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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2020-316

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Reference: Part 1 application posted on 18 February 2020

Ottawa, 28 August 2020

Rogers Media Inc.
Sechelt, British Columbia

Public record for this application: 2020-0101-4

CFUN-FM Sechelt – Technical changes

  1. The Commission has the authority, pursuant to section 9(1) of the Broadcasting Act (the Act), to issue and renew licences for such terms not exceeding seven years and subject to such conditions related to the circumstances of the licensee as it deems appropriate for the implementation of the broadcasting policy set out in section 3(1) of the Act as well as to amend those conditions on application of the licensee.
  2. Consistent with this authority, the Commission approves the application by Rogers Media Inc. (Rogers) to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking CFUN-FM Sechelt, British Columbia, by relocating its transmitter to a nearby wireless telecommunication tower owned by Rogers and by increasing the effective height of the antenna above average terrain from -718 to -143.1 metres and updating the geographic coordinates of the transmitter. All other technical parameters will remain unchanged.
  3. The licensee stated that the proposed technical amendments will maintain the same coverage while reducing the operational costs.
  4. The Commission notes that no other radio programming undertakings is licensed to serve specifically Sechelt, and that the applicant has provided a copy of its application to the licensee of CHLG-FM Vancouver, as the only respondent. According to the information provided with the application, the amended technical parameters will not cause interference on the realistic contours of CHLG-FM Vancouver.
  5. The Commission did not receive any interventions regarding this application.
  6. Pursuant to section 22(1) of the Act, this authority will only be effective when the Department of Industry notifies the Commission that its technical requirements have been met and that a broadcasting certificate will be issued.
  7. The licensee must implement the technical changes by no later than 28 August 2022. To request an extension, the licensee must submit a written request to the Commission at least 60 days before that date, using the form available on the Commission’s website.

Secretary General

This decision is to be appended to the licence.

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