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Ottawa, 19 July 2010

Notice of applications received

Various locations
Deadline for submission of interventions/comments: 23 August 2010

The Commission has received the following applications:

[Broadcasting interventions/comments form]

Applicant and Locality

1.      Astral Media Radio inc.
Québec, Quebec
Application No. 2010-0238-6

2.      Astral Media Radio inc.
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Application No. 2010-0239-4

3.      4352416 Canada Inc.
Peterborough, Ontario
Application No. 2010-0396-2

1.        Québec, Quebec
Application No. 2010-0238-6

Application by Astral Media Radio inc. to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking CITF-FM Québec, expiring 31 August 2010.

The licensee proposes to delete the following conditions of licence:

The licensee notes that no other broadcasting group is required by condition of licence to file a report on musical diversity or to broadcast, during each broadcast week, a level of local programming that exceeds what is required of all licensees under the Radio Regulations, 1986.

Licensee's address:

1717 René-Lévesque Boulevard East
Suite 200
Montréal, Quebec
H2L 4T9
Fax: 514-529-3263
E-mail: rshoan@radio.astral.com

Examination of application:

900 d’Youville Street
1st Floor
Québec, Quebec

2.        Sherbrooke, Quebec
Application No. 2010-0239-4

Application by Astral Media Radio inc. to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking CITÉ-FM-1 Sherbrooke and its transmitter CITÉ-FM-2 Sherbrooke, expiring 31 August 2010.

The licensee proposes to delete the following conditions of licence:

The licensee notes that no other broadcasting group is required by condition of licence to file a report on musical diversity or to broadcast, during each broadcast week, a level of local programming that exceeds what is required of all licensees under the Radio Regulations, 1986.

Licensee's address:

1717 René-Lévesque Boulevard East
Suite 200
Montréal, Quebec
H2L 4T9
Fax: 514-529-3263
E-mail: rshoan@radio.astral.com

Examination of application:

2185 King Street West
Suite 20
Sherbrooke, Quebec

3.        Peterborough, Ontario
Application No. 2010-0396-2

Application by 4352416 Canada Inc. to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language specialty FM radio programming undertaking CJMB-FM Peterborough, expiring 31 August 2010.

It appears to the Commission that the licensee may have failed to comply with section 9(2) of the Radio Regulations, 1986 relating to filling of annual returns for the 2007 and 2008 broadcast years. It also appears to the Commission that the licensee may have failed to comply with its condition of licence relating to Canadian talent development contributions for the 2006 and 2008 broadcast years and for Canadian Content Development contributions for the 2009 broadcast year.

The licensee requests a change regarding Christmas music. Broadcasting Decision 2009-383 sets out the following condition of licence:

The licensee shall ensure that a minimum of 90% of all musical selections broadcast during each broadcast week shall be devoted to selections drawn from subcategory 35 (non-classic religious).

Since not all Christmas songs falls into subcategory 35, the licensee requests seasonal flexibility to broadcast a minimum level of 67% of Category 3 music and a maximum level of 33% Category 2 music each week during the Christmas season. The Commission notes that the licensee has identified the Christmas season as the period from 1 November until 5 January.

Licensee's address:

14 Westdale Drive
St. Catharines, Ontario
L2S 2R8
Fax: 866-366-8217
E-mail: andymcnabb@cogeco.ca

Examination of application:

2686 Lakefield Road
R.R. #4
Peterborough, Ontario

Public participation

Deadline for interventions

23 August 2010

The intervention must be received by the Commission and by the applicant on or before the above-mentioned date.

The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays and will not notify a party whose intervention is received after the deadline date. In such a case, the intervention will not be considered by the Commission and will not be part of the public file.

Interventions will be considered by the Commission and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to intervening parties, provided the procedure set out below has been followed. Parties will be contacted only if their submissions raise procedural questions.

Written interventions should be submitted to the Secretary General of the Commission in only one of the following formats:

by using the
 [Broadcasting interventions/comments form]

or

by mail to
 CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2

or

by fax at
 819-994-0218

A true copy must be sent to the applicant, and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission.

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.

Parties must ensure that, before initiating service through electronic mode, they will be able to satisfy the Commission, upon request, that service of the notification was completed.

Submissions longer than five pages should include a summary.

Each paragraph of the submission should be numbered. In addition, 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.

Interventions should clearly identify the application referred to and indicate whether parties support or oppose the application, or, if they propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds for their proposal.

Important notice

All information that parties provide as part of this public process, except information granted confidentiality, whether sent by postal mail, facsimile, e-mail or through the Commission’s website at www.crtc.gc.ca, becomes part of a publicly accessible file and will be posted on the Commission’s website.

This information includes personal information, such as full names, e-mail addresses, postal/street addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers, and any other personal information parties provide.

The personal information that parties 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.

Documents received electronically or otherwise will be put on the Commission’s website in their entirety exactly as received, 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.

The information that parties 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 web page of this particular public process. As a result, a general search of the Commission’s website with the help of either its own search engine or a third-party search engine will not provide access to the information that was provided as part of this public process.

The Commission encourages interested parties to monitor the public examination file and the Commission’s website for additional information that they may find useful when preparing their interventions.

Examination of documents

An electronic version of the applications is available from the Commission’s website by selecting the application number within this notice.

A list of all interventions will also be available on the Commission’s website. An electronic version of all interventions submitted will be accessible from this list. To access the list, select “Lists of interventions/comments” under “Public Proceedings” from the Commission’s website.

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 two (2) working days, at any other Commission offices and documentation centres.

Location of Commission offices

Toll-free telephone: 1-877-249-2782
Toll-free TDD: 1-877-909-2782

Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
Central Building
1 Promenade du Portage, Room 206
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 4B1
Tel.: 819-997-2429
Fax: 819-994-0218

Regional offices

Metropolitan Place
99 Wyse Road
Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
B3A 4S5
Tel.: 902-426-7997
Fax: 902-426-2721

205 Viger Avenue West
Suite 504
Montréal, Quebec
H2Z 1G2
Tel.: 514-283-6607

55 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1M2
Tel.: 416-952-9096

Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue
Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 2B3
Tel.: 204-983-6306
Fax: 204-983-6317

2220 – 12th Avenue
Suite 620
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 0M8
Tel.: 306-780-3422

10405 Jasper Avenue
Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 3N4
Tel.: 780-495-3224

580 Hornby Street
Suite 530
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 3B6
Tel.: 604-666-2111
Fax: 604-666-8322

Secretary General

 
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