ARCHIVED -  Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 1998-7

 Notice of Public Hearing

 Ottawa, 2 October 1998

 Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 1998-7

 ISSUE NO. 1

 The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 7 December 1998, at 9:00 a.m., at the Guy-Favreau Complex, 200 René-Lévesque Boulevard West, Montréal, Quebec, to consider the applications which are listed in the body of this notice.

 The Public Hearing process for the competitive applications will consist of four phases. During Phase I, representatives for each item on the agenda will make a presentation of their application(s). Representatives for each item published herein will be permitted a maximum of 20 minutes for presentation at the public hearing. Each presentation will be followed by a question period from Members of the Commission Panel.

 In Phase II, the representatives for each item will be permitted a maximum of 10 minutes to present their oral interventions to all other applications.

 Phase III will consist of the oral presentations by appearing interveners who will each be permitted a maximum of 10 minutes.

 In Phase IV, representatives for each item will be permitted a maximum of 10 minutes to reply in the reverse order of appearance to all interventions made to their application.

1.  TVA GROUP INC. AND THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY TO BE INCORPORATED (199713011) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "TÉLÉ-CLASSIQUE"

 Application by the TVA GROUP INC. and the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, on behalf of a company to be incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming devoted exclusively to reruns of works which have marked the history of French-language television in Canada and elsewhere in the world.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.55 per subscriber where the service is distributed on the basic service.

 Examination of application:

 TVA Group Inc.
 1600 de Maisonneuve Boulevard East
 Montréal, Quebec
 H2L 4P2

 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 1400 René-Lévesque Boulevard
 Montréal, Quebec
 H2L 4M2

2.  TVA GROUP INC., RADIO NORD INC., THOMSON CANADA LIMITED, PUBLICATIONS INTERCONTINENTAL INC., FINTEL INC. AND SOBELA IV INC., PARTNERS IN LE CANAL DES AFFAIRES, S.E.N.C., A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP (199712774) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "LE CANAL DES AFFAIRES"

 Application by TVA GROUP INC., RADIO NORD INC., THOMSON CANADA LIMITED, PUBLICATIONS INTERCONTI-NENTAL INC., FINTEL INC. and SOBELA IV INC., partners in Le Canal des Affaires, S.E.N.C., a general partnership, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming on the economy, the business culture and personal finances.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.30 per subscriber where the service is distributed on the basic service.

 Examination of application:

 TVA Group Inc.
 1600 De Maisonneuve Boulevard East
 Montréal, Quebec
 H2L 4P2

3.  CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION AND BELL SATELLITE SERVICES INC., ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY TO BE INCORPORATED (199713342) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "LE RÉSEAU DE L'ÉCONOMIE (RDE)"

 Application by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION and BELL SATELLITE SERVICES INC., on behalf of a company to be incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming devoted to the activities of the Canadian economy and to the consumer.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.50 per subscriber where the service is distributed on the basic service.

 Examination of application:

 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 250 Lanark Avenue
 Ottawa, Ontario
 K1Z 6R5

