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Public Notice CRTC 2000-93
Ottawa, 30 June 2000

Regulatory amendments to implement certain aspects of the revised policies for campus and community radio, and incorporate revised content categories for radio

 

Summary
The Commission has adopted amendments that will increase the level of Canadian content required of campus and community radio licensees for musical selections in categories 2 and 3; remove certain requirements currently imposed on such licensees regarding the scheduling of this Canadian content; remove similar requirements regarding their scheduling of French-language vocal musical selections; and incorporate by reference the revised content categories for radio set out in PN 2000-14.

1.

In Public Notice CRTC 2000-44 dated 21 March 2000, the Commission called for comments on proposed regulations to implement certain aspects of the revised policies for campus and community radio and incorporate revised content categories for radio.

2.

Four comments were filed in reply to this notice and the Commission wishes to thank these parties for their participation. In its submission, l’Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo (ADISQ) expressed concerns that the proposed sections 2.2(14) and (15) did not require that musical selections from content category 2 be played in their entirety for the purpose of Canadian content and French vocal music requirements. The Commission agrees with ADISQ and has determined that campus and community stations should be treated like all other licensees in that regard. The amended regulations reflect those changes.

3.

The Commission hereby announces that the Radio Regulations, 1986 are amended as proposed except for the changes noted above. The amended regulations, attached as an appendix to this public notice, were published in the Canada Gazette, part II, on 21 June 2000.

Secretary General


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JUS-601509
(SOR/DORS)

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE RADIO REGULATIONS, 1986

AMENDMENTS

1. The definitions "content category"1 and "content subcategory"1 in section 2 of the Radio Regulations, 19862 are replaced by the following:
" content category" means any category of broadcast matter that is described in the appendix to Public Notice CRTC 2000-14 dated January 28, 2000 and entitled Revised Content Categories and Subcategories for Radio, published in the Canada Gazette Part I on February 5, 2000. (catégorie de teneur)

" content subcategory" means any subcategory of broadcast matter that is described in the appendix to Public Notice CRTC 2000-14 dated January 28, 2000 and entitled Revised Content Categories and Subcategories for Radio, published in the Canada Gazette Part I on February 5, 2000. (sous-catégorie de teneur)

2. (1) Subsections 2.2(3) to (5)3 of the Regulations are replaced by the following:
(3) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee's condition of licence, an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a station other than a community station or campus station shall, in a broadcast week, devote 10% or more of its musical selections from content category 3 to Canadian selections and schedule them in a reasonable manner throughout each broadcast day.
(4) If 7% or more of the musical selections broadcast by a licensee during an ethnic programming period are Canadian selections and are scheduled in a reasonable manner throughout that period, subsections (3) and (7) to (9) shall apply only in respect of the musical selections that are broadcast during the part of the broadcast week that is not devoted to ethnic programs.
(5) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee's condition of licence, an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a campus station, commercial station or community station in the French language shall, in a broadcast week, devote 65% or more of its vocal musical selections from content category 2 to musical selections in the French language broadcast in their entirety.
(2) The portion of subsection 2.2(6)4 of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
(6) An A.M. or F.M. licensee may, in a broadcast week, reduce the percentage of its Canadian musical selections from content category 2 referred to in subsections (7) to (9) to
(3) Subsections 2.2(7)4 and (8)4 of the Regulations are replaced by the following:
(7) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee's condition of licence and subject to subsection (6), an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a station other than a commercial station, community station or campus station shall, in a broadcast week, devote 30% or more of its musical selections from content category 2 to Canadian selections and schedule them in a reasonable manner throughout each broadcast day.
(8) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee's condition of licence that refers expressly to this subsection and subject to subsection (6), an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a a commercial station, community station or campus station shall, in a broadcast week, devote 35% or more of its musical selections from content category 2 to Canadian selections broadcast in their entirety.
(4) Subsection 2.2(13)4 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
(13) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee's condition of licence, an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a station in the French language other than a commercial station, community station or campus station shall, in a broadcast week, devote 65% or more of its vocal musical selections from content category 2 to musical selections in the French language and schedule them in a reasonable manner throughout each broadcast day.
(14) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee's condition of licence, an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a community station or campus station in the French language shall, in a broadcast week, devote 65% or more of its vocal musical selections from content category 2 to musical selections in the French language.
(3) Subparagraph 9(3)(b)(iv)5 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
(iv) any content category 3 musical selection that is described in the appendix to Public Notice CRTC 2000-14 dated January 28, 2000 and entitled Revised Content Categories and Subcategories for Radio, published in the Canada Gazette Part I on February 5, 2000.

COMING INTO FORCE

4. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
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1 SOR/91-517
2 SOR/86-982
3 SOR/98-597, SOR/91-517
4 SOR/98-597
5 SOR/92-609

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