Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2013-482
Ottawa, 12 September 2013
Applications processed pursuant to streamlined procedures
The Commission sets out lists of applications that did not require a public process and that it processed from 1 March to 30 June 2013 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 for 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, as well as applications for amendments or for 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 has set out lists of applications that did not require a public process and that it processed from 1 March to 30 June 2013 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. The list of applications involving amendments or extensions of deadlines is set out in Appendix 2.
Secretary General
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Appendix 1 to Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2013-482
Ownership applications processed by the Commission by letter of authority from 1 March to 30 June 2013 pursuant to its streamlined procedures
| Item | Licensee | Application number and decision date | Decision and description of the transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain Cablevision Limited | 2013-0200-2 1 March 2013 | APPROVED – Change to the ownership and effective control of Mountain Cablevision Limited (Mountain), from Shaw Communications Inc. to Rogers Communications Inc. (Rogers) through the acquisition of the issued shares of Mountain by Rogers. Mountain is the licensee of the broadcasting distribution undertaking serving Hamilton and surrounding areas, Ontario. |
| 2 | Seaside Communications Inc. | 2012-1426-2 12 April 2013 | APPROVED - Change to the ownership and effective control of Seaside Communications Inc. (Seaside), from the late Mr. Irving Schwartz to Oceanside Communications Holdings Inc., a corporation owned by various shareholders and controlled by its board of directors. Seaside is the licensee of a regional video-on-demand undertaking in Nova Scotia |
| 3 | Télé-Int-Tel inc. VideOptic Inc. | 2012-1499-9 19 April 2013 | APPROVED - Change to the ownership and effective control of Télé-Int-Tel inc. (Télé-Int-Tel), from Mr. Augustin Guèvremont to the board of directors of Birch Hill Equity Partners Inc. Télé-Int-Tel is the licensee of broadcasting distribution undertakings serving Drummondville and Saint-Hyacinthe, and surrounding areas, Quebec. APPROVED – Change to the ownership structure of VideOptic Inc. resulting from the change to the control of Télé-Int-Tel. This transaction does not affect the effective control of this licensee, which continues to be exercised by its board of directors. VideOptic Inc. is the licensee of a regional video-on-demand undertaking serving municipalities in the province of Quebec. |
| 4 | 4510810 Canada Inc. | 2013-0281-9 19 April 2013 | APPROVED - Change to the effective control of 4510810 Canada Inc. (4510810 Canada), from Pink Triangle Press to Mr. Stuart Duncan, through the acquisition of the issued shares of 4510810 Canada by Fifth Dimension Properties Inc., a corporation wholly owned by Mr. Duncan. 4510810 Canada is the licensee of the specialty Category B service known as HARDtv. |
| 5 | 4352416 Canada Inc. | 2013-0678-8 9 May 2013 | APPROVED – Temporary management and control of the radio programming undertaking CJMB-FM Peterborough, Ontario, by My Broadcasting Corporation. 4352416 Canada Inc. remains the licensee of CJMB-FM and retains full responsibility for compliance with all of the regulatory obligations. |
| 6 | Faithway Communications Inc. | 2013-0719-0 28 May 2013 | APPROVED – Change to the ownership and effective control of Faithway Communications Inc. (Faithway), from controlled by its board of directors to controlled by Mr. Ross Ingram. Faithway is the licensee of the radio programming undertaking CJRI-FM Fredericton and its transmitters CJRI-FM-1 Woodstock, CJRI-FM-2 St. Stephen and CJRI-FM-3 New Bandon, New Brunswick. |
Appendix 2 to Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2013-482
Applications for amendments or for extensions of deadlines that did not require a public process and that were processed by the Commission from 1 March to 30 June 2013 pursuant to its streamlined procedures
| Item | Licensee | Application number and decision date | Decision and description of the application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astral Media Radio (Toronto) Inc. and 4382072 Canada Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Astral media Radio G.P. | 2013-0277-8 5 March 2013 | APPROVED - Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking CKZZ-FM Vancouver, British Columbia, to modify the technical parameters of the station’s transmitter by decreasing the effective radiated power (ERP) to 31,000 watts (directional antenna with a maximum ERP decreasing to 66,000 watts) and by increasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain to 707.4 metres. |
