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Ottawa, 29 March 2011

Various private conventional television and transitional digital television programming undertakings
Across Canada

Administrative renewals

1.      The Commission renews the broadcasting licences for the conventional television and transitional digital television programming undertakings listed in the appendix to this decision, from 1 April 2011 to 31 August 2011 or 31 August 2012, as indicated in the appendix. These licences are subject to the terms and conditions in effect under the current licences.

2.      This decision does not dispose of any substantive issues that may exist with respect to the renewal of these licences.

3.      The Commission will consider the applications for renewal of the broadcasting licences for the major English-language private conventional television ownership groups, by taking into account the determinations set out in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2010-167. These applications were announced in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2010-952 and will be heard at a public hearing to be held on 4 April 2011 in Gatineau, Quebec. The licensees below are part of this proceeding:

• Shaw Television G.P.  Inc. (the general partner) and Shaw Media Global Inc.^[1] (the limited partner), carrying on business as Shaw Television Limited Partnership

• CTV Inc. and CTV Corp.[2]

• Rogers Broadcasting Limited

4.      The Commission will consider the renewal of the broadcasting licences for the licensees listed below at a later date, and interested parties will have an opportunity to comment at the appropriate time.

• Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Limited

• TVA Group Inc.

• Samson Management Ltd.

5.      The Commission notes that it does not intend to renew authorizations for full-power analog transmitters operating in the mandatory markets or on channels 52 to 69 outside the mandatory markets beyond 31 August 2011. By that time, the Commission expects licensees to have the necessary authority to broadcast in digital. In addition, the Commission imposes the following condition of licence on the stations listed in the appendix to this decision that operate in mandatory markets or on channels 52 to 69 outside the mandatory markets:

Unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, the licensee shall not transmit analog television signals after 31 August 2011 in mandatory markets designated as such by the Commission in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2011-184 or transmit television signals on channels 52 to 69.

6.      The Commission also notes that, pursuant to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2010-69, it does not intend to renew, beyond 31 August 2011, authorizations for the transitional digital transmitters included in the broadcasting licences of the licensees set out in the appendix to this decision.

Secretary General

Related documents

• Over-the-air television service in Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-184, 14 March 2011

• Notice of hearing, Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-952, 22 December 2010

• A group-based approach to the licensing of private television services, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-167, 22 March 2010

• Revised licensing framework for over-the-air digital television services, Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-69, 10 February 2010

*This decision is to be appended to each licence.

Footnotes

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[1] The limited partner changed name on 3 December 2010 from 7509014 Canada Inc. to Shaw Media Global Inc.

[2] On 15 March 2011, CTV Inc., CTV Corp., CTV Limited and CTVglobemedia Inc. amalgamated to continue as CTV Inc.