 95 University Avenue
 St. John's, Newfoundland

 162 Premier Parkway
 Corner Brook, Newfoundland

 98 Sullivan Avenue
 Gander, Newfoundland

 2 Harris Avenue
 Grand Falls, Newfoundland

 430 University Avenue
 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

 171 Hamilton River Road
 Happy Valley/Goose Bay, Newfoundland

 Carol Parkway
 Labrador City, Newfoundland

 5600 Sackville Street
 Halifax, Nova Scotia

 285 Alexandra Street
 Sydney, Nova Scotia

 1160 Regent Street
 Fredericton, New Brunswick

 250 Archibald Street
 Moncton, New Brunswick

 560 Main Street
 Saint John, New Brunswick

 2475 Laurier Boulevard
 Sainte-Foy, Quebec

 155 Saint-Sacrement Street
 Matane, Quebec

 500 des Saguenéens Street
 Chicoutimi, Quebec

 273 St-Jean-Baptiste Street West
 Rimouski, Quebec

 350 Smith Street
 Suite 30
 Sept-Îles, Quebec

 1400 René-Lévesque Boulevard East
 Montréal, Quebec

 Reception 7C, 7th Floor
 250 Front Street
 Toronto, Ontario

 9th Floor, Security Building
 267 Pelissier Street
 Windsor, Ontario

 213 Mills Street East
 Thunder Bay, Ontario

 15 MacKenzie Street
 Sudbury, Ontario

 451 Portage Avenue
 Winnipeg, Manitoba

 607 Langevin Street
 Saint-Boniface, Manitoba

 7 Selkirk Avenue
 Thompson, Manitoba

 2440 Broad Street
 Regina, Saskatchewan

 CN Tower, 5th Floor
 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

 7909, 51st Avenue
 Edmonton, Alberta

 1724 Westmount Boulevard Northwest
 Calgary, Alberta

 700 Hamilton Street
 Vancouver, British Columbia

 222, 3rd Avenue
 Prince Rupert, British Columbia

 243 Lawrence Avenue
 Kelowna, British Columbia

 1268, 5th Avenue West
 Prince George, British Columbia

 Office of the Canadian Broadcasting
  Corporation
 Iqaluit, Northwest Territories

 Mackenzie Street
 Inuvik, Northwest Territories

 Office of the Canadian Broadcasting
  Corporation
 Kivalliq, Northwest Territories

 5002 Forrest Parkway
 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

 3101, 3rd Avenue
 Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

4.  CÂBLO DISTRIBUTION G. INC. (199713384) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "TÉLÉVISION RÉGIONALE"

 Application by CÂBLO DISTRIBUTION G. INC. on behalf of a company to be incorporated, P.O. Box 1720, Gaspé, Quebec, G0C 1R0, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language regional programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via fibre optic to broadcasting distribution undertakings of the Gaspé Peninsula. The service would provide programming devoted to information, current affairs, sports, cultural activities, business culture, to services offered to the population and to events relevant to the Gaspé Peninsula region.

 The applicant is seeking a dual status basis carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.30 per subscriber on the basic service, increasing by 3% each year.

 Examination of application:

 Câblo Distribution G. inc.
 494 montée Wakeham
 Gaspé, Quebec

 Télévision communautaire 3
 213 du Moulin Street
 Saint-Godefroi, Quebec

 Télé-Sourire inc.
 1085, 70 Principale Street
 Petite-Vallée, Quebec

5.  ALLIANCE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND PREMIER CHOIX NETWORKS INC., ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY TO BE INCORPORATED (199713128) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "CANAL FICTION"

 Application by ALLIANCE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION and PREMIER CHOIX NETWORKS INC., on behalf of a company to be incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming devoted to dramas.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.45 per subscriber where the service is distributed on the basic service.

 Examination of application:

 Premier Choix Networks inc.
 2100, Ste-Catherine Street West
 Suite 800
 Montréal, Quebec
 H3H 2T3

 Alliance Communications Corporation
 121 Bloor Street East
 Suite 200
 Toronto, Ontario
 M4W 3M5

6.  RADIOMUTUEL INC. (199713095) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "CANAL Z, AUX LIMITES DU SAVOIR"

 Application by RADIOMUTUEL INC. for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programs on science and technology, the Earth and its secrets, the conquest of space, the paranormal and science fiction, social facts (lifestyles) and informatics.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.50 per subscriber where the service is distributed on the basic service.

 Examination of application:

 Radiomutuel inc.
 1717 René-Lévesque Boulevard East
 Suite 405
 Montréal, Quebec
 H2L 4E8

7.  CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, BELL SATELLITE SERVICES INC. AND LA SEPT ARTE, ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY TO BE INCORPORATED (199713350) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "LE RÉSEAU DES ARTS (RDA)"

 Application by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, BELL SATELLITE SERVICES INC. and LA SEPT ARTE, on behalf of a company to be incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming devoted to culture, the arts, the artists who take up the challenge of supporting the artistic activity in Canada.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.70 per subscriber where the service is distributed on the basic service..The applicant indicates however, that the service would be free of charge in the English-language markets.

 Examination of application:

 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 250 Lanark Avenue
 Ottawa, Ontario
 K1Z 6R5

