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Ottawa, 16 March 1999
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Public Notice CRTC 1999-45
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Telephone City Broadcast Limited
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The Commission has received the following application:
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1. ACROSS CANADA
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Application (199902325) by TELETOON CANADA INC., P.O. Box 787, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2T3, to amend its broadcasting licence to carry a national English- and French-language specialty programming undertaking, by suspending the following conditions of licence, as long as the licensee remains a member in good standing of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC), which requires adherence to the codes noted below.
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Conditions of licence:
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9. The licensee shall 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.
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11. The licensee shall 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 approved by the Commission.
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Examination of applications:
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Teletoon Canada Inc.
BCE Place 181 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario |
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2. ACROSS CANADA
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Application (199902706) by BELL SATELLITE SERVICES INC., doing business under the name of Bell ExpressVu, to amend the broadcasting licence to carry on a national direct-to-home satellite distribution undertaking by adding a condition of licence allowing the licensee to distribute, on a discretionary basis, the programming service of WNYO-TV (IND/Warner Brothers) Buffalo, New York.
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Examination of application:
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Bell ExpressVu
105 Hôtel de Ville Street 5th Floor Hull, Quebec J8X 4H7 |
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3. ACROSS CANADA
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Application (199901393) by BELL SATELLITE SERVICES INC., doing business under the name of Bell ExpressVu, to amend the broadcasting licence to carry on a national direct-to-home satellite distribution undertaking by being relieved of the requirements contained in condition of licence no. 7. That condition relates to its contributions of a minimum of 5% of the gross annual revenues, earned by its DTH satellite distribution undertaking, to an existing, independently-administered, Canadian program production fund.
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With the deletion of the condition of licence, the undertaking's obligations with respect of its minimum contribution would be governed by section 44 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations which came into effect on 1 January 1998. This section requires licensees to give 80% of their total required contribution to the Canadian Production Fund, with the remainder going to one or more independent production funds.
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Examination of application:
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Bell ExpressVu
105 Hôtel de Ville Street 5th Floor Hull, Quebec J8X 4H7 |
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4. NEWMARKET, Ontario
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Application (199805967) by 1093641 ONTARIO LIMITED to amend the broadcasting licence of the (radio) programming undertaking CKDX-FM Newmarket by increasing the effective radiated power from 500 to 11,300 watts.
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The applicant states that this change will significantly improve the coverage of its primary licenced area, York region.
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Examination of application:
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1093641 Ontario Limited
465 Davis Drive Suite 402 Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 2P1 |
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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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21 April 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 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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Bank of Commerce Building
Suite 1007 1809 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8 Tels: (902) 426-7997 - TDD 426-6997 Telecopier: (902) 426-2721 |
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Place Montréal Trust
1800 McGill College Avenue Suite 1920 Montréal, Quebec H3A 3J6 Tels: (514) 283-6607 - TDD 283-8316 Telecopier: (514) 283-3689 |
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue Suite 1810 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3 Tels: (204) 983-6306 - TDD 983-8274 Telecopier: (204) 983-6317 |
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530 - 580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6 Tels: (604) 666-2111 - TDD 666-0778 Telecopier: (604) 666-8322 |
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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 and documentation centre 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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