ARCHIVED - Public Notice CRTC 2001-32
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Public Notice 2001-32 |
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| Ottawa, 28 February 2001 | |
An ethnic television programming undertaking to serve Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| 1. | The Commission hereby calls for applications from parties wishing to obtain a broadcasting licence to provide an over-the-air ethnic television service to Vancouver. |
| 2. | Persons interested in submitting such an application are required to file a letter of intent no later than 15 May 2001, followed by a formal application to the Commission to be filed by no later than 29 June 2001. They are also required to submit all necessary technical documentation to Industry Canada by the latter date. |
| 3. | Applicants will be required to provide evidence giving clear indication that there is a demand and a market for the specific service they propose. Without restricting the scope of the issues to be considered, the following should be addressed: |
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· The contribution that the proposed service will make to achieving the objectives established in the Broadcasting Act and, in the context of the Commission's Ethnic Broadcasting Policy (Public Notice CRTC 1999-117), how the service will reflect and meet the needs of the multicultural, multilingual and multiracial population of the Greater Vancouver area. |
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· The number of ethnic groups the proposed station would serve and the number of languages in which it would provide programming. |
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· The means by which the applicant will promote the development of Canadian talent, including local and regional talent. |
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· An analysis of the market and potential advertising revenues, taking into account the results of any survey undertaken supporting the estimates. |
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· Evidence as to the availability of financial resources consistent with the requirements established in the financial projections of the applicant's business plan. For the convenience of applicants, the Commission has available upon request a document entitled Documentation Required by the Commission to Support the Availability of an Applicant's Proposed Financing. |
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| 4. | The Commission also reminds applicants that they must comply with the eligibility requirements set out in P.C. 1997-486 dated 8 April 1997 Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of Non-Canadians)as amended by P.C. 1998-1268 dated 15 July 1998; and in P.C. 1997-629 dated 22 April 1997 Order Amending the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility to Hold Broadcasting Licences). |
| 5. | The Commission will announce at a later date the public process where applications will be considered and where they may be examined by the public. |
| 6. | Notice of each application will also be published in newspapers of general circulation within the area to be served. |
| 7. | The public will be given the opportunity to comment on any application by submitting written interventions to the Secretary General of the Commission. |
| Letters of intent and applications filed in response to this call should be forwarded to one of the following Commission offices: | |
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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 |
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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 |
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405 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East 2nd Floor, Suite B2300 Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5 Tel: (514) 283-6607 - TDD: 283-8316 Fax: (514) 283-3689 |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East Suite 624 Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2 Tel: (416) 952-9096 Fax: (416) 954-6343 |
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Kensington Building 275 Portage Avenue Suite 1810 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3 Tel: (204) 983-6306 - TDD: 983-8274 Fax: (204) 983-6317 |
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Cornwall Professional Building 2125 - 11th Avenue Room 103 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3 Tel: (306) 780-3422 Fax: (306) 780-3319 |
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10405 Jasper Avenue Suite 520 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4 Tel: (780) 495-3224 Fax: (780) 495-3214 |
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530-580 Hornby Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6 Tel: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778 Fax: (604) 666-8322 |
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| Secretary General | |
| This document is available in alternate format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca |
Date Modified: 2001-02-28
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