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	Public Notice CRTC 2000-138
	Ottawa, 29 September 2000
	The Commission has received the following applications:
ATLANTIC AND QUEBEC REGIONS / RÉGIONS DE L'ATLANTIQUE ET DU QUÉBEC
1.	PLACENTIA, Newfoundland
	Application (200005456) by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION to amend the broadcasting licence of the television programming undertaking CBNT St. John's, Newfoundland, by decreasing the effective radiated power of its transmitter CBNT-2 Placentia from 11,000 to 10,600 watts.
	The applicant states that the change in coverage is insignificant.
	Examination of application:
	Post Office Placentia, Newfoundland
2.	PORT-AU-PORT, Newfoundland
	Application (200003864) by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION to amend the broadcasting licence of the television programming undertaking CBFT Montréal, Quebec, by increasing the effective radiated power of its transmitter CBFNT Port-au-Port from 14,000 to 15,000 watts.
	The applicant states that this change will allow it to maintain an almost identical coverage for CBFNT following the relocation of its transmitter on the new transmitting tower.
	Examination of application:
	Post Office Port-au-Port, Newfoundland
3.	STEPHENVILLE, Newfoundland
	Application (200003856) by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION to amend the broadcasting licence of the television programming undertaking CBYT Corner Brook, Newfoundland, by increasing the effective radiated power of its transmitter CBYT-1 Stephenville from 11,600 to 12,010 watts.
	The applicant indicates that this change has become necessary due to a change in the transmitting antenna.
	The applicant also indicates that the proposed change is required to maintain the same coverage area for CBYT-1 Stephenville.
	Examination of application:
	Post Office 144 Main Street Stephenville, Newfoundland
4.	ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland
	Application (199913265) by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (CBC).
	The CBC proposes to add a low power television transmitter at St. John's. The purpose of this secondary transmitter is to provide a solution to the problem of poor English-language television reception in some areas of the St. John's downtown core.
	The transmitter will operate on channel 12 with a transmitter power of 50 watts. The addition of the transmitter will require an amendment to the licence for CBNT.
	Examination of application:
	CBC Reception 25 Henry Street St. John's, Newfoundland
5.	LIVERPOOL, Nova Scotia
	Application (200005464) by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION to amend the broadcasting licence of the television programming undertaking CBHT Halifax, Nova Scotia, by increasing the effective radiated power of its transmitter CBHT-1 Liverpool from 970 to 1,127 watts.
	Examination of application:
	Post Office Liverpool, Nova Scotia
6.	EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick
	Application (200005430) by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION to amend the broadcasting licence of the television programming undertaking CBAFT Moncton, New Brunswick, by increasing the effective radiated power of its transmitter CBAFT-2 Edmundston from 8,500 to 19,500 watts.
	The applicant is asking for an increase in power in order to improve its coverage to the west of the city in the communities of Clair, Lac Baker and St-François-de-Madawaska.
	Examination of application:
	Postal Outlet 1 - 25 Avenue Laporte Edmundston, New Brunswick
7.	LOURDES-DE-BLANC-SABLON, MIDDLE BAY AND RIVIÈRE SAINT-PAUL, Quebec
	Application (200018433) by RADIO BLANC-SABLON INC., Box 8, Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, G0G 1W0, to renew the broadcasting licence of the type A community radio programming undertaking CFBS-FM and its transmitters CFBS-FM-1 Middle Bay and CFBS-FM-2 Rivière Saint-Paul expiring 28 February 2001.
	Consistent with the approach described in Public Notice CRTC 2000-13 "Community Radio Policy", the conditions of licence proposed in the renewal application are to replace the licensee's programming obligations currently set out as conditions of licence in their Promise of Performance.
	The proposed conditions of licence are:
	It is a condition of licence that the licensee devote, during each broadcast week, a minimumof 20% of its musical selections to musical selections from content subcategories other than the Pop, rock and dance subcategory (content subcategory 21), as defined in Public Notice CRTC 2000-14, as amended from time to time.
	It is a condition of licence that the licensee devote, during each broadcast week, a minimum of 5% of its musical selections to musical selections from Special Interest Music (content category 3), as defined in Public Notice CRTC 2000-14, as amended from time to time.
