to direct money for Canadian talent development specifically to MusicAction. Accordingly, it is a condition of licence that the licensee make an annual payment to MusicAction of $400.

7. The Commission acknowledges the intervention submitted by l'Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo (ADISQ) and the licensee's reply to the intervention in this regard.

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.

This decision is to be appended to the licence.

Laura M. Talbot-Allan
Secretary General

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