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Public Notice CRTC 2001-92
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See also: 2001-92-1
Ottawa, 9 August 2001
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The Commission has received the following applications:
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Across Canada
Application No. 2001-0731-9
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Application by Stornoway Communications Limited Partnership to amend the national Category 1 specialty television service known as The Issues Channel.
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In Decision 2000-463, the service was approved as a national Category 1 specialty television service that would focus its programming exclusively on public affairs.
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In this Decision, it was stated that:
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- the programming must be drawn exclusively from categories 2a, 2b, 4, 5a, 5b, 7a, 7d, 11, 12 and 13, as set out in Schedule I to the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990.
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- no more than 8% of all programming broadcast during each broadcast week shall be devoted to material drawn from category 7.
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- no more than 1 feature film (category 7d) shall be broadcast during each broadcast week and shall be offered only within the context of an issue being explored by the service.
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The applicant is requesting the following amendments:
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Addition of program subcategories:
7b) On-going comedy series (sitcoms)
7c) Specials, mini-series, and made-for-TV feature films
7e) Animated television programs and films
7f) Programs of comedy sketches, improvisations
7g) Other drama
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Stornoway is also requesting to increase the amount of allowable programming from category 7 to 15% (from 8%) of all programming broadcast during each broadcast week, with a cap of 2 feature films shown in any given week.
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Applicant's address :
Stornoway Communications Ltd.
115 Gordon Baker Road
8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M3H 3R6
Fax: (416) 756-5526
E-Mail: mfusca@stornoway.com
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Examination of application:
At the applicant's address
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Kapuskasing, Ontario
Application No. 2001-0344-0
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Application by 1158556 ONTARIO LTD. to amend the licence of CHIM-FM Timmins, Ontario.
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The licensee proposes to add an FMtransmitter atKapuskasingto offer the programming of CHIM-FM Timmins, a Christian music service.
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The transmitter will operate on frequency 92.3 MHz (channel 222LP) with an effective radiated power of 1.5 watts.
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Licensee's address:
1158556 Ontario Ltd.
226 Delnite Road
Timmins, Ontario
P4N 7 C2
Fax: (705) 264-2150
E-Mail: CHIMFM@vianet.ca
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Examination of application:
80 Riverside Drive
Kapuskasing, Ontario
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Richmond Hill and Part of Toronto (Scarborough), Ontario
Application Nos. 2001-0745-0, 2001-0746-8
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Applications by ROGERS CABLE INC. to amend the licences of its cable systems serving the above-mentioned locations.
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The licensee has applied for authority to distribute the signal of Talentvision, as part of a digital service offering on its cable distribution undertakings serving the above-noted localities.
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Talentvision is a national ethnic specialty programming undertaking and provides programming in the Mandarin, Vietnamese and Korean languages.
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In accordance with subsection 18 (5) (c) (ii) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (the Regulations), a Class 1 cable licensee is required to distribute ethnic programming services where more than 10% of the population within the licensed area of the system is of one or a combination of the ethnic origin to which the service is intended.
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Since Rogers proposes to distribute Talentvision as a digital cable service instead of an analog service, an exemption to the Regulations, by condition of licence, is required.
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Licensee's address:
Rogers Cable Inc.
333 Bloor Street East
9th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 1G9
Fax: (416) 935-4875
E-Mail: cabfil@rci.rogers.com
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Examination of applications:
At the licensee's address
244 Newkirk Road
Richmond Hill, Ontario
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Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2001-0478-7
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Application by UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO COMMUNITY RADIO INC. to amend the licence of CIUT-FM.
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The licensee proposes to broadcast predominantly Punjabi and Hindi language religious 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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Licensee's address:
University of Toronto Community Radio Inc.
91 George Street
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2E8
Fax: (416) 946-7004
E-Mail: b.burchell@ciut.fm
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Examination of application:
At the licensee' address
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION
13 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
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BY MAIL AT
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2
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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: 2001-08-09