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Across Canada
Application No. 2001-0545-4
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Application submitted by LES CHAÎNES TÉLÉ ASTRAL INC. AND ALLIANCE ATLANTIS COMMUNICATIONS INC. to amend the commitment for the French-language specialty service known as Séries + (formerly Canal Fiction) to spend $900,000 each year to fund original French-language feature-length fiction movies intended for television (movies for television, category 7c).
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The licensee is requesting approval to allocate this amount also to other types of original French-language drama programs belonging to category 7c (Specials, mini-series) and to original French-language feature-length fiction movies for theatrical release (category 7d).
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Implementation of this more broadly applied commitment by Séries + would require amendments to its conditions of licence 1(c) and 1(d), concerning the nature of the service. The licensee therefore proposes to change two of its conditions of licence relating to the nature of its service which read as follows:
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Current conditions of licence
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1(c) Except for programs in categories 7c (Specials, mini-series or made-for-TV feature films) and 7d (Feature films, theatrical releases), the Canadian programs broadcast on Canal Fiction must have been copyrighted at least 10 years before the date of broadcast. The program logs must make it possible to identify the dates.
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1(d) The Canadian programs in category 7d broadcast on Canal Fiction must have been copyrighted at least 7 years before the date of broadcast. The program logs must make it possible to identify the dates.
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Séries + proposes to replace these conditions of licence with the following:
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Proposed conditions of licence
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1(c) Except for programs in categories 7a (Ongoing dramatic series), 7c (Specials, mini-series, made-for-TV feature films) and 7d (Theatrical feature films), the Canadian programs broadcast on Séries + must have been copyrighted at least 10 years before the date of broadcast. The program logs must make it possible to identify the dates.
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1(d) The Canadian programs in category 7d broadcast on Séries + must have been copyrighted at least 7 years before the date of broadcast, unless Séries + has participated in their funding at the production stage. The program logs must make it possible to identify the dates.
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The licensee also makes three specific commitments that would apply if the Commission approves this application, as follows:
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· All category 7d Canadian French-language feature films for which Séries + has participated in the funding at the production stage will also benefit from a commitment that they will be broadcast by a French-language conventional Canadian broadcaster-private or public, general-interest or educational-with which Séries + will negotiate sharing of exhibition windows at the pre-purchase stage.
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· For its full licence term, Séries + commits to devote no more than 75% of the total cumulative amounts allocated in fulfilment of its initial commitment to any single one of the four types of licensed original dramatic programming-movies for television, mini-series, specials or feature films for theatrical release.
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· The original language of the Canadian dramatic series (category 7a) to be acquired by Séries + under the provisions of condition of licence 1(c) will be other than French, without exception.
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According to the licensee, the objective of this application is to provide more flexibility to Séries + in selecting the Canadian programs it broadcasts, in view of the changes that have taken place in the market over the past three years.
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Licensee's address:
Les Chaînes Télé Astral inc.
2100 Sainte-Catherine Street West
Suite 700
Montréal, Quebec
H3H 2T3
Telecopier: (514) 939-3151
Email: ndorval@chaines.astral.com
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address
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Across Canada
Application No. 2001-0541-2
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Application by ASTRAL RADIO GROUP INC. to amend the licence of the national specialty television service known as Canal Z.
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The licensee proposes to change the condition of licence relating to Canadian content which reads as follows:
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2. In each broadcast year, the licensee shall devote to the distribution of Canadian programs not less than 60% of the broadcast day and not less than 50% of the evening broadcast period.
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This condition of licence will be replaced by the following condition of licence:
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2 a) In the first and second broadcast year, the licensee shall devote to the distribution of Canadian programs not less than 60% of the broadcast day and not less than 50% of the evening broadcast period;
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2 b) In each subsequent broadcast year, the licensee shall devote to the distribution of Canadian programs not less than 50% of the broadcast day and not less than 40% of the evening broadcast period;
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2 c) In each broadcast year, effective in year three, the licensee shall distribute no less than 104 hours of original first-run Canadian original French-language programs.
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The licensee is of the opinion that approval of such an application would enable it to continue to allot average hourly budgets consistent with its original first-run Canadian programs without having to significantly increase the repeat factor for these programs.
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Licensee's address:
Astral Radio Group Inc.
2100 Sainte-Catherine Street West
Suite 700
Montréal, Quebec
H3H 2T3
Telecopier: (514) 939-3151
Email: ndorval@chaines.astral.com
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address
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Across Canada
Application Nos. 2001-0702-0, 2001-0703-8, 2001-0704-6 and 2001-0705-4
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Applications by CTV INC. to amend the licences of their Category 2 news specialty television services known as CTV NewsVu (Decision CRTC 2000-554), CTV Newsnet Alberta (Decision CRTC 2000-556), CTV Newsnet BC (Decision CRTC 2000-558) and CTV News Centre Nouvelles (Decision CRTC 2000-560).
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CTV's nature of service provisions for all 4 services presently reads as follows:
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The programming must be drawn exclusively from the following categories, as set out in Schedule I to the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990:
1, 2a, 3, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
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The applicant is requesting that each of the above-noted Category 2 news services add the following to their existing nature of service:
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The applicant is requesting the following amendments:
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- Addition of program categories:
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2b) Long-form documentaries
5b) Informal education/recreation and leisure
6a) Professional sports
6b) Amateur sports.
