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Route reference: 2010-138
Ottawa, 11 June 2010
Rawlco Radio Ltd., 587681 Saskatchewan Ltd. and 591666 Saskatchewan Ltd., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Northwestern Radio Partnership
Rawlco Radio Ltd., 587681 Saskatchewan Ltd., 101155515 Saskatchewan Ltd. and 101155510 Saskatchewan Ltd., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Northwestern Radio Partnership
North Battleford and Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Applications 2010-0049-7 and 2010-0074-4, received 15 January 2010
Public Hearing in the National Capital Region
10 May 2010
CJCQ-FM, CJHD-FM and CJNB North Battleford and CJNS-FM Meadow Lake – Corporate reorganization
1. The Commission approves the applications by Rawlco Radio Ltd. (Rawlco), 587681 Saskatchewan Ltd. (587681 Saskatchewan) and 591666 Saskatchewan Ltd. (591666 Saskatchewan), partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Northwestern Radio Partnership (Step 1, see below), and by Rawlco, 587681 Saskatchewan, 101155515 Saskatchewan Ltd. (101155515 Saskatchewan) and 101155510 Saskatchewan Ltd. (101155510 Saskatchewan), the subsequent partners in Northwestern Radio Partnership[1] (Step 2, see below), for authority to effect a multi‑step corporate reorganization affecting the ownership of CJCQ‑FM, CJHD‑FM and CJNB North Battleford and CJNS‑FM Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan and for new broadcasting licences to continue the operation of these undertakings. The Commission did not receive any interventions in connection with these applications.2. The corporate reorganization will be implemented as follows:
Step 1 (application 2010-0049-7)
3. The partners of Northwestern Radio Partnership currently consist of Rawlco, 587681 Saskatchewan and Dekkerco Holdings Ltd. (Dekkerco). Dekkerco, which holds 31 voting units (31%) and 50 equity units (50%) in the partnership, willbe wound up into its parent corporation 591666 Saskatchewan. As a result, 591666 Saskatchewan will hold the 31% voting interest and the 50 equity units in the partnership. Upon surrender of the broadcasting licences issued to the current partners, the Commission will issue new licences to Rawlco Radio Ltd., 587681 Saskatchewan Ltd. and 591666 Saskatchewan Ltd., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Northwestern Radio Partnership. The new licences will expire on the same dates as the current licences (CJCQ‑FM, 31 August 2012; CJHD‑FM and CJNS‑FM, 31 August 2011; CJNB, 31 August 2014) and will be subject to the new Canadian content development (CCD) contribution regime set out in Broadcasting Public Notice 2008‑67, as well as to the conditions set out in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2009‑62, with the exception, for CJNS-FM, of condition 8 relating to the solicitation of local advertising.Step 2 (application 2010-0074-4)
4. 591666 Saskatchewan, a corporation owned by David Dekker (100% of the voting shares and 80% of the non‑voting shares) and Harry Dekker Jr. (20% of the non‑voting shares), will transfer its voting and equity units in Northwestern Radio Partnership as follows:- 40 equity units and all of its voting units (31%) in the partnership to 101155515 Saskatchewan (wholly owned by David Dekker); and
- 10 equity units in the partnership to 101155510 Saskatchewan (wholly owned by Harry Dekker Jr.).
6. Upon surrender of the broadcasting licences issued as part of Step 1, the Commission will issue new licences to Rawlco Radio Ltd., 587681 Saskatchewan Ltd., 101155515 Saskatchewan Ltd. and 101155510 Saskatchewan Ltd., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Northwestern Radio Partnership. The new licences will expire on the same dates as the current licences and will be subject to the new CCD contribution regime set out in Broadcasting Public Notice 2008‑67, as well as to the conditions set out in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2009‑62, with the exception, for CJNS-FM, of condition 8 relating to the solicitation of local advertising..
7. The Commission further notes that this multi‑step corporate reorganization will not affect the effective control of the broadcasting undertakings, which will continue to be exercised by Rawlco, a corporation ultimately controlled by Gordon S. Rawlinson.
8. The Commission reminds the applicants that they must file, for the two steps of the corporate reorganization, where applicable, the executed versions of:
- the amendments to the existing partnership, distribution and wind-up agreements;
- the amended partnership registration;
- the special resolutions of the board of directors; and
- the certificate and articles of dissolution.
Related documents
- Conditions of licence for commercial AM and FM radio stations, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009‑62, 11 February 2009
- 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
[1] The Commission notes that although the multi-step reorganization involves a change of partners, the partnership under which they carry on business remains the same (i.e., Northwestern Radio Partnership).
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