| 2 | Fight Media Inc. | 2013-0360-2 11 March 2013 | APPROVED - Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the national, French-language Category 2 specialty television programming undertaking known as Le Réseau des Combats to air high definition programming. |
| 3 | Rogers Broadcasting Limited | 2013-0368-5 11 March 2013 | APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to 23 February 2014 to commence the operation of the transmitter at Saltspring Island, British Columbia, approved in CIOC-FM Victoria – New transmitter on Saltspring Island, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-123, 23 February 2011. This is the first extension to be granted by the Commission. |
| 4 | Golden West Broadcasting Ltd. | 2013-0328-9 14 March 2013 | APPROVED – Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking CKFT-FM Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, to relocate the transmitter from the Rogers tower, to the SBA Communications tower, thereby decreasing the antenna’s effective height above average terrain to 60.5 metres. |
| 5 | Golden West Broadcasting Ltd. | 2013-0430-3 5 April 2013 | APPROVED - Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking CILT-FM Steinbach, Manitoba, to delete the condition of licence relating to operating under a specialty format. |
| 6 | Shaw Cablesystems Limited | 2013-0481-5 12 April 2013 | APPROVED - Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language conventional television programming undertaking CJBN-TV Kenora, Ontario, to change the technical parameters by increasing the average effective radiated power to 275 watts (non-directional antenna) and by decreasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain to 70.2 metres. |
| 7 | OWN Inc. | 2013-0512-8 16 April 2013 | APPROVED - Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language Category A service OWN to limit the amount of shared programming with W Network to 10% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast month. |
| 8 | Joel Lagacé (on behalf of a not-for-profit corporation to be incorporated) | 2013-0694-4 17 May 2013 | APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to 21 July 2014 to commence the operation of the FM transmitter in Iroquois Falls, Ontario, approved in Community radio station in Iroquois Falls, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-491, 21 July 2010. This is the final extension to be granted by the Commission. |
| 9 | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | 2013-0710-9 29 May 2013 | APPROVED - Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language AM radio programming undertaking CBX Edmonton, Alberta, to delete the following rebroadcasting transmitters: CBKC Fort Vermillion, CBKD High Level, CBWI Grande Cache, CBXD Edson and CBXX Rainbow Lake, Alberta. |
| 10 | Radio communautaire de Lévis | 2013-0708-3 29 May 2013 | APPROVED - Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the French-language community FM radio programming undertaking CJMD-FM Lévis, Quebec, to increase the average effective radiated power (ERP) to 110 watts (maximum ERP to 216 watts), to decrease the effective antenna height above average terrain to 10.2 metres, and to relocate the site of the antenna. |
| 11 | V Interactions inc. | 2013-0691-0 10 June 2013 | APPROVED - Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the French-language digital television programming undertaking CFJP-DT Montréal, Quebec, to increase the average effective radiated power (ERP) to 17,710 watts (non-directional antenna), to increase the effective height of antenna above average terrain to 297.8 metres, and to relocate the site of the antenna. |
| 12 | 7262591 Canada Limited | 2013-0845-3 28 June 2013 | APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to 19 October 2014 to commence the operation of the national, English-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking to be known as MmmTV approved in MmmTV – Category 2 specialty service, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-772, 19 October 2010. This is the final extension to be granted by the Commission. |
| 13 | Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Limited | 2013-0853-6 28 June 2013 | APPROVED - Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language conventional television programming undertaking CJON-DT st-John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, to delete the following rebroadcasting transmitters: CJWN-TV Corner Brook, CJLW-TV Deer Lake, CJCN-TV Norris Arm, CJWB-TV Bonavista, CJCV-TV Clarenville, CJMA-TV Marystown, and CJOM-TV Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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