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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-435
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Ottawa, 26 August 2005
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Radio Nord-Joli inc.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon and Saint-Zénon, Quebec
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Application 2004-1524-1
Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-58
10 June 2005
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CFNJ-FM Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon and its transmitter
CFNJ-FM-1 Saint-Zénon - Licence renewal
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The Commission renews the broadcasting licence for the French-language Type B community radio programming undertaking CFNJ-FM Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon and its transmitter CFNJ-FM-1 Saint-Zénon, from 1 September 2005 to 31 August 2012.
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The Commission did not receive any interventions in connection with this application.
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The licence will be subject to the conditions set out in New licence form for community radio stations, Public Notice CRTC 2000-157, 16 November 2000, as well as to the conditions set out in the appendix to this decision.
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The Commission notes that the Saint-Zénon transmitter authorized in CFNJ-FM Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon - New transmitter in Saint-Zénon, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-475, 4 November 2004 (Decision 2004-475) is not yet in operation, and that the Department of Industry (the Department) has advised the Commission that, while the application with respect to the Saint-Zénon transmitter is conditionally technically acceptable, it will only issue a broadcasting certificate when it has determined that the proposed technical parameters will not create any unacceptable interference with aeronautical NAV/COM services.
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The Commission reminds the licensee that, pursuant to section 22(1) of the Broadcasting Act, the authority for the Saint-Zénon transmitter will only be effective when the Department notifies the Commission that its technical requirements have been met, and that a broadcasting certificate will be issued.
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The Commission considers that community radio stations should be particularly sensitive to employment equity issues in order to reflect fully the communities they serve. It encourages the licensee to consider these issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources.
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Secretary General
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This decision is to be appended to the licence. It is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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Appendix to Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-435
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Conditions of licence
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1. The licence is subject to the conditions set out in New licence form for community radio stations, Public Notice CRTC 2000-157, 16 November 2000.
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2. In each broadcast week, the licensee shall, as an exception to the percentage of French-language musical selections set out in the Radio Regulations, 1986, devote 70% of its vocal musical selections from content category 2 to musical selections in the French language and schedule those selections in a reasonable manner throughout each broadcast day.
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3. The licensee shall devote, during each broadcast week, a minimum of 5% of its musical selections to category 3 (Traditional and special Interest) musical selections.
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Date Modified: 2005-08-26
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