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Route reference: 2011-675

Additional reference: 2011-675-3

Ottawa, 30 March 2012

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Kamloops and Kelowna, British Columbia

Applications 2011-1262-2 and 2011-1268-0, received 9 September 2011
Public hearing in Miramichi, New Brunswick
16 January 2012

New English-language FM radio station in Kamloops, and licence amendment for CBTK-FM Kelowna

The Commission approves the application by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language FM radio station in Kamloops, British Columbia.

The Commission also approves, subject to an amendment, the application by the CBC to amend the broadcasting licence for CBTK-FM Kelowna in order to delete various transmitters from that licence.

Finally, the Commission approves the application by the CBC to add the above-noted transmitters of CBTK-FM to the broadcasting licence for the new FM radio station in Kamloops.

Introduction

1.      The Commission received an application (2011-1268-0) by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language FM radio programming undertaking in Kamloops, British Columbia. The new station would replace the CBC’s existing transmitter CBYK-FM Kamloops, using its current technical parameters. The new station would therefore operate at 94.1 MHz (channel 231) with an effective radiated power of 4,750 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 124 metres).

2.      The CBC indicated that the new station would provide, during each broadcast week, a minimum of 12 hours and 30 minutes of local programming originating in Kamloops, and that this programming would consist of a mix of local, national and international news, up-to-date weather forecasts and road conditions, sports coverage, interviews and short documentaries. It also indicated that the new station would continue to broadcast programming received from its national Radio One network.

3.      The Commission also received an application (2011-1262-2) by the CBC to amend the broadcasting licence for CBTK-FM Kelowna in order to delete the following of that station’s transmitters, all located in British Columbia:

CBKM Blue River

CBKN Shalalth

CBKS Cache Creek

CBKZ Clearwater

CBRL Williams Lake

CBRN-FM Northbend

CBRZ Bralorne

CBTF-FM Falkland

CBTG Gold Bridge

CBTO-FM Revelstoke

CBTY-FM Lytton

CBUC-FM Salmon Arm

CBUH-FM Chase

CBUL Lillooet

CBUP Merritt

CBUS-FM 100 Mile House

CBUU Clinton

CBWA Ashcroft

CBXA Mica Dam

CBYE-FM Logan Lake

CBYO-FM Barriere

CBYU-FM Alexis Creek

CBYZ-FM Vavenby

4.      Finally, in application 2011-1268-0, the CBC requested authorization to add the transmitters set out in the list above to the broadcasting licence for the proposed Kamloops radio station. The applicant indicated that the technical parameters of those transmitters would remain unchanged.

5.      The Commission received numerous interventions in support of these applications, as well as an intervention from the City of Salmon Arm in opposition to the application for the licence amendment. The public record for this application can be found on the Commission’s website at www.crtc.gc.ca under “Public Proceedings.”

Commission’s analysis and decisions

6.      After examining the public record for these applications in light of applicable regulations and policies, the Commission considers that the issue it must address is whether the transmitters CBUC-FM and CBTO-FM should be added to the broadcasting licence for the proposed radio station in Kamloops or should remain transmitters of CBTK-FM.

7.      Several interveners from Salmon Arm and surrounding areas expressed their support in receiving originating programming from Kamloops, arguing that it was a “better fit geographically” than programming currently received from the Kelowna station CBTK-FM. Although the City of Salmon Arm voiced its support for the application regarding a new radio station in Kamloops, it requested that CBUC-FM be deleted from the list of transmitters set out above and continue rebroadcasting programming from CBTK-FM. Noting that Salmon Arm’s geo-political affiliations are much more in line with the communities within the District of North Okanagan, which includes Kelowna, it argued that changing the originating programming to that of the Kamloops station “would likely result in a serious disconnect in relevant regional coverage for residents of Salmon Arm.”

8.      In its reply to the intervention by the City of Salmon Arm, the CBC described the intervener’s request as reasonable. It further requested that its Revelstoke transmitter CBTO-FM also be deleted from the list of transmitters set out above and remain a transmitter of CBTK-FM.

9.      Based on the interventions received, the Commission considers that it would be appropriate for CBUC-FM to continue broadcasting programming from CBTK-FM, as originally requested by the CBC. The Commission notes that this would not cause any undue harm to Salmon Arm as it would ultimately serve to maintain the status quo, and would enable the station to better serve listeners from that city, as argued by the City of Salmon Arm in its opposing intervention.

10.  In regard to the CBC’s request relating to CBTO-FM, the Commission notes that this request was made during the intervention reply process and was not triggered by anyone from the city of Revelstoke. Consequently, parties to the proceeding were not provided with an opportunity to comment on how this request by the CBC might affect them. In light of the above, the Commission does not consider it appropriate to consider this request at this time. Accordingly, the Commission considers that CBTO-FM should be retained on the list of transmitters to be added to the broadcasting licence for the proposed station, as originally requested by the CBC.

11.  However, if the CBC wishes to delete the transmitter CBTO-FM from the broadcasting licence for the proposed station and add this transmitter to the broadcasting licence for CBTK-FM, the licensee should file an application with the Commission consistent with Part 1 (Rules applicable to broadcasting and telecommunications) of the CRTC Rules of Practice and Procedure.

Conclusion

12.  In light of the above, the Commission approves the application by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language FM radio station in Kamloops, British Columbia.

13.  In addition, the Commission approves, subject to an amendment, the CBC’s request to delete various transmitters from the broadcasting licence for CBTK-FM Kelowna and to add them to the broadcasting licence for the new radio station in Kamloops. These transmitters are as follows:

CBKM Blue River

CBKN Shalalth

CBKS Cache Creek

CBKZ Clearwater

CBRL Williams Lake

CBRN-FM Northbend

CBRZ Bralorne

CBTF-FM Falkland

CBTG Gold Bridge

CBTO-FM Revelstoke

CBTY-FM Lytton

CBUH-FM Chase

CBUL Lillooet

CBUP Merritt

CBUS-FM 100 Mile House

CBUU Clinton

CBWA Ashcroft

CBXA Mica Dam

CBYE-FM Logan Lake

CBYO-FM Barriere

CBYU-FM Alexis Creek

CBYZ-FM Vavenby

14.  The terms and conditions of licence for this undertaking and for its transmitters are set out in the appendix to this decision. The Commission notes that these conditions of licence are the standard conditions of licence currently imposed on the CBC Radio One service CBTK-FM Kelowna. Furthermore, in Administrative renewals, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-527, 25 August 2011, the Commission administratively renewed the broadcasting licence for CBTK-FM and its transmitters from 1 September 2011 to 1 March 2013. Accordingly, the broadcasting licence for the new FM radio programming undertaking approved in the present decision and its transmitters set out in the list above will expire 1 March 2013.

Secretary General

*This decision is to be appended to the licence.