 95 University Avenue
 St. John's, Newfoundland

 162 Premier Parkway
 Corner Brook, Newfoundland

 98 Sullivan Avenue
 Gander, Newfoundland

 2 Harris Avenue
 Grand Falls, Newfoundland

 171 Hamilton River Road
 Happy Valley/Goose Bay, Newfoundland

 Carol Parkway
 Labrador City, Newfoundland

 430 University Avenue
 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

 5600 Sackville Street
 Halifax, Nova Scotia

 285 Alexandra Street
 Sydney, Nova Scotia

 1160 Regent Street
 Fredericton, New Brunswick

 250 Archibald Street
 Moncton, New Brunswick

 560 Main Street
 Saint John, New Brunswick

 2475 Laurier Boulevard
 Sainte-Foy, Quebec

 155 Saint-Sacrement Street
 Matane, Quebec

 500 des Saguenéens Street
 Chicoutimi, Quebec

 273 St-Jean-Baptiste Street West
 Rimouski, Quebec

 350 Smith Street
 Suite 30
 Sept-Îles, Quebec

 1400 René-Lévesque Boulevard East
 Montréal, Quebec

 Reception 7C, 7th Floor
 250 Front Street
 Toronto, Ontario

 9th Floor, Security Building
 267 Pelissier Street
 Windsor, Ontario

 213 Mills Street East
 Thunder Bay, Ontario

 15 MacKenzie Street
 Sudbury, Ontario

 451 Portage Avenue
 Winnipeg, Manitoba

 607 Langevin Street
 Saint-Boniface, Manitoba

 7 Selkirk Avenue
 Thompson, Manitoba

 2440 Broad Street
 Regina, Saskatchewan

 CN Tower, 5th Floor
 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

 7909, 51st Avenue
 Edmonton, Alberta

 1724 Westmount Boulevard Northwest
 Calgary, Alberta

 700 Hamilton Street
 Vancouver, British Columbia

 222, 3rd Avenue
 Prince Rupert, British Columbia

 243 Lawrence Avenue
 Kelowna, British Columbia

 1268, 5th Avenue West
 Prince George, British Columbia

 Office of the Canadian Broadcasting
  Corporation
 Iqaluit, Northwest Territories

 Mackenzie Street
 Inuvik, Northwest Territories

 Office of the Canadian Broadcasting
  Corporation
 Kivalliq, Northwest Territories

 5002 Forrest Parkway
 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

 3101, 3rd Avenue
 Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

8.  PREMIER CHOIX NETWORKS INC. (199713144) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "CANAL JUSTICE"

 Application by PREMIER CHOIX NETWORKS INC. for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programs devoted to judicial and legal matters.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.45 per subscriber where the service is distributed on the basic service.

 Examination of application:

 Premier Choix Networks inc.
 2100 Ste-Catherine Street West
 Suite 800
 Montréal, Quebec
 H3H 2T3

9.  3399273 CANADA INC. (CFCF-TV, RADIO NORD INC., BCE INC.) (199713152) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "RÉSEAU VISION"

 Application by 3399273 CANADA INC., 1 Place Ville-Marie, Suite 1523, Montréal, Quebec, H3B 2B5, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming which is inspired or arises from a person's responsibility, including related moral or ethical issues.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.35 per subscriber where the service is distributed on an extended basic tier.

 Examination of application:

 1501 McGill College Avenue
 Suite 2050
 Montréal, Quebec

10.  PREMIER CHOIX NETWORKS INC. (199713110) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "CANAL 7-77"

 Application by PREMIER CHOIX NETWORKS INC. for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide entertainment programs for all family members.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.66 per subscriber where the service is distributed on the basic service.

 Examination of application:

 Premier Choix Networks Inc.
 2100 Ste-Catherine Street West
 Suite 800
 Montréal, Quebec
 H3H 2T3

11.  TVA GROUP INC., LES PRODUCTIONS AVANTI CINÉ VIDÉO INC. AND THE SOCIÉTÉ NOUVELLE DE PRODUCTION DE SHERBROOKE INC., ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY TO BE INCORPORATED (199713045) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "TÉLÉ HA! HA!"

 Application by TVA GROUP INC., LES PRODUCTIONS AVANTI CINÉ VIDÉO INC. and the SOCIÉTÉ NOUVELLE DE PRODUCTION DE SHERBROOKE INC., on behalf of a company to be incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide comedy and variety programs.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.55 per subscriber where the service is distributed on the basic service.

 Examination of application:

 TVA Group Inc.
 1600 De Maisonneuve Boulevard East
 Suite A-736
 Montréal, Quebec
 H2L 4P2

 Les Productions Avanti Ciné Vidéo inc.
 225 Roy Street
 Suite 201
 Montréal, Quebec

 Société Nouvelle de Production de
  Sherbrooke inc.
 138 Brooks Street
 Suite 7
 Sherbrooke, Quebec

12.  ALLIANCE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND PREMIER CHOIX NETWORKS INC., ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY TO BE INCORPORATED (199713136) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "CANAL HISTOIRE"

 Application by ALLIANCE COMMUNI-CATIONS CORPORATION and PREMIER CHOIX NETWORKS INC. on behalf of a company to be incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming devoted to past and contemporary history.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.80 per suscriber wher the service is distributed on the basic service.

