ARCHIVED - Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2004-80
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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2004-80 |
| Ottawa, 29 October 2004 | |
| CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR BROADCASTING LICENCES TO CARRY ON RADIO PROGRAMMING UNDERTAKINGS TO SERVE WINNIPEG, MANITOBA | |
| The Commission announces that it has received an application for a broadcasting licence to provide a commercial ethnic radio service to serve Winnipeg. | |
| The Commission hereby calls for applications from other parties wishing to obtain a broadcasting licence (or licences) to provide radio programming services that clearly reflect the diversity of languages, as well as the multicultural and multi-ethnic reality of Winnipeg. | |
| Persons interested in responding to this call must submit a formal application to the Commission no later than 27 January 2005. Applicants are also required to submit all necessary technical documentation to the Department of Industry by the same date. | |
| It should be noted that, in making this call, the Commission has not reached any conclusion with respect to the licensing of any service at this time. | |
| Applicants will be required to provide evidence giving clear indication that there is a demand and a market for the station and the proposed service. Without restricting the scope of the issues to be considered, the following should be addressed: | |
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1. The contribution that the proposed service will make to achieving the objectives established in the Broadcasting Act and, in particular, to the production of local and regional programming. |
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2. The factors relevant to the evaluation of applications, as outlined in Decision CRTC 1999-480 dated 28 October 1999. |
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3. The means by which the applicant will promote the development of Canadian talent, including local and regional talent. |
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4. An analysis of the markets involved and potential advertising revenues, taking into account the results of any survey undertaken supporting the estimates. |
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5. Evidence as to the availability of financial resources consistent with the requirements established in the financial projections of the applicant's business plan. For the convenience of applicants, the Commission has available upon request a document entitled Documentation Required by the Commission to Support the Availability of an Applicant's Proposed Financing. |
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| For the convenience of interested parties, the financial summary for the Winnipeg radio market is attached to the hard copy version of this call. | |
| The Commission also reminds applicants that they must comply with the eligibility requirements set out in the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of Non-Canadians), SOR/97-192, dated 8 April 1997, as amended by SOR/98-1268, dated 15 July 1998 and the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility to Hold Broadcasting Licences), SOR/85-627, dated 27 June 1985, as amended by SOR/97-231, dated 22 April 1997. | |
| The Commission will announce at a later date the public process for considering applications and where they may be examined by the public. As part of that process, the public will be given the opportunity to comment on any application by submitting written intervention(s) to the CRTC. | |
| Notice of each application will also be published in newspapers of general circulation within the area to be served. | |
| Applications filed in response to this call should be forwarded to one of the following Commission offices: | |
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Central Building Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Room G-5 Hull, Quebec K1A ON2 Tel: (819) 997-2429 - TDD: 994-0423 FAX: (819) 994-0218 Toll Free Tel.: 1-877-249-2782 E-Mail address: procedure@crtc.gc.ca |
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Metropolitan Place 99 Wyse Road, Suite 1410 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5 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 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 viewed at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca | |
| Secretary General |
Date Modified: 2004-10-29
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