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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-93
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Ottawa, 8 August 2007
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The Commission has received the following applications. The deadline for submission of interventions/comments is 12 September 2007.
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[Broadcasting intervention/comments form]
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Applicant and Locality
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Rogers Broadcasting Limited, on behalf of its subsidiary Rogers SportsNet Inc.
Across Canada
Application No. 2007-1006-3
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Miramichi Fellowship Center, Inc.
Blackville, New Brunswick
Application No. 2007-1036-0
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TVA Group Inc.
Ottawa, Ontario
Application No. 2007-0462-8
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Across Canada
Application No. 2007-1006-3
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Application by Rogers Broadcasting Limited, on behalf of its subsidiary Rogers SportsNet Inc., to amend the licence of the national specialty programming undertaking known as SportsNet.
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The licensee proposes to replace the following condition of licence:
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Rogers SportsNet Inc. is authorized to make available for distribution, until 27 September 2007, a version of SportsNet in high definition format, provided that not less than 95% of the video and audio components of the upgraded and analog versions of the service are the same, exclusive of the commercial messages and of any part of the service carried on a subsidiary signal.
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with the following condition:
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The licensee is authorized to make available for distribution, until 27 September 2010, a version of its service in high definition format, provided that not less than 95% of the video and audio components of the upgraded and analog versions of the service are the same, exclusive of commercial messages and of any part of the service carried on a subsidiary signal. All of the programming making up the 5% allowance shall be provided in high definition format (HD).
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The licensee advises that its condition of licence regarding the distribution in HD format is due to expire on 27 September 2007. It is now seeking an amendment to its licence for the standard three year term, in accordance with Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-74, 15 June 2006, Regulatory framework for the licensing and distribution of high definition pay and specialty services.
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Licensee's address:
333 Bloor Street East
6th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 1G9
Fax: 416-935-8203
E-Mail: alain.strati@rci.rogers.com
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address
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Blackville, New Brunswick
Application No. 2007-1036-0
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Application by Miramichi Fellowship Center, Inc. to amend the licence of the English-language specialty radio programming undertaking CJFY-FM Blackville, New Brunswick.
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The licensee proposes to amend the licence by changing the frequency from 107.5 MHz (channel 298LP) to 107.7 MHz (channel 299LP).
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The licensee indicates that it wishes to change the frequency to correct an interference problem caused by Radio Beauséjour inc.'s transmitter CJSE-FM-2 at Baie Sainte-Anne, New Brunswick which is operating on the same frequency with an effective radiated power of 2,400 watts.
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Licensee's address:
401 Main Street
Blackville, New Brunswick
E9B 1T3
Fax: 506-843-2228
E-Mail: jonstew@nbnet.nb.ca
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address
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Ottawa, Ontario
Application No. 2007-0462-8
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Application by TVA Group Inc. (TVA).
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The licensee requests that the Commission modify the television programming licences by adding a condition of licence exempting the licensee from the requirements for the furnishing of program logs for all its programs broadcast for its regional stations (CFCM-TV Quebec City, CHLT-TV Sherbrooke, CHEM-TV Trois-Rivières, CFER-TV Rimouski, and CJPM-TV Saguenay), and that it exempt its French-language specialty television service, Le Canal Nouvelles TVA (LCN), from the requirements related to the furnishing of programs logs set out in subsection 10(3) of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987, and subsection 7(2) of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990, in follow-up to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-109.
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1. The Commission amended the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987, the Pay Television Regulations, 1990, and the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990 - Requirements for the furnishing of program logs and records, Public Notice CRTC 2006-30, on 9 March 2006 (Broadcasting Public Notice 2006-30), in order that certain licensees might be exempted, by condition of licence, from the requirements for the furnishing of program logs to the Commission. The purpose of these amendments was to provide greater flexibility in the furnishing of logs and to decrease the burden on the Commission and on licensees in certain circumstances.
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Thus, the licensee is seeking this exemption for its regional stations (CFCM-TV, Quebec City CHLT-TV, Sherbrooke, CHEM-TV Trois-Rivières, CFER-TV Rimouski, and CJPM-TV Saguenay), as well as for LCN.
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2. According to the licensee, the regional stations' logs are a true copy of the logs of the main station, CFTM-TV Montréal, except with regard to local productions. It therefore proposes that only the CFTM-TV log be furnished monthly. The licensee is thereby proposing that it cease furnishing the TVA log, which is a copy of the CFTM-TV Montréal log. In order that the Commission may continue to do validation regarding local production and captioning requirements, TVA undertakes to file on 30 November of each year an annual local production report detailing programs produced locally in each regional station, including the broadcast dates, the length of the programs, their key figures and the program category, and to indicate whether the programs are closed-captioned.
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3. The licensee requests that LCN be exempted from the requirement to furnish monthly logs, since this network is entirely Canadian and its programming format generally consists of news packages in rotation.
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4. In a letter of clarification, the licensee undertakes to use the CRTC's existing computerized log system, insofar as it means a decrease in the work needed to complete the logs required by the Commission.
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5. In a letter of clarification, the licensee proposes the following condition of licence:
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·1 The licensee must keep an up-to-date detailed list of programs broadcast on each channel during a period that includes the current broadcasting year, as well as that immediately preceding it and ending on 31 August, and to furnish that list to the Commission, on request.
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·1 The list must identify each program broadcast, the key figure, the target program category, the language of broadcast, if it is an event, and the date and time of broadcast, and must indicate whether it is a Canadian or non-Canadian program, whether it has closed captioning or videodescription, and whether it is produced by the licensee.
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Licensee's address:
TVA Group Inc.
1600 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East
Documentation Centre
8th Floor
Montréal, Quebec
H2L 4P2
Fax: 514-380-1979
E-Mail: tabet.peggy@quebecor.com
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Examination of application:
At the licensee's address, and
Quebecor Média inc.
465, McGill, 5th Floor
Regulatory Affairs
Montréal, Quebec
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Public Participation
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Deadline for Interventions/Comments
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12 September 2007
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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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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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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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Please note that the information you provide to the Commission as part of this public process is entered into an unsearchable database dedicated to this specific public process. This database is accessible only from the webpage of this particular public process. As a result, a general search of our website with the help of either our own search engine or a third-party search engine will not provide access to the information which was provided as part of this public process.
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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: 2007-08-08