ARCHIVED - Public Notice CRTC 1999-129
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Ottawa, 9 August 1999
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Public Notice CRTC 1999-129
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The Commission has received the following applications:
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ONTARIO REGION
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1. CORNWALL, Ontario
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Applications (199904587, 199906319) by TRI-CO BROADCASTING LTD. to amend the broadcasting licence of its radio stations CFLG-FM, CJSS-FM (CJSS-AM) Cornwall.
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In Public Notice CRTC 1998-132, the Commission announced that the minimum level of Canadian popular music on radio would increase from 30% to 35%, to be met both daily and weekly. The licensee is of the opinion that the new regulatory level places its stations at a competitive disadvantage to U.S. stations received in Cornwall. While the Commission's Border and Small Market Policy (Public Notice 1992-3) has established guidelines in assessing programming flexibility requests, the applicant views this criteria as "...reactive, after the fact."
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If approved, the amendments requested in these applications would require each station both daily and weekly, to ensure that at least 25% of all popular music broadcast be Canadian. The texts of the proposed conditions of licence are set out below.
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As an exception to the percentage of Canadian musical selections set out in subsection 2.2(8) of the Radio Regulations, 1986, it is a condition of licence that the licensee shall, in a broadcast week, devote 20% or more of its musical selections from content category 2 to Canadian selections broadcast in their entirety and,
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As an exception to the percentage of Canadian musical selections set out in subsection 2.2(9) of the Radio Regulations, 1986, it is a condition of licence that the licensee shall, between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., in any period beginning on Monday of a week and ending on Friday of the same week, devote 20% or more of its musical selections from content category 2 to Canadian selections broadcast in their entirety.
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Examination of application:
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Tri-Co Broadcasting Ltd.
237 Water Street Cornwall, Ontario K6H 5V1 |
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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: procedure@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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14 September 1999
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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: |
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Ground Floor 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 M4T 1M2 Telephone: (416) 952-9096 Telecopier: (416) 954-6343 |
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Other CRTC 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 and may also be viewed at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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Secretary General
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