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Ottawa, 23 December 1998
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Decision CRTC 98-531
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Radio Atlantic (1997) Ltd.
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Bathurst, New Brunswick - 199705308
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Licence renewal for CKBC
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1. The Commission renews the broadcasting licence for CKBC Bathurst held by Radio Atlantic (1997) Ltd. (formerly 502260 N.B. Inc.) from 1 January 1999 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. An intervention related to this renewal application was submitted by Radio de la Baie ltée (Radio de la Baie), licensee of CKLE-FM Caraquet, a French-language community station serving Caraquet. In its intervention, Radio de la Baie expressed opposition to the continued carriage of French-language programming and advertising on CKBC, based on potential financial harm to CKLE-FM.
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3. The Commission has considered the views of the intervener and of the licensee. It notes that CKBC has historically served the very bilingual Bathurst market with some French-language programming. The Commission reminds the licensee that, despite the service that it offers and plans to continue to broadcast to the area, its primary responsibility is to serve the English-speaking audience of Bathurst.
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4. 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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5. By condition of licence, the licensee must:
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· 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 approved 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; and
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· make payments to third parties involved in Canadian talent development at the level identified for it in the CAB's 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.
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Secretary General
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This decision is to be appended to the licence.
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