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- Addition also of the following new subsection c):
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The licensee shall not broadcast live coverage of sporting events.
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Applicant's address:
CTV Inc.
9 Channel Nine Court
Toronto, Ontario
M1S 4B5
Fax: (416) 332-4580
E-Mail: eduffymaclean@bellglobemedia.com
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Examination of applications:
At the applicant's address
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Across Canada
Application No. 2001-0568-6
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Application by PRIDEVISION INC. to amend the licence of the Category 1 national specialty television service known as PrideVision.
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In Decision 2000-456, the service was approved as a national Category 1 specialty television service dedicated to programming of specific interest to the gay and lesbian community.
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In this Decision, it was stated that the programming must be drawn exclusively from the following categories, as set out in Schedule I to the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990:
1, 2a, 2b, 3, 5b, 6b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 8b, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
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The applicant is requesting the following amendments:
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Addition of program categories:
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4 Religion
8a Music and dance
8c Music video programs
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Music video programming (8c) would be limited to 2 original hours (each repeated 4 times) per week.
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Licensee's address:
PrideVision Inc.
1605 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8S 1E8
Fax:
E-Mail: rmalcolmson@headlinemediagroup.com
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Examination of application
At the licensee's address
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Gaspé, Quebec
Application No. 2000-2336-7
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Application by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION relating to CBFX-FM-5.
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The licensee proposes to increase the effective radiated power from 2,160 to 4,110watts.
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The Commission notes that this change reflects the "as-built" parameters of CBFX-FM-5 Gaspé.
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This application requires an amendment to the licence of CBFX-FM Montreal, the mother station.
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Licensee's address:
250 Lanark Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z 6R5
Fax: (613) 724-5668
E-Mail: lanny-morry@cbc.ca
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Examination of application:
Post Office
Gaspé, Quebec
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Newmarket, Ontario
Application No. 2001-0402-6
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Application by WILLIAM EVANOV, on behalf of a company to be incorporated and to be known as CKDX-FM Radio Limited - Newmarket.
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The licensee proposes to be relieved from its current condition of licence restricting the broadcasting of hit material to a maximum of 49.9% during each broadcast week.
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The licensee proposes to offer a "Dancing oldies" format based upon dance music from the 70's, 80's and disco music. It notes that "the 50% hit factor restriction of music from the 70's severely dilutes the musical presentation of that era. For the format to succeed, CKDX must play the best possible music available".
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The licensee is also of the view that "the deletion of its hit condition of licence will not impact any other broadcaster".
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Licensee's address:
CKDX-FM Radio Limited - Newmarket
5302 Dundas Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M9B 1B2
Fax: (416) 233-8617
E-Mail: info@1035.com
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Application No. 2001-0297-1
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Application by GOLDEN WEST BROADCASTING LTD. to amend the licence of its FM radio station at Moose Jaw approved in Decision CRTC 99-473 dated 19 October 1999.
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The licensee proposes to move its transmitter approximately 35 kilometres northeast from its original site, to the CFRE-TV site near Disley, and to change the frequency from 93.7 MHz (channel 229C1) to 100.7 MHz (channel 264C).
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The licensee has indicated that this proposed change would result in a substancial cost saving.
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It is further noted that the proposed change would result in the city of Regina being completely encompassed by the applicant's 3mV/m contour.
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Licensee's address:
9 Centre Avenue
P.O. Box 950
Altona, Manitoba
R0G 0B0
Fax: (204) 324-8918
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Examination of application:
CHAB 800
1704 Main St. North
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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Calgary, Alberta
Application No. 2001-0645-2
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Application by Fairchild Radio (Calgary FM) Ltd. relating to CHKF-FM.
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The licensee is requesting permission to broadcast predominantly East Indian languages(Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and other East Indian languages) programming, using a Subsidiary Communications Multiplex Operations (SCMO) channel. Programming broadcast using an SCMO is not accessible with standard radio equipment, and requires the use of a special receiver.
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The licensee's proposal would require the addition of a condition of licence.
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Licensee's address:
Fairchild Radio Group Ltd.
A1-525 West Broadway
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5Z 4K5
Fax: (604) 708-1206
E-Mail: georgelee@fm961.com
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Examination of application:
Fairchild Radio (Calgary Office)
Unit 109, 2723-37 Ave., N.E.
Calgary, Alberta
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Pelly Crossing, Yukon Territory
Application No. 2001-0719-5
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Application by NORTHERN NATIVE BROADCASTING, YUKON to amend the licence of CHON-FM Whitehorse.
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The licensee proposes to add an FMtransmitter at Pelly Crossing to offer the programming of CHON-FM, to adequately serve the population of Pelly Crossing.
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The transmitter will operate on frequency 90.5 MHz (channel 213VLP) with an effective radiated power of 10 watts.
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Licensee's address:
Northern Native Broadcasting, Yukon
4230A - 4th Avenue
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
Y1A 1K1
Fax: (867) 668-6612
E-Mail: dgerard@nnby.net
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION
12 September 2001
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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 ELECTRONIC MAIL TO
procedure@crtc.gc.ca
OR
BY MAIL AT
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2
OR
BY FAX TO THE
Secretary General - (819) 994-0218
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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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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
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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This document is available in alternative format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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Secretary General
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Date Modified: 2001-08-08