ARCHIVED - Public Notice CRTC 1998-114
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Ottawa, 29 October 1998
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Public Notice CRTC 1998-114
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The Commission has received the following application:
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ONTARIO REGION
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1. SARNIA, Ontario
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Application (199805636) by BLACKBURN GROUP INCORPORATED (Blackburn), on behalf of Sarnia Broadcasters (1993) Ltd., licensee of radio programming undertaking CHOK Sarnia, for authority to change the effective control of Sarnia Broadcasters (1993) Ltd., through the transfer of all of the issued and outstanding shares held by Penway Radio Holdings Ltd. and Wayne W. Steele to Blackburn.
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If this transaction is authorized Blackburn would own all three commercial radio stations in the Sarnia area, two on the AM band and one on the FM dial. Blackburn Radio Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackburn, owns and operates CKTY which operates in a music-based country format and CFGX-FM which provides an adult contemporary, current hit music format. Moreover, it is noted that an application by Blackburn to replace CKTY with an English-language FM (radio) programming undertaking at Sarnia has been announced for a public hearing in Hull, Quebec on 12 November 1998.
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This application falls within the scope of the new common ownership policy established in Public Notice CRTC 1998-41, "Commercial Radio Policy 1998". In markets with less than eight commercial stations operating in a given language, a person may be permitted to own or control as many as three stations operating in that language, with a maximum of two stations in any one frequency band.
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Examination of application:
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Sarnia Broadcasters (1993) Ltd.
1415 London Road Sarnia, Ontario N7S 1P6 |
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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Intervention
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IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION AND PLACED ON THE PUBLIC FILE,
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- 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.
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Please note that you may also file your interventions by Electronic Mail
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- the intervention may be filed with the Commission by electronic mail at the following e-mail address: public.broadcasting@crtc.gc.ca and should indicate if a true copy has been sent to the applicant. Each paragraph of the document should be numbered. In addition, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of each document. However, your intervention and the proof of service to the applicant will also have to be filed in hard copy;
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- please note, that only the documents (applications and interventions) electronically filed will be available on the Commission's web site. You will be able to access these documents by indicating the public notice or the notice of public hearing number;
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- 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;
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- your intervention should clearly identify the application and indicate 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 application is brought to the oral phase of the hearing it would be helpful to the Commission if you provide reasons why your written comments are not sufficient and an appearance is necessary;
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Your intervention will be considered by the Commission, and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to you, provided the procedure set out above has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions.
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DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION:
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4 December 1998
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EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS
DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS |
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Documents are available:
° at the local address provided in this notice; and ° at the following Commission offices and documentation centre: |
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Room 201 Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2 Tels: (819) 997-2429 - TDD 994-0423 Telecopier: (819) 994-0218 |
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C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre
55 St. Clair Avenue East Suite 624 Toronto, Ontario Telephone: (416) 952-9096 |
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Other CRTC regional offices will also make documents available upon request by interested parties (normal delay: 48 hours).
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This document is available in alternative format upon request.
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Secretary General
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