 Examination of application:

 Premier Choix Network Inc.
 2100 Ste-Catherine Street West
 Suite 800
 Montréal, Quebec
 H3H 2T3

 Alliance Communications Corporation
 121 Bloor Street East
 Suite 200
 Toronto, Ontario
 M4W 3M5

13.  CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, BELL SATELLITE SERVICES INC. AND THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD, A LEGAL ENTITY TO BE DETERMINED AND INCORPORATED (199713368) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "LE RÉSEAU DE L'HISTOIRE (RDH)"

 Application by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, BELL SATELLITE SERVICES INC. and the NATIONAL FILM BOARD, a legal entity to be determined and incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming devoted to the history of Canada and the world.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.50 per subscriber where the service is distributed on the basic service.

 Examination of application:

 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 250 Lanark Avenue
 Ottawa, Ontario
 K1Z 6R5

 95 University Avenue
 St. John's, Newfoundland

 162 Premier Parkway
 Corner Brook, Newfoundland

 98 Sullivan Avenue
 Gander, Newfoundland

 2 Harris Avenue
 Grand Falls, Newfoundland

 171 Hamilton River Road
 Happy Valley/Goose Bay, Newfoundland

 Carol Parkway
 Labrador City, Newfoundland

 430 University Avenue
 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

 5600 Sackville Street
 Halifax, Nova Scotia

 285 Alexandra Street
 Sydney, Nova Scotia

 1160 Regent Street
 Fredericton, New Brunswick

 250 Archibald Street
 Moncton, New Brunswick

 560 Main Street
 Saint John, New Brunswick

 2475 Laurier Boulevard
 Sainte-Foy, Quebec

 155 Saint-Sacrement Street
 Matane, Quebec

 500 des Saguenéens Street
 Chicoutimi, Quebec

 273 St-Jean-Baptiste Street West
 Rimouski, Quebec

 350 Smith Street
 Suite 30
 Sept-Îles, Quebec

 1400 René-Lévesque Boulevard East
 Montréal, Quebec

 Reception 7C, 7th Floor
 250 Front Street
 Toronto, Ontario

 9th Floor, Security Building
 267 Pelissier Street
 Windsor, Ontario

 213 Mills Street East
 Thunder Bay, Ontario

 15 MacKenzie Street
 Sudbury, Ontario

 451 Portage Avenue
 Winnipeg, Manitoba

 607 Langevin Street
 Saint-Boniface, Manitoba

 7 Selkirk Avenue
 Thompson, Manitoba

 2440 Broad Street
 Regina, Saskatchewan

 CN Tower, 5th Floor
 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

 7909, 51st Avenue
 Edmonton, Alberta

 1724 Westmount Boulevard Northwest
 Calgary, Alberta

 700 Hamilton Street
 Vancouver, British Columbia

 222, 3rd Avenue
 Prince Rupert, British Columbia

 243 Lawrence Avenue
 Kelowna, British Columbia

 1268, 5th Avenue West
 Prince George, British Columbia

 Office of the Canadian Broadcasting
  Corporation
 Iqaluit, Northwest Territories

 Mackenzie Street
 Inuvik, Northwest Territories

 Office of the Canadian Broadcasting
  Corporation
 Kivalliq, Northwest Territories

 5002 Forrest Parkway
 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

 3101, 3rd Avenue
 Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

14.  TVA GROUP INC., SERDY DIRECT INC., CINAR FILMS INC. AND TELEMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INC., ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY TO BE INCORPORATED (199713029) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "SAVOIR-FAIRE"

 Application by the TVA GROUP INC., SERDY DIRECT INC., CINAR FILMS INC. and TELEMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INC., on behalf of a company to be incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming that will offer useful tips, general knowledge and personal enrichment on various day-to-day activities.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.45 per subscriber where the service is distributed on the basic service.

