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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-347

Ottawa, 6 November 2002

Coopérative de travail de la radio de Granby
Granby, Quebec

Application 2001-1259-0
Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2002-23
6 May 2002

CFXM-FM Granby - Licence renewal

1.

The Commission received an application by Coopérative de travail de la radio de Granby to renew the licence for CFXM-FM Granby.

2.

The Commission did not receive any interventions in connection with this application.

3.

The Commission analysed the programming broadcast by CFXM-FM during the week of 20 to 26 August 2000. The analysis revealed that, during that entire week, 59.5% of the category 2 musical selections broadcast by the licensee were French-language vocal music and 45.6% of the category 2 musical selections broadcast between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, were French-language vocal music. These findings constitute infractions of sections 2.2(5) and 2.2(10) of the Radio Regulations, 1986 (the Radio Regulations), which stipulate that:

(5) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee's condition of licence, an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a campus station, commercial station or community station in the French language shall, in a broadcast week, devote 65% or more of its vocal musical selections from content category 2 to musical selections in the French language broadcast in their entirety.

(10) Except as otherwise provided under a licensee's condition of licence, an A.M. or F.M. licensee licensed to operate a commercial station in the French language shall, between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., in any period beginning on Monday of a week and ending on Friday of the same week, devote 55% or more of its vocal musical selections from content category 2 to musical selections in the French language broadcast in their entirety.

4.

In Practices regarding radio non-compliance, Circular No. 444, 7 May 2001, the Commission clarified its approach relating to radio stations operating in non-compliance.

5.

Given that these are the first such infractions by the licensee and consistent with Circular No. 444, the Commission renews the licence for CFXM-FM from 1 December 2002 to 31 August 2006, instead of the maximum term of seven years. The period will allow the Commission to assess in the short term the licensee's compliance with the Radio Regulations regarding the distribution of French-language vocal music.

6.

The licence will be subject to the condition specified in this decision as well as to the conditions set out in New licence form for commercial radio stations, Public Notice CRTC 1999-137, 24 August 1999.

7.

Given that the licensee applied for a licence renewal under the same terms and conditions as the previous licence, the licence will be subject to the condition that the licensee broadcast 126 hours of local programming each week.

8.

In accordance with Implementation of an employment equity policy, Public Notice CRTC 1992-59, 1 September 1992, the Commission encourages the licensee to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources.

Secretary General