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Decision CRTC 2001-482

Ottawa, 10 August 2001

Global Communications Limited and Global Television Network Inc., Partners of Montreal Ethnic Television, G.P., a general partnership
Montréal, Quebec 2001-0521-4

24 July 2001 Public Hearing
National Capital Region

Transfer of assets - Intracorporate reorganization

1.

The Commission approves the application by Global Communications Limited and Global Television Network Inc., partners of Montreal Ethnic Television, G.P., a general partnership, for authority to acquire the assets of the ethnic television programming undertaking CJNT-TV Montréal, and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of this undertaking.

2.

CJNT-TV is currently licensed to 3649091 Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications Corp. The two partners in the general partnership are likewise subsidiaries of CanWest Global. The transaction thus constitutes an intracorporate reorganization having no impact on the ultimate ownership or management of the undertaking.

3.

The Commission will issue a licence to the partners in the general partnership upon surrender of the current licence. The new licence will expire 31 August 2007, and will be subject to the terms, conditions, commitments and expectations contained in the appendix to this decision. These are the same as those set out in the appendix to Decision CRTC 2000-744 dated 29 November 2000, in which the Commission approved an application to transfer the assets of CJNT-TV, then held by a trustee in bankruptcy, to the current licensee, the numbered company.

Secretary General

This decision is to be appended to the licence. It is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca

 

 

Appendix to Decision CRTC 2001-482

  Terms, conditions, commitments and expectation pertaining to the licence to be issued to Global Communications Limited and Global Television Network Inc., partners of Montreal Ethnic Television, G.P., a general partnership, for the ethnic television programming undertaking CJNT-TV Montréal
  Terms
 

Upon surrender of the current licence, the Commission will issue a licence to Global Communications Limited and Global Television Network Inc., partners of Montreal Ethnic Television, G.P., a general partnership, expiring 31 August 2007. The licence will be subject to the conditions specified in this appendix and in the licence to be issued.

 

This licensee is subject to the Employment Equity Act that came into effect on 24 October 1996 and therefore files reports concerning employment equity with Human Resources Development Canada.

 

Conditions of licence

  1. CJNT-TV shall devote to the broadcasting of ethnic programs:
 

a) not less than 50% of the total number of hours broadcast monthly between 6 p.m. and midnight; and

 

b) not less than 75% of the total number of hours broadcast annually between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

  2. CJNT-TV shall devote to the broadcasting of Canadian programs:
 

a) not less than 50% of the total number of hours broadcast annually between 6 a.m. and midnight; and

 

b) not less than 40% of the total number of hours broadcast annually between 6 p.m. and midnight.

  3. CJNT-TV shall devote to the broadcasting of non-ethnic programs:
 

a) not more than 40% of the total number of hours broadcast annually between 6 a.m. and midnight; and

 

b) not more than 50% of the total number of hours broadcast annually between 6 p.m. and midnight.

  4. In periods where the licensee chooses to broadcast non-ethnic programming:
 

a) no less than 35% and no more than 60% of the total number of hours dedicated annually to non-ethnic programming shall be devoted to English-language non-ethnic programming;

 

b) no less than 35% and no more than 60% of the total number of hours dedicated annually to non-ethnic programming shall be devoted to French-language non-ethnic programming.

  5. CJNT-TV shall broadcast ethnic programs directed toward not less than 18 distinct ethnic groups monthly, and toward not less than 25 distinct ethnic groups annually.
  6. CJNT-TV shall broadcast ethnic programs in not less than 15 different languages monthly, and not less than 25 different languages annually.
  7. The licensee shall adhere to CJNT-TV's Code of programming standards and practices, as filed with the application approved by the Commission in Decision CRTC 2000-744, as amended from time to time and accepted by the Commission.
  8. In addition to the 12 minutes of advertising material permitted by section 11(1) of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987, the licensee may broadcast more than 12 minutes of advertising material in any clock hour in a broadcast day, in order to broadcast infomercials as defined in Public Notice CRTC 1994-139 and in accordance with the criteria contained in that public notice, as amended.
  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.
  10. 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.
  11. The licensee shall adhere to the provisions of the CAB's Broadcast code for advertising to children, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission.
 

Commitments

 

The licensee will not broadcast any French-language programming between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

 

The licensee will devote at least 25% of its film schedule to Canadian films.

 

The licensee will broadcast 13 hours 30 minutes of original local ethnic programming each week.

 

The licensee will close-caption 90% of its U.S. non-ethnic programming.

 

Expectation

 

The Commission expects the licensee to increase the level of local ethnic programming broadcast on CJNT-TV as the station's financial position improves over the licence term.

Date Modified: 2001-08-10

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