 Examination of application:

 TVA Group Inc.
 1600 de Maisonneuve Boulevard East
 Montréal, Quebec
 H2L 4P2

15.  RADIOMUTUEL INC., LE GROUPE DE RADIODIFFUSION ASTRAL INC. AND 3116883 CANADA INC., ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY TO BE INCORPORATED (199713079) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "LE CANAL TÉLÉ-PASSEPORT"

 Application by RADIOMUTUEL INC., LE GROUPE DE RADIODIFFUSION ASTRAL INC. and 3116883 CANADA INC., on behalf of a company to be incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming devoted to travel, recreation and cultural activities.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.45 per subscriber on the high penetration discretionary tier.

 Examination of application:

 Radiomutuel inc.
 Suite 405
 1717 René-Lévesque Boulevard East
 Montréal, Quebec
 H2L 4E8

16.  3403688 CANADA INC. (199713160) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "LE CANAL ÉVASION"

 Application by 3403688 CANADA INC., 1000 de la Gauchetière Street West, Suite 3700, Montréal, Quebec, H3B 4Y7, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming devoted to tourism and adventure.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.49 per subscriber on the high penetration discretionary tier.

 Examination of application:

 Suite 2050
 1501 McGill College Avenue
 Montréal, Quebec

17.  RADIOMUTUEL INC. AND HGTV CANADA INC., ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY TO BE INCORPORATED (199713053) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "LE CANAL CHEZ-MOI"

 Application by RADIOMUTUEL INC. and HGTV CANADA INC., on behalf of a company to be incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming devoted to decorating, remodeling, gardening and cooking.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.40 per subscriber, on a high penetration discretionary tier.

 Examination of application:

 Radiomutuel inc.
 1717 René-Lévesque Boulevard East
 Suite 405
 Montréal, Quebec
 H2L 4E8

18.  PREMIER CHOIX NETWORKS INC. (199713103) - SERVICE TO BE CALLED "LA CHAÎNE GOURMANDE"

 Application by PREMIER CHOIX NETWORKS INC. for a broadcasting licence to carry on a French-language national programming undertaking (television specialty service) to be distributed via satellite to broadcasting distribution undertakings. The service would provide programming devoted to culinary delights and gastronomy.

 The applicant is seeking a modified dual status carriage and is proposing a monthly wholesale rate of $0.45 per subscriber where the service is distributed on the basic service.

 Examination of application:

 Premier Choix Networks Inc.
 2100 Ste-Catherine Street West
 Suite 800
 Montréal, Quebec
 H3H 2T3

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19.  QUEBEC CITY, Quebec

 Application (199716346) by RADIO BASSE-VILLE to amend the broadcasting licence of the type B (radio) community programming undertaking CKIA-FM Quebec City, as follows:

-  by changing the frequency from 96.1 MHz (channel 241LP) to 94.3 MHz (channel 232A); and

-  by increasing the effective radiated power from 6,8 to 350 watts.

 It should be noted that this application is technically mutually exclusive with the application filed by the Réseau Radio Campus Laval, which is also scheduled at this hearing.

 Examination of application:

 Radio Basse-Ville
 Studios of CKIA-FM
 600 Côte d'Abraham
 Quebec City, Quebec
 G1R 1A1

20.  SAINTE-FOY, Quebec

 Application (199716875) by RÉSEAU RADIO CAMPUS LAVAL to amend the broadcasting licence of the campus community (radio) programming undertaking CHYZ-FM Sainte-Foy, as follows:

-  by increasing the effective radiated power from 50 to 239 watts;

-  by relocating the antenna site about 575 metres west of its current site; and

-  by changing the class of channel 232 from LP to A.

 It should be noted that CHYZ-FM presently operates on the 94.3 MHz frequency. Radio Basse-Ville is also interested in this frequency.

 Examination of application:

 Réseau Radio Campus Laval
 Studios of CHYZ-FM
 236 Pavillon Maurice-Pollack
 Cité Universitaire
 Sainte-Foy, Quebec
 G1K 7P4

21.  VERDUN, Quebec

 Application (199708007) by MÉTROMÉDIA CMR MONTRÉAL INC. to renew the broadcasting licence of the (radio) programming undertaking CKVL Verdun expiring on 31 August 1999.

 It should be noted that in Decision CRTC 98-393 dated 28 August 1998, the Commission renewed this licence from 31 August 1998 to 31 August 1999, for administrative reasons. In the decision, the Commission mentioned that the administrative renewal of the licence, did not in any manner dispose of the licence renewal application, nor any relevant matters before the Commission in connection with this application and, consequently, it is scheduling this application at the 7 December 1998 Public Hearing.

