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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-153
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Ottawa, 23 November 2006
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The Commission has received the following applications. The deadline for submission of interventions/comments is 29 December 2006.
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[Broadcasting intervention/comments form]
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Applicant and Locality
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Bell Aliant Regional Communications Inc., general partner, as well as limited partner with Bell Canada and 6583458 Canada Inc. (the limited partners), carrying on business as Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership
Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and Sackville, Nova Scotia; Saint John and Moncton, New Brunswick; and St. John's, Paradise and Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
Application No. 2006-1403-3
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CHUM Limited
Calgary, Alberta
Application No. 2006-1393-6
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CKUA Radio Foundation
Red Deer, Alberta
Application No. 2006-1419-0
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Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and Sackville, Nova Scotia; Saint John and Moncton, New Brunswick; and St. John's, Paradise and Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
Application No. 2006-1403-3
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Application by Bell Aliant Regional Communications Inc., general partner, as well as limited partner with Bell Canada and 6583458 Canada Inc. (the limited partners), carrying on business as Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership to amend the regional broadcasting licence of its Class 1 cable distribution undertakings serving the above-noted locations.
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The licensee proposes to replace the condition of licence relating to the use of local availabilities, which reads:
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The licensee may, at its option, insert certain promotional material as a substitute for the "local availabilities" (i.e., non-Canadian advertising material) of non-Canadian satellite services. At least 75% of these local availabilities must be made available for use by licensed Canadian programming services for the promotion of their respective services, for the promotion of the community channel and for unpaid Canadian public service announcements. A maximum of 25% of the local availabilities may be made available for the promotion of discretionary programming services and packages, customer service information, channel realignments, cable FM service and additional cable outlets.
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with the following condition:
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The licensee may, at its option, insert certain promotional material as a substitute for the "local availabilities" (i.e. non-Canadian advertising material) of non-Canadian satellite services. At least 75% of these local availabilities must be made available for use by licensed Canadian programming services for the promotion of their respective services, for the promotion of the community channel and for unpaid Canadian public service announcements. A maximum of 25% of the local availabilities may be made available for the promotion of discretionary programming services and packages, customer service information, channel realignments, cable FM service, additional cable outlets and non-programming services, including Internet and telephone services.
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Licensee's address:
1 Germain Street
5th Floor
Saint John, New Brunswick
E2L 4K2
Fax: 506-694-2473
E-Mail: regulatory@bell.aliant.ca
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Examination of application:
At licensee's address, and
Fort William Building
5th Floor
10 Factory Lane
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Maritime Centre
Floor 11
1505 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
64 Alision Blvd.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
22 Botsford Street
Moncton, New Brunswick
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Calgary, Alberta
Application No. 2006-1393-6
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Application by CHUM Limited (CHUM) for the use of frequency 101.5 MHz (channel 268C1) with an average effective radiated power of 48,000 watts (maximum effective radiated power of 100,000 watts/antenna height of 160 metres) for the operation of the new English-language FM radio programming undertaking approved in Hot Adult Contemporary FM radio station in Calgary Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-324, 2 August 2006 (Decision 2006-324).
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The present application is filed in response to Decision 2006-324 in which the Commission stated that it would only issue a licence to CHUM if it submitted an application proposing the use of another FM frequency and technical parameters that are acceptable to both the Commission and the Department of Industry.
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The Commission notes that CKUA Radio Foundation has filed an application (2006-1419-0) to amend the broadcasting licence of CKUA-FM Edmonton, Alberta by changing the frequency of its transmitter CKUA-FM-6 Red Deer, Alberta from 101.3 MHz (channel 267C) to 107.7 MHz (channel 299C1) in order that CHUM may have use of the frequency 101.5 MHz (channel 268C1).
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This application is also announced in this Public Notice.
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Applicant's address:
299 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2Z5
Fax: 416-340-7005
E-Mail: regulatoryaffairs@chumlimited.com
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Examination of application:
535 7th Avenue South-West
Calgary, Alberta
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Red Deer, Alberta
Application No. 2006-1419-0
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Application by CKUA Radio Foundation (CKUA) to amend the licence of the radio programming undertaking CKUA-FM Edmonton, Alberta.
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The licensee proposes to amend the licence of CKUA-FM Edmonton by changing the frequency of its transmitter CKUA-FM-6 Red Deer from 101.3 MHz (channel 267C) to 107.7 MHz (channel 299C1).
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In Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-324, 2 August 2006, the Commission approved, in part, an application by CHUM Limited (CHUM) for a broadcasting licence to operate a new FM radio programming undertaking in Calgary, Alberta. However, CHUM was to file an application proposing the use of an alternate frequency and technical parameters. CHUM has filed application 2006-1393-6 to meet the above-noted requirements. This application is also announced in this public notice.
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CKUA's application was filed in order that CHUM may have use of the frequency 101.5 MHz (channel 268C1) for its new station in Calgary.
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Licensee's address:
10526 Jasper Avenue
4th Floor
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 1Z7
Fax: 780-428-7624
E-Mail: neil.lutes@ckua.com
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Examination of application:
City Clerk's Office
City of Red Deer
4914-48 Avenue
Red Deer, Alberta
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Public Participation
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Deadline for Interventions/Comments
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29 December 2006
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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.
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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.
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Submit your written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission in only one of the following formats:
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by using the
[Broadcasting intervention/comments form]
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or
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by mail to
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2
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or
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by fax at
819-994-0218
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A true copy must be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission.
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The Commission advises those who file and serve by electronic mode to exercise caution when using e-mail for service of documents or notification, as it may be difficult to establish that service has occurred.
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Before initiating service through electronic mode, please ensure that you will be able to satisfy the Commission, upon request, that service of the notification was completed.
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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.
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Each paragraph of the document should be numbered.
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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.
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Important notice
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Note that all information that you provide as part of this public process, except information granted confidentiality, whether sent by postal mail, facsimile, e-mail or through the Commission's web site at www.crtc.gc.ca , becomes part of a publicly accessible file and will be posted on the Commission's web site. This information includes your personal information, such as your full name, e-mail address, postal/street address, telephone and facsimile number(s), and any other personal information you provide.
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Documents received electronically or otherwise will be put on the Commission's web site in their entirety exactly as you send them, including any personal information contained therein, in the official language and format in which they are received. Documents not received electronically will be available in PDF format.
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The personal information you provide will be used and may be disclosed for the purpose for which the information was obtained or compiled by the Commission, or for a use consistent with that purpose.
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Examination of Documents
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An electronic version of applications is available from the Commission's web site by selecting the application number within this notice.
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A list of all interventions/comments will also be available on the Commission's Web site. An electronic version of all interventions/comments submitted will be accessible from this list. To access the list, select "Lists of interventions/comments" under "Public Proceedings" from the Commission's Web site.
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Documents are also available during normal office hours 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 2 working days, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres.
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room 206
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tel: 819-997-2429
Toll free Telephone: 1-877-249-2782
Toll-free TDD: 1-877-909-2782
Fax: 819-994-0218
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Metropolitan Place
99 Wyse Road, Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5
Tel: 902-426-7997
Fax: 902-426-2721
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205 Viger Avenue West
Suite 504
Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2
Tel: 514-283-6607
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55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: 416-952-9096
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue, Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: 204-983-6306 - TDD: 204-983-8274
Fax: 204-983-6317
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Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue, Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: 306-780-3422
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10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: 780-495-3224
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530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: 604-666-2111 - TDD: 604-666-0778
Fax: 604-666-8322
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Secretary General
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This document is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca
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Date Modified: 2006-11-23