Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2012-87

PDF version

Ottawa, 10 February 2012

Applications processed pursuant to streamlined procedures

In this information bulletin, the Commission sets out lists of applications that did not require a public process and that it processed during the period 15 August 2011 to 31 October 2011 pursuant to its streamlined procedures. These applications involve transfers of ownership and changes in the effective control of broadcasting undertakings, as well as applications for amendments or extensions of deadlines.

1.      The Commission has streamlined procedures for its consideration of applications that involve transfers of ownership and changes in the effective control of broadcasting undertakings, amendments or extensions of deadlines, and that do not require a public process.1 Under these procedures, and on a case-by-case basis, the Commission may approve or deny such an application without first having issued a notice of consultation provided that:

a)      its examination of the application reveals no significant policy concern; and

b)      the Commission is convinced that approval or denial would be consistent with its approvals or denials of previous applications.

2.      Where these two conditions are met, the Commission is generally satisfied that a process initiated by a notice of consultation is not required in the public interest and would unnecessarily delay implementation of the transaction contemplated or of other proposals by the applicant.

3.      In the appendices to this information bulletin, the Commission sets out lists of applications that did not require a public process and that it processed during the period 15 August 2011 to 31 October 2011 pursuant to its streamlined procedures. The list of applications involving transfers of ownership and changes in the effective control of broadcasting undertakings is set out in Appendix 1 to this information bulletin. The list of applications involving amendments or extensions of deadlines is set out in Appendix 2.

Secretary General

Related Documents

Appendix 1 to Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2012-87

Ownership applications processed by the Commission by letter of authority from 15 August 2011 to 31 October 2011 pursuant to its streamlined procedure

Licensee

Application & date of the decision

Description of the transaction

1. Cogeco Diffusion inc.

2011-0972-8
23 August 2011

APPROVED - Intra-corporate reorganisation, including the transfer of the shares of Cogeco Diffusion inc. (CDI) from Cogeco inc. to Cogeco Diffusion Acquisitions inc. (CDAI) and of the shares of CFEL inc. and Radio Sherbrooke inc. from CDAI to CDI.

Cogeco Diffusion inc. is the licensee of CJMF-FM Québec, CJEB-FM Trois-Rivières, and CFGE-FM Sherbrooke and its broadcasting transmitter  CFGE-FM-1 Magog, Quebec.  CFEL inc. is the licensee of CFEL-FM Québec, Quebec. Radio Sherbrooke inc. was the licensee of CJTS-FM Sherbrooke, Quebec, at the time of this approval.

2. Fight Media Inc.

2011-1152-5
20 September 2011

APPROVED – Change to the ownership and effective control of Fight Media Inc. (Fight Media) from a control exercised jointly by Edwin Nordholm and Owen Loudon to a control exercised by Leonard Asper.

This approval was subject to a condition of approval, which has been met to the satisfaction of the Commission.

Fight Media is the licensee of Fight Network and is authorized to operate a French-language specialty category B service known as Le Réseau des combats.

3. Shore Media Group Inc.

2011-1118-7
26 September 2011

DENIED – Change to the ownership and control of Shore Media Group Inc. (SMG Inc.) through the transfer of SMG Inc.’s shares to Astral Media Radio Inc.

The Commission letter is available on the CRTC website under “Commission letters”.

SMG Inc. is the licensee of the radio programming undertaking CHHR-FM Vancouver, British Columbia.

4. History Television Inc.

2011-1315-9
29 September 2011

APPROVED – Change to the ownership of History Television Inc. through a corporate reorganization involving the transfer of all issued and outstanding shares of History Television Inc. from Shaw Media Inc. to 7980680 Canada Inc., another wholly owned subsidiary of Shaw Media Inc.

History Television Inc. is the licensee of the national specialty television service History Television.

Appendix 2 to Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2012-87

Applications for amendments or extensions of deadlines that did not require a public process and that were processed by the Commission from 15 August 2011 to 31 October 2011 pursuant to its streamlined procedure

Licensee

Application & date of the decision

Decision and description of the application

1. TVA Group Inc.

2011-1103-8
15 August 2011

APPROVED – Extension to 31 October 2011 of the time limit to implement the English-language digital television programming undertaking CKXT-DT Toronto, Ontario, and its digital transmitters CKXT-DT-1 Hamilton and CKXT-DT-2 London, Ontario.

2. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

2011-1200-5
1 September 2011

APPROVED – Extension to 10 November 2012 of the time limit to commence operations of the new FM rebroadcasting transmitter CBOB-FM Brockville, Ontario, approved in CBO-FM Ottawa and its rebroadcasting transmitter CBOB-FM Brockville – Licence amendment and technical change, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-838, 10 November 2010. This is the final extension to be granted by the Commission.

3. Radio coopérative de Coaticook, Coop de solidarité

2011-1177-3
6 September 2011

APPROVED – Extension to 27 October 2012 of the time limit to commence operations of the new French-language type B community radio programming undertaking CIGN-FM Coaticook, Quebec, approved in Community radio station in Coaticook, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-671, 27 October 2009. This is the first extension to be granted by the Commission.

4. Société de télédiffusion du Québec

2011-1215-1
12 September 2011

APPROVED – Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the French-language conventional television programming undertaking CIVM-TV Montréal, Quebec, to add a post-transition digital transmitter in Chapeau, Quebec.