 The Commission provides notice to the licensee that it wishes to discuss at the hearing the interventions received and the complaints contained in the public record pertaining to CKVL. The Commission will also wish to discuss the appropriateness of imposing, as a condition of licence, that the licensee abide by its Policy regarding open-line programming (Public Notice CRTC 1988-213), as well as any other suitable conditions.

 It should be noted that only the interventions already received, accepted and filed on the public file will be considered by the Commission in its study of this application.

 Finally, the Commission notes the apparent failure of the licensee to comply subsection 2.2(5) of the Radio Regulations, 1986 concerning the broadcast of the French-language vocal music.

 Examination of application:

 Métromédia CMR Montréal inc.
 211 Gordon Avenue
 Verdun, Quebec
 H4G 2R2

 ONTARIO REGION

22.  NORTH BAY, Ontario

 Application (199806113) by TELEMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1411 Peel Street, Suite 310, Montréal, Quebec, H3A 1S5, for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (radio) programming undertaking CHUR-FM North Bay, upon surrender of the current licence issued to Pelmorex Radio Inc.

 It is noted that Telemedia Communications Inc. currently operates two commerical radio stations (CKAT and CKFX-FM) in the North Bay market.

 Examination of application:

 Radio Station CHUR-FM
 215 Oak Street East
 North Bay, Ontario

23.  OTTAWA, Ontario

 Application (199807187) by RAWLCO (OTTAWA) LIMITED for a broadcasting licence to carry on an English-language radio network operation for the purpose of broadcasting the National Hockey League games of the Ottawa Senators.

 It is noted that each broadcast will also include a pre-game and post-game show, each one hour in duration.

 Examination of application:

 Rawlco (Ottawa) Limited
 1575 Carling Avenue
 Ottawa, Ontario
 K1Z 7M3

24.  PEMBROKE, Ontario

 Application (199806121) by TELEMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1411 Peel Street, Suite 310, Montréal, Quebec, H3A 1S5, for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (radio) programming undertaking CHVR-FM Pembroke, upon surrender of the current licence issued to Pelmorex Radio Inc.

 Examination of application:

 Radio Station CHVR-FM
 595 Pembroke Street East
 Pembroke, Ontario

25.  PENETANGUISHENE, Ontario

 Applications (199807088, 199805339) by LA CLÉ D'LA BAIE EN HURONIE - ASSOCIATION CULTURELLE FRANCOPHONE:

a)  for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (radio) programming undertaking CFRH-FM Penetanguishene, upon surrender of the current licence issued to Radio-Huronie FM Communautaire Inc., under the same terms and conditions as the current licence; and

b)  to amend the broadcasting licence of the Type A community (radio) programming undertaking CFRH-FM Penetanguishene, by changing the frequency from 101.9 MHz to 88.1 MHz and by increasing the effective radiated power from 20 to 4,493 watts.

 The applicant has indicated that should the Commission approve the above-noted technical changes, the existing low power transmitters CFRH-FM-1 Midland, CFRH-FM-2 Perkinsfield and CFRH-FM-3 Lafontaine, Ontario, would no longer be required.

 The Commission will only proceed with application (199805339) at the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that it is technically acceptable.

 Examination of applications:

 La Clé d'la Baie en Huronie - Association
  culturelle francophone
 63 Main Street
 Penetanguishene, Ontario
 L9M 1S8

26.  SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario

 Application (199806139) by TELEMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1411 Peel Street, Suite 310, Montréal, Quebec, H3A 1S5, for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (radio) programming undertaking CJQM-FM Sault Ste. Marie, upon surrender of the current licence issued to Pelmorex Radio Inc.

 It is noted that Telemedia Communications Inc. currently operates two commercial radio stations (CIRS and CHAS-FM) in the Sault Ste. Marie market.

 Examination of application:

 Radio Station CJQM-FM
 642 Great Northern Road
 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

27.  SUDBURY, Ontario

 Application (199806147) by TELEMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1411 Peel Street, Suite 310, Montréal, Quebec, H3A 1S5, for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (radio) programming undertaking CJMX-FM Sudbury, upon surrender of the current licence issued to Pelmorex Radio Inc.

 It is noted that Telemedia Communications Inc. currently operates two commercial radio stations (CIGM and CJRQ-FM) in the Sudbury market.

