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TVA Group Inc. (formerly Télé-Métropole inc.)
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Trois-Rivières, Quebec - 199713615
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Licence renewal for CHEM-TV
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1. Following a Public Hearing in Québec beginning on 27 January 1998, the Commission renews the broadcasting licence for CHEM-TV (TVA) Trois-Rivières 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 increase the amount of local news programming that it broadcasts, from 2 hours and 59 minutes per week to an average of 3 hours and 10 minutes per week, calculated on an annual basis.
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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). The Commission notes CHEM-TV's proposal in this regard.
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4. In its licence renewal application, the licensee indicated that financial circumstances had prevented it from purchasing the technology necessary to close caption its local programming but that it planned to computerize its newsroom and acquire the capability to provide such captions before the end of the current licence term. The Commission expects the licensee to take the steps necessary to ensure that it is able to provide captioning (open or closed) or signing for its local news headlines and requires the licensee to submit a report, by no later than 31 December 1998, outlining its progress towards meeting this expectation. Further in this regard, the Commission notes the licensee's commitment to close caption 11% of its local programming over the next seven years and encourages the licensee to exceed this yearly commitment.
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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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. Under the 1996 EEA, the Commission no longer has the authority over employment equity for any undertaking that is subject to the 1996 EEA.
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9. The Commission acknowledges the interventions submitted in support of 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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