ARCHIVED - Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2001-6
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Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2001-6 |
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Ottawa, 18 May 2001 |
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The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 24 July 2001 at 9:00 a.m., at the Commission Headquarters, 1 Promenade du Portage, Hull, Quebec, to consider the following: |
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1. 2997895 Manitoba Ltd. |
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2. Stuart Media Group Inc. |
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3. CHAU-TV Communications Ltée |
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4. Global Communications Limited and |
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5. Denis Benoit (OBCI) |
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6. Bluewater Community Radio (OBCI) |
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7. Central Island Broadcasting Ltd. |
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Across Canada |
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Application by 2997895 MANITOBA LTD. for a licence to carry on a Category 2 national English-language specialty television service to be known as Sports Vault TV. |
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The applicant proposes to offer programming focused exclusively on professional athletes, teams and organisations; and to provide opportunities for viewers to buy related sports merchandise and collectibles. |
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Programming will include biographies, dramas and sports talk programs focusing on athletes and the business of sports. Surrounding this programming will be Sports Vault's core show focusing on sports merchandise and collectibles. |
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The applicant suggests that no more than 25% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast week shall be drawn from programming category 7 and no more than 15% would consist of categories 7c and 7d. |
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Sports Vault TV will not air live professional or amateur sports events other than those it creates and produces. The applicant also states that it intends to create or produce no more than 10 original hours per week. |
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Applicant's address: |
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2997895 Manitoba Ltd. |
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Examination of application: |
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Across Canada |
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Application by STUART MEDIA GROUP INC., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a licence to carry on a Category 2 national English-language specialty television service, to be known as The Gaming Channel. |
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The applicant proposes to offer viewers programming including live event interactive programming about gaming or involving gaming. |
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The service will offer programming including news, sports and drama about gaming that will be knowledge based and entertaining with a focus on gaming to include providing unique insights into daily events of the gaming world and its participants. |
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The applicant suggests that no more than 40% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast week shall be drawn from programming category 7, excluding 7(d). |
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The applicant proposes not to broadcast live horse racing. |
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Applicant's address: |
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Examination of application: |
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Carleton, Sainte-Marguerite-Marie, Port-Daniel (partie est), Chandler, Percé, Gaspé, Rivière-au-Renard, Cloridorme, L'Anse-à-Valleau, Quebec; Saint-Quentin, Kedgwick et Tracadie, New Brunswick |
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Application by CHAU-TV COMMUNICATIONS LTÉE (formerly known as 3760464 Canada Inc.) to acquire the assets of the television station CHAU-TV Carleton, including its transmitters. |
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The applicant is also requesting a licence to continue the operation of the undertaking, upon surrender of the current licence issued to 591992 B.C. Ltd. |
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Applicant's address: |
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CHAU-TV Communications Ltée |
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Examination of application: |
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Montréal, Quebec |
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Application by GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED and GLOBAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC. (Global), partners of MONTREAL ETHNIC TELEVISION, G.P., a general partnership, to acquire the assets of the television station CJNT-TV Montréal. |
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This application represents a reorganization that does not alter the control or management of the undertaking concerned. It remains under the control of Global. |
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The applicant is also requesting a licence to continue the operation of the undertaking, upon surrender, and under the same terms and conditions as the current licence, issued to 3649091 Canada Ltd. |
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Applicant's address: |
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Montreal Ethnic Television, G.P. |
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Examination of application: |
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At the applicant's address |
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Shawinigan, Quebec |
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Application by DENIS BENOIT, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a licence to carry on a French-language FM community-based campus radio station in Shawinigan. |
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The new station would operate on frequency 91.9 MHz (channel 220LP) with an effective radiated power of 1 watt. |
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Applicant's address: |
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Séminaire Ste-Marie |
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Examination of application: |
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At the applicant's address, and |
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Shawinigan Public Library |
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Hanover, Ontario |
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Application by BLUEWATER COMMUNITY RADIO, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a licence to carry on an English-language developmental community FM radio station in Hanover. |
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The new station would operate on frequency 91.3 MHz (channel 217LP) with an effective radiated power of 5 watts. |
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Applicant's address: |
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Bluewater Community Radio |
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Examination of application: |
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Parksville, British Columbia |
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Application by CENTRAL ISLAND BROADCASTING LTD. to convert the radio station CKCI Parksville from the AM band to the FM band. |
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The new station would operate on frequency 88.5 MHz (channel 203A) with an effective radiated power of 960 watts. |
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The applicant is requesting authorization to simulcast the programming of CKCI on the new FM station for a period of three months from the date of implementation. |
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The Commission will only proceed with this application at the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that it is technically acceptable. |
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This application requires the issuance of a new licence. |
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Applicant's address: |
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Central Island Broadcasting Ltd. |
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Examination of application: |
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SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS |
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PERSONS REQUIRING COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SUCH AS ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES AND SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM THE COMMISSION AT LEAST TWENTY (20) DAYS BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE. |
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION |
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DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION |
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The intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant ON OR BEFORE the above-mentioned date. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays. |
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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 below has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions. |
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Submit your written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission in ONLY ONE of the following formats: |
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BY MAIL AT |
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A true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission. |
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Where the intervention is filed by electronic means, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of the document, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission. |
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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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Each paragraph of the document should be numbered. |
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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 for your proposal. |
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In the event that the application is brought to the oral phase of the hearing, and if you wish to appear, you must provide reasons why your written comments are not sufficient and why an appearance is necessary. |
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In exceptional circumstances, the Commission may allow an intervenor to present its intervention by teleconference. At the time of filing its intervention, the intervenor must clearly indicate why the Commission should grant such a request. |
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Persons requiring communications support such as assistive listening devices and sign language interpretation are requested to inform the commission at least twenty (20) days before the commencement of the public hearing so that the necessary arrangements can be made. |
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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 Commission offices and documentation centres directly involved with these applications or, upon request, within 48 hours, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres. |
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Central Building |
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Bank of Commerce Building |
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405 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 624 |
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Kensington Building |
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Cornwall Professional Building |
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10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520 |
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530-580 Hornby Street |
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This document is available in alternative format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca |
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Secretary General |
Date Modified: 2001-05-18
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