 Examination of application:

 Radio Station CJMX-FM
 295 Victoria Street
 Sudbury, Ontario

28.  TOBERMORY AND SOUTH BAYMOUTH, Ontario

 Applications (199804852, 199805082) by VAMPLEW ELECTRONICS LIMITED, Owen Sound, Ontario, N4K 5P5, for broadcasting licences to carry on two non commercial, low power FM (radio) programming undertakings operating simultaneously on a frequency of 89.9 MHz (channel 210VLP) with an effective radiated power of 80 milliWatts.

 The applicant proposes to provide local ferry service information only and to operate annually between April and November.

 Examination of applications:

 Ontario Northland Ferry Terminal Offices
 Tobermory and South Baymouth, Ontario

 WESTERN CANADA AND TERRITORIES

29.  BIG RIVER FIRST NATION RESERVE, Saskatchewan

 Application (199805298) by RICK SAWA, on behalf of a non-profit society to be incorporated, P.O. Box 519, Debden, Saskatchewan, S0J 0S0, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a (radiocommunication) distribution undertaking at Big River First Nation Reserve, to distribute in non-encrypted mode, using low power VHF television transmitters, the following programming services received via satellite:

 PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION

 Television Services

  Source Channel/ Power (watts)

 The Sports Network (TSN) 40 63.7
 The Discovery Channel 46 63.7

 Radio Service

  Source Channel/ Power (watts)

 CJLR-FM La Ronge, Saskatchewan 239 38
(95.7 MHz)

 The Commission will only proceed with this application at the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that it is technically acceptable.

 Examination of application:

 Big River First Nation Band Office
 Debden, Saskatchewan

30.  EDMONTON, Alberta

 Application (199805199) by NEWCAP INC., 745 Windmill Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B3B 1C2, for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (radio) programming undertaking CIRK-FM Edmonton, upon surrender of the current licence issued to Radio One Edmonton Corporation.

 Examination of application:

 Radio Station CIRK-FM
 10250 - 108th Street
 Edmonton, Alberta

 SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS

 PERSONS REQUIRING COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SUCH AS ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES AND SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM THE COMMISSION AT LEAST TWENTY (20) DAYS BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

 Intervention

 PLEASE NOTE THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME THE COMMISSION CANNOT ACCEPT INTERVENTIONS SENT BY ELECTRONIC MAIL

 IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR INTERVENTION CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION AND PLACED ON THE PUBLIC FILE,

(  submit your original written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission (CRTC, Ottawa, K1A 0N2). A true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the original intervention sent to the Commission;

(  the intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant ON OR BEFORE the deadline date indicated below. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays;

(  one may also communicate with the Commission:
-  by telecopier: (819) 994-0218

(  your intervention must clearly identify the application. It must also include clear indication of whether you support or oppose the application, or, if you propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds therefor. In the event that the subject application is brought to the oral phase of the hearing, and should you wish to appear, your intervention must include a request to do so, preferably in the first paragraph of your letter, together with reasons as to why your written submission is not sufficient and why your appearance is necessary. The Commission will inform interveners whether their requests to appear are granted. All written interventions are considered by the Commission when it makes its decisions.

 To ensure the effective use of public hearing time, and consistent with the Commission's practice in similar proceedings, it may group the appearance of various interveners to particular applications at the same time.

 DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION:

 12 November 1998

 Copy of any intervention filed to application(s) by the CBC must be sent to:
 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 c/o Director, Regulatory Affairs
 250 Lanark Avenue
 Ottawa, Ontario
 K1Z 6R5
 Telecopier: (613) 724-5668

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 ° at the local address provided in this
 notice; and
°  at the following Commission offices and documentation centre:

 Central Building
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 Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2
 Tels: (819) 997-2429 - TDD 994-0423
 Telecopier: (819) 994-0218

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 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8
 Tels: (902) 426-7997 - TDD 426-6997
 Telecopier: (902) 426-2721

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 1800 McGill College Avenue
 Suite 1920
 Montréal, Quebec H3A 3J6
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 Telecopier: (514) 283-3689

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 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
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 Telecopier: (204) 983-6317

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 Vancouver, British Columbia
 V6C 3B6
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 Telecopier: (604) 666-8322

 C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre
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 Suite 624
 Toronto, Ontario
 Telephone: (416) 954-6269

 CRTC regional offices not directly involved in this public hearing as well as the documentation centre will also make documents available upon request by interested parties (normal delay: 48 hours).

 This document is available in alternative format upon request.

 Laura M. Talbot-Allan
 Secretary General