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Ottawa, 3 November 1998
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Decision CRTC 98-491
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CHUM Limited
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Vancouver, British Columbia - 199806337 - 199806345
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Licence amendment for CFUN and CHQM-FM - Addition of digital radio broadcasting transmitters
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1. The Commission approves the applications to amend the licences for the radio programming undertakings CFUN and CHQM-FM Vancouver, by authorizing CHUM Limited (CHUM) to add digital radio broadcasting transmitters at Mount Seymour and Burnaby, as follows:
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Call Sign/ Proposed DRB/Projet de RN Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP)/
Indicatif d'appel Channel 2/Canal 2 Puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente (PIRE) (Frequency/Fréquence) (watts) Mount Seymour Burnaby |
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CFUN 1458.048 MHz 5,046 2,774
CHQM-FM 1458.048 MHz 5,046 2,774 |
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2. In A Policy to Govern the Introduction of Digital Radio (the Policy) (Public Notice CRTC 1995-184), the Commission stated that all current AM and FM radio licensees who wish to use digital radio facilities will be required to obtain a Transitional Digital Radio Undertaking licence (TDRU).
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3. In accordance with this Policy, CHUM filed applications for licences to carry on TDRUs at Vancouver. The licensee indicated that it wished to launch digital broadcasting at the convention of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB), scheduled to begin on 1 November 1998 in Vancouver. Since the process for consideration of these TDRU applications will require a public hearing and cannot be completed in time, CHUM also filed these licence amendment applications. Pending completion of this process, the licensee committed to simulcast, in its entirety, the programming of each of CFUN and CHQM-FM.
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4. In light of the foregoing, and given the particular circumstances of this request, the Commission is satisfied that a departure from its policy is in the public interest. Should, however, the Commission approve the TDRU licence applications at the conclusion of the process required to consider these applications, the authorities granted herein will become null and void. Otherwise, they shall remain valid until 31 August 1999, the expiry date of the current licences.
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5. Mr. Robert Riedlinger filed an intervention opposing this application on the grounds that the addition of radio transmitters would increase the radiofrequency electromagnetic field in the area and thus increase the health hazard. The Commission notes that the radiofrequency electromagnetic field standard is under the jurisdiction of Industry Canada. Industry Canada has certified that this application is in compliance with Health Canada's Safety Code 6, which limits the exposure to radiofrequency fields, and is technically acceptable.
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Secretary General
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This decision is to be appended to each licence.
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