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Broadcasting Public Notice
CRTC 2002-8

 

Ottawa, 18 February 2002

 

The Commission has received the following applications:

ITEM/

APPLICANT AND LOCALITY

1

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBNT)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

2

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBVT)
Québec, Québec

3

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBVT)
Sainte-Famille, Québec

4

Native Communication Inc. (CINC-FM)
Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba

5

Native Communication Inc. (CINC-FM)
Pauingassi, Manitoba

6

Breakaway PPV Corporation (e)
Provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Yukon Territory, Northwest
Territories and Nunavut

7

Videon CableSystems Inc.
Province of British Columbia

(e) applications filed electronically.

1.

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Application No. 2001-1442-1

 

Application by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION relating to television station CBNT.

 

The licensee proposes to amend its licence in order to add transmitters CBYT Corner Brook, CBYT-1 Stephenville, CBYT-2 Irishtown, CBYT-4 Port-aux-Basques, CBYT-5 St. Andrews, CBYT-10 Harbour Le Cou, CBYT-11 Rose Blanche, CBYT-12 Gillams, CBYT-13 Lark Harbour, CBYT-14 York Harbour and CBYAT Deer Lake.

 

CBYT Corner Brook is now broadcasting the same full program and commercial stream as CBNT St. John's. This is part of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Presentation Optimization Plan.

 

Licensee's address:

250 Lanark Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z 6R5
Fax: (613) 724-5668
E-Mail: lanny_morry@cbc.ca

 

Examination of application:

162 Premier Drive
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador

25 Henry Street
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Post Office
144 Main Street
Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador

Post Office
Channel-Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador

Post Office
St. Andrews, Newfoundland and Labrador

Harbour Le Cou Post Office
Rose Blanche, Newfoundland and Labrador

Post Office
Rose Blanche, Newfoundland and Labrador

Gillams Post Office
Coxs Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

Post Office
Lark Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

Post Office
York Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

Post Office
Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador

2.

Québec, Quebec
Application No. 2001-0633-7

 

Application by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION to amend the licence of television station CBVT.

 

The licensee proposes to decrease the the effective radiated power of its transmitter from 252,000 to 132,000 watts and to move its transmitter to a new site at Mont-Bélair, 32 km west of the existing site.

 

The licensee wishes to consolidate its transmission services in the greater Quebec region to its new Mont-Bélair site.

 

The proposed changes would slightly reduce coverage towards the east while coverage to the west would increase by about 40 km in relation to the authorized service contours.

 

Licensee's address:

250 Lanark Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z 6R5
Fax: (613) 724-5668
E-Mail: lanny_morry@cbc.ca

 

Examination of application:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2505 Laurier Boulevard
Ste-Foy, Quebec

3.

Sainte-Famille, Quebec
Application No. 2001-0634-5

 

Application by the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION relating to television station CBVT.

 

The licensee proposes to amend its licence in order to add a transmitter at Sainte-Famille to offer the programming of CBVT Québec.

 

The transmitter will operate on channel 55 with a an effective radiated power of 4,400 watts.

 

The licensee states that the new transmitter will provide coverage to the Côte de Beaupré area and will improve signal quality in the lower part of Quebec City (Petit Champlain).

 

Licensee's address:

250 Lanark Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z 6R5
Fax : (613) 724-5668
E-Mail: lanny_morry@cbc.ca

 

Examination of application:

Post Office
Sainte-Famille, Quebec

4.

Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba
Application No. 2001-1016-4

 

Application by NATIVE COMMUNICATION INC. to amend the licence of radio station CINC-FM Thompson.

 

The licensee proposes to add an FM transmitter atLittle Grand Rapids to broadcast the programming of CINC-FM Thompson, to adequately serve the population of Little Grand Rapids.

 

The transmitter will operate on frequency 96.9 MHz (channel 245 LP) with an effective radiated power of 28.6 watts.

 

Licensee's address:

1507 Inkster Boulevard
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2X 1R2
Fax: (204) 779-5628
E-Mail: info@ncifm.com

 

Examination of application:

Band Office
Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba

5.

Pauingassi, Manitoba
Application No. 2001-1190-7

 

Application by NATIVE COMMUNICATION INC. to amend the licence of radio station CINC-FM Thompson.

 

The licensee proposes to add an FM transmitter atPauingassito broadcast the programming of CINC-FM Thompson, to adequately serve the population of Pauingassi.

 

The transmitter will operate on frequency 93.5 MHz (channel 228 LP) with an effective radiated power of 28.6 watts.

 

Licensee's address:

1507 Inkster Boulevard
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2X 1R2
Fax: (204) 779-5628
E-Mail: info@ncifm.com

 

Examination of application:

Band Office
Pauingassi, Manitoba

6.

Provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories,
and Nunavut (e)
Application No. 2001-1444-7

 

Application by BREAKAWAY PPV CORPORATION to amend its pay-per-view licence to include the above-mentioned localities. It is currently licensed to serve only British Columbia and Alberta.

 

The licensee provides programming dedicated exclusively to NHL games involving Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers and/or Calgary Flames hockey clubs.

 

Licensee's address:

c/o Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment
800 Griffiths Way
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 6G1
Fax: (604) 605-3758
E-Mail: jconrad@orcabay.com

 

Examination of application:

At the licensee's address

7.

Province of British Columbia
Application No. 2001-1396-0

 

Application by VIDEON CABLESYSTEMS INC. to amend its video-on-demand licence.

 

The licensee proposes to enlarge its service area to include the Province of British Columbia. It is currently licensed to serve Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta by providing a service in English and French that includes first-run feature films, classic films, children's programming, documentaries, situation comedies, movies of the week, specials, taped concerts and educational programming.

 

The proposed amendment will allow the VOD service to be offered on an integrated basis in those communities served by Shaw and former Videon systems, and on other Shaw and former Videon systems that will be interconnected.

 

Licensee's address:

45 O'Connor Street
Suite 870
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1A4
Fax: (613) 234-2997
E-Mail: ken.stein@sjrb.ca

 

Examination of application:

At the licensee's address, and

100 Wellington Street
Suite 2140
Toronto, Ontario

630 - 3rd Avenue SW
Suite 900
Calgary, Alberta

 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

 

DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION

25 March 2002

 

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.

 

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.

 

Submit your written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission in ONLY ONE of the following formats:

 

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

 

A true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Each paragraph of the document should be numbered.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

405 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East
2nd Floor, Suite B2300
Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5
Tel: (514) 283-6607 - TDD: 283-8316
FAX: (514) 283-3689

 

55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: (416) 952-9096
FAX: (416) 954-6343

 

Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue, Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: (204) 983-6306 - TDD: 983-8274
FAX: (204) 983-6317

 

Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue, Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: (306) 780-3422
FAX: (306) 780-3319

 

10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: (780) 495-3224
FAX: (780) 495-3214

 

530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778
FAX: (604) 666-8322

 

This document is available in alternative format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca

 

Secretary General

Date Modified: 2002-02-18

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