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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-274

  Ottawa, 1 October 2008
  Acadia Broadcasting Limited
Bridgewater, Liverpool and Shelburne, Nova Scotia
  Application 2008-0135-9, received 25 January 2008
Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-49
28 May 2008
 

CKBW-FM Bridgewater and its transmitters CKBW-FM-1 Liverpool and CKBW-FM-2 Shelburne - Licence renewal

1.

The Commission renews the broadcasting licence for the English-language, commercial FM radio programming undertaking CKBW-FM Bridgewater and its transmitters CKBW-FM-1 Liverpool and CKBW-FM-2 Shelburne, from 1 January 2009 to 31 August 2015.1

2.

The Commission did not receive any interventions in connection with this application.

3.

The licence will be subject to the terms and conditions set out in the appendix to this decision.

4.

The Commission reminds the licensee that it is required to adhere to the requirements relating to contributions to Canadian content development set out in section 15 of the Radio Regulations, 1986, as amended by Regulations Amending the Radio Regulations, 1986, SOR/2008-177, 28 May 2008, announced in Broadcasting Public Notice 2008-67.
  Secretary General
 

Related documents

 
  • Administrative renewals, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-245, 29 August 2008
 
  • Amendments to the Radio Regulations, 1986 - Implementation of the Commercial Radio Policy 2006 and the Digital Radio Policy, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-67, 23 July 2008
 
  • Commercial Radio Policy 2006, Public Notice CRTC 2006-158, 15 December 2006
 
  • New licence form for commercial radio stations, Public Notice CRTC 1999-137, 24 August 1999
  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.
 

Appendix to Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-274

 

Terms, conditions of licence and encouragement

 

Terms

  The licence will expire 31 August 2015.
 

Conditions of licence

 

1. 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, with the exception of conditions of licence 1 and 5.

 

2. If the licensee originates 42 or more hours of programming in any broadcast week, the licensee shall adhere to the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Equitable Portrayal Code, as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission. However, the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council.

 

Encouragement

 

Employment equity

  In accordance with Implementation of an employment equity policy, Public Notice CRTC 1992-59, 1 September 1992, the Commission encourages the licensee to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources.

Footnote:
1 In Broadcasting Decision 2008-245, the Commission administratively renewed the licence for CKBW‑FM and its transmitters, from 1 September 2008 to 31 December 2008.

 

Date Modified: 2008-10-01
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