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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-377

  Ottawa, 8 August 2003
  Corus Premium Television Ltd.
New Westminster, British Columbia
  Application 2002-0665-8
Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2002-68
5 November 2002
 

CKNW New Westminster - Licence renewal

1.

The Commission renews the broadcasting licence for the radio programming undertaking CKNW New Westminster, from 1 September 2003 to 31 August 2010.

2.

The Commission received one intervention in support of this application.

3.

The licence will be subject to the conditions set out in New licence form for commercial radio stations, Public Notice CRTC 1999-137, 24 August 1999, as well as to the following conditions of licence:
  1. The licensee shall, as an exception to the percentage of Canadian musical selections set out in sections 2.2(8) and 2.2(9) of the Radio Regulations, 1986 (the Regulations), in any broadcast week where at least 90% of musical selections from content category 2 that it broadcasts are selections released before 1 January 1981:
 
  • in that broadcast week, devote 30% or more of its musical selections from content category 2 to Canadian selections broadcast in their entirety; and
 
  • between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., in the period beginning on Monday of that week and ending on Friday of the same broadcast week, devote 30% or more of its musical selections from content category 2 to Canadian selections broadcast in their entirety.
  The licensee shall specify, on the music lists it provides to the Commission, the year of release for all musical selections it broadcasts.
  2. The licensee shall, as an exception to the percentage of Canadian musical selections set out in sections 2.2(8) and 2.2(9) of the Regulations:
 
  • in those periods of category 2 music consisting exclusively of music composed before 1956, devote a weekly average of 2% or more of its musical selections from content category 2 broadcast during those periods to Canadian selections broadcast in their entirety. The licensee shall identify those programming periods and the dates of composition of the music selections broadcast during those periods when requested by the Commission;
 
  • in those periods of category 2 music consisting of 90% or more but not exclusively, of music composed before 1956, devote a weekly average of 10% or more of its musical selections from content category 2 broadcast during those periods to Canadian selections broadcast in their entirety. The licensee shall identify those programming periods and the dates of composition of the music selections broadcast during those periods when requested by the Commission.
  For purposes of these conditions, the terms "broadcast week", "content category" and "musical selection" shall have the meaning set out in section 2 of the Regulations.

4.

Because this licensee is subject to the Employment Equity Act and files reports concerning employment equity with Human Resources Development Canada, its employment equity practices are not examined by the Commission.
  Secretary General
  This decision is to be appended to the licence. It is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca 

Date Modified: 2003-08-08

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