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Ottawa, 16 April 2012

Mr. Vernon Smith
Station Manager, CJAM-FM
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, ON. N9B 3P4

By e-mail: statcjam@gmail.com

Re: 2012-0312-4 CJAM-FM Windsor, Ontario

Dear Mr. Smith,

This is in reference to CJAM Student Media Corporation’s (CJAM) application for a technical amendment to a broadcasting license for an analog radio programming undertaking for CJAM -FM Windsor, ON.

Commission staff agrees to CJAM’s request to update its current application with additional information since its situation has changed since the date the application was submitted to the Commission.

Commission staff notes that CJAM has served its amendment on the incumbent Five Amigos Broadcasting Inc on 12 April 2012.  However, the list of respondents does not include other incumbent/existing services that could also be “adverse in interest.”

Section 22 of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure provides that an applicant must serve its application on a respondent defined as a person who is “adverse in interest.” The guidelines on the Rules of procedure¹ include a chart of persons generally considered to be respondents (paragraph 61). The list is not exhaustive since parties that can be considered respondents depend on the specific facts of the application.

Also, Commission staff note that this application received three interventions before this procedural request was approved. Commission staff is of the view that those interveners should also be served with the application.

In light of the above facts related to the application as noted above, you are therefore required to serve the application to the other incumbent/existing services servicing Windsor, ON, as well as all the interveners who commented on your application by 19 April 2012. Note that a document is not served until it is received by the intended recipient. Therefore, if you are serving a person by mail, you must send it in time for it to be delivered on or before 19 April 2012.

Furthermore, as per section 8 of the application form, Respondents, please revise the chart below with the required information as stated in the Rules of Practice and Procedure.

Considering the above request, the timetable for the proceeding is changed as follows:

The information requested herein should be received at the Commission no later than 19 April 2012, failing which, your application may be returned to be completed and resubmitted with the Commission should you wish to pursue this proposal.

A copy of this letter and all related correspondence will be added to the public record of the proceeding.

Please note, as of November 15, 2010, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has transitioned from Epass to Access Key. This is a government-wide initiative that will continue to provide Canadians with secure access to government online services. For further information regarding the transition from Epass to Access Key, please visit http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/info_sht/g100.htm or call 1-866-893-0932.

You are reminded that applicants are required to file their applications, related documents and related correspondence electronically using Access Key.

Should you need further information concerning your application, please do not hesitate to contact Lyliane Tchatchoua-Dongué by telephone at (819) 997-4641 or by fax at 819-994-0218.

Yours sincerely,

Annie Laflamme
Director, Radio Policy and Analysis

CC. Five Amigos Broadcasting Inc.

[1] Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-959

Date modified:

2012-04-16