	Examination of application:
	Radio Station CFBS 1193 Dr. Camille Marcoux Boulevard Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec
ONTARIO REGION / RÉGION DE L'ONTARIO
8.	ENGLEHART, Ontario
	Application (200012550) by 1353151 ONTARIO INC., P.O. Box 665, Englehart, Ontario, P0J 1HO, to amend the broadcasting licence of radio station CJBB-FM Englehart, by increasing the effective radiated power from 17 to 1,600 watts.
	The Commission notes this would result in a change of CJBB-FM's status from a low power service to a regular Class "A" FM station.
	The applicant states that this change will improve coverage in the area.
	Examination of application:
	50 - 3^rd Street Englehart, Ontario
WESTERN CANADA AND TERRITORIES REGION / RÉGION DE L'OUEST DU CANADA ET TERRITOIRES
9.	CANMORE, Alberta
	Application (200005331) by ROGERS BROADCASTING LIMITED (Rogers), 777 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 3B7, to amend the broadcasting licence of radio station CJMT-FM Canmore, by increasing the effective radiated power from 360 to 510 watts.
	Rogers also proposes to relocate its transmitter approximately 4 kilometers from its present site.
	Examination of application:
	Radio Station CJMT-FM 749 Railway Avenue Canmore, Alberta
10.	BRITISH COLUMBIA
	Application (200011544) by FAIRCHILD TELEVISION LTD. (Fairchild). Fairchild, which has a licence to operate a regional specialty television service known as Talentvision, seeks to amend that licence to allow Talentvision to become a national service. Talentvision currently operates only in British Columbia, providing Mandarin, Vietnamese and Cantonese language programming.
	Fairchild does not seek any other changes to Talentvision's licence, and has not proposed any changes to Talentvision's programming, other than to incorporate material from the Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese communities outside of British Columbia into its news and information programming.
	Fairchild also operates the national specialty television service primarily in the Cantonese language. Fairchild is part of the Fairchild Group, which has ownership interests in a number of radio stations, including the ethnic stations CJVB-AM (Vancouver), CHKG-FM (Vancouver), CHKF-FM (Calgary), CKER-FM (Edmonton) and CHKT-AM (Toronto).
	Examination of application: Fairchild Television Ltd. B8 - 525 West Broadway Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1K5
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION / PARTICIPATION DU PUBLIC
Intervention
	IN ORDER TO BE 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.
	Please note that you may also file your intervention by Electronic Mail
	- 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;
	- 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;
	- 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 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 a hearing it would be helpful to the Commission if you provide reasons why your written comments are not sufficient and an appearance is necessary;
	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.
	DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION: 3 November 2000
	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
	EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS
	Documents are available at the local address provided in this notice and at the Commission offices and documentation centres directly involved with these applications or, upon request, within 48 hours, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres.
	Central Building Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Room G-5 Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2 Tel: (819) 997-2429 – TDD: 994-0423 FAX: (819) 994-0218
	Bank of Commerce Building 1809 Barrington Street Suite 1007 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8 Tel: (902) 426-7997 – TDD: 426-6997 FAX: (902) 426-2721
	405 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East 2^nd Floor, Suite B2300 Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5 Tel: (514) 283-6607 – TDD: 283-8316 FAX: (514) 283-3689
	55 St. Clair Avenue East Suite 624 Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2 Tel: (416) 952-9096 FAX: (416) 954-6343
	Kensington Building 275 Portage Avenue Suite 1810 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3 Tel: (204) 983-6306 – TDD: 983-8274 FAX: (204) 983-6317
	Cornwall Professional Building 2125 – 11^th Avenue Room 103 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3 Tel: (306) 780-3422 FAX: (306) 780-3319
	Scotia Place Tower Two 10405, Jasper Avenue Suite 520 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4 Tel: (780) 495-3224 FAX: (780) 495-3214
	530-580 Hornby Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6 Tel: (604) 666-2111 – TDD: 666-0778 FAX: (604) 666-8322
	This document is available in alternative format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
	Secretary General

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