5. Société de télédiffusion du Québec

2011-1217-7
12 September 2011

APPROVED – Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the French-language conventional television programming undertaking CIVM-TV Montréal, Quebec, to add a post-transition digital transmitter in Percé, Quebec.

6. Société de télédiffusion du Québec

2011-1218-5
12 September 2011

APPROVED – Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the French-language conventional television programming undertaking CIVM-TV Montréal, Quebec, to add a post-transition digital transmitter in Gaspé, Quebec.

7. Société de télédiffusion du Québec

2011-1222-6
12 September 2011

APPROVED – Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the French-language conventional television programming undertaking CIVM-TV Montréal, Quebec, to add a post-transition digital transmitter in Baie-Trinité, Quebec.

8. Société de télédiffusion du Québec

2011-1234-1
12 September 2011

APPROVED – Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the French-language conventional television programming undertaking CIVM-TV Montréal, Quebec, to add a post-transition digital transmitter in Carleton, Quebec.

9. Rogers Communications Inc. and Fido Solutions Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Rogers Communications Partnership

2011-1247-4
22 September 2011

APPROVED – Extension of the authorized area of the regional terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings serving Toronto and Oshawa, Ontario, to include the area of Scarborough, Ontario, in that of Toronto and the area of Pickering, Ontario, in that of Oshawa.

10. Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation

2011-1269-8
22 September 2011

APPROVED – Extension to 4 November 2012 to commence the operations of the new English-language type A community radio programming undertaking approved in Community radio station in Norris Point, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-690, 4 November 2009. This is the first extension to be granted by the Commission.

11. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

2011-1174-9
3 October 2011

APPROVED – Extension to 27 October 2012 of the time limit to commence operations of the English-language FM radio programming undertaking approved in CFWH Whitehorse –Conversion to FM Band, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-673, 27 October 2009. This is the first extension to be granted by the Commission. 

12. Radio Ville-Marie

2011-1293-7
11 October 2011

APPROVED – Extension to 23 September 2012 of the time limit to commence operations of the new FM rebroadcasting transmitter approved in CIRA-FM Montréal – New transmitter in Gatineau, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-593, 23 September 2009. This is the first extension to be granted by the Commission.

13. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

2011-1309-2
12 October 2011

APPROVED – Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language television programming undertaking CBUT-TV Vancouver, British Columbia, by deleting the transmitter CBUT-1 Courtenay, British Columbia.

14. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

2011-1310-0
12 October 2011

APPROVED – Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language television programming undertaking CBUT-TV Vancouver, British Columbia, by deleting the transmitter CBUBT-6 Spillimacheen, British Columbia.

15. Bhupinder Bola, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated

2011-1298-7
12 October 2011

APPROVED – Extension to 18 January 2013 of the time limit to implement the new national, ethnic Punjabi-language specialty audio service approved in Apna Desi Radio (Punjabi) – Specialty audio service, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-13, 18 January 2010.

16. Bhupinder Bola, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated

2011-1299-5
12 October 2011

APPROVED – Extension to 18 January 2013 of the time limit to implement the new national, ethnic Hindi-language specialty audio service approved in Apna Desi Radio (Hindi) – Specialty audio service, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-14, 18 January 2010.

17. Bhupinder Bola, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated

2011-1300-3
12 October 2011

APPROVED – Extension to 18 January 2013 of the time limit to implement the new national, ethnic Hindi- Punjabi- and Urdu-language specialty audio service approved in Apna Desi Radio (Classical Music) – Specialty audio service, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-15, 18 January 2010.

18. Bhupinder Bola, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated

2011-1301-8
12 October 2011

APPROVED – Extension to 18 January 2013 of the time limit to implement the new national, ethnic Hindi- and Punjabi-language specialty audio service approved in Apna Desi Radio (Sports) – Specialty audio service, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-16, 18 January 2010.

19. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

2011-1317-5
14 October 2011

APPROVED – Extension to 1 November 2011 of the time limit to continue the broadcast in analog of the conventional television programming undertakings CBWT-TV and CBWFT-TV Winnipeg, Manitoba.

20. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

2011-1351-3
25 October 2011

APPROVED – Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language television programming undertaking CBUT-TV Vancouver, British Columbia, by deleting the transmitters CBUAT-4 Erie and CBUAT-6 Trail, British Columbia.

21. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

2011-1324-0
25 October 2011

APPROVED – Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language television programming undertaking CBUT-TV Vancouver, British Columbia, by deleting the transmitter CBUT-TV-27 Mount MacDonald, British Columbia.

22. RNC MÉDIA Inc.

2011-1366-2
26 October 2011

APPROVED – Amendment to the technical parameters of the digital television transmitter CFVS-DT-1 Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.

23. RNC MÉDIA Inc.

2011-1364-6
26 October 2011

APPROVED – Amendment to the technical parameters of the digital television transmitter CFGS-DT Gatineau, Quebec.

24. RNC MÉDIA Inc.

2011-1365-4
26 October 2011

APPROVED – Amendment to the technical parameters of the digital television transmitter CFVS-DT Val d’Or, Quebec.

25. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

2011-1423-0
29 October 2011

APPROVED – Extension to 1 December 2011 of the time limit to continue the broadcast in analog of the conventional television programming undertakings CBWT-TV and CBWFT-TV Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Footnote

[1] In regard to the Commission’s streamlined approach for applications involving ownership issues, see Broadcasting Public Notice 2003-50. In regard to the Commission’s streamlined approach for applications involving amendments and extensions of deadlines, see Broadcasting Circular 2006-1.

Date modified: