Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2023-299
Ottawa, 29 August 2023
Various licensees
Various locations across Canada
Various conventional and educational television programming undertakings, community programming services, discretionary services, on-demand services and terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings – Administrative renewals
- The Commission renews the broadcasting licences for the conventional and educational television programming undertakings, community programming services, discretionary services, on-demand services and terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings set out in the appendix to this decision from 1 September 2023 to 31 December 2023, subject to the terms and conditions in effect under the current licences.
- Pursuant to subsections 49(1) and 50(2) of the Online Streaming Act, which made a certain number of amendments to the Broadcasting Act when it came into force on 27 April 2023, obligations that previously existed as conditions of licence are now deemed to be conditions imposed under an order made pursuant to section 9.1 of the new Broadcasting Act, or subsection 11.1(2) in the case of expenditure requirements. As such, the conditions of licence for these licensees became conditions of service and continue to apply to the licensees.
- This decision does not dispose of any issue that may arise with respect to the renewal of these licences, including any non-compliance issues.
Secretary General
This decision is to be appended to each licence.
Appendix to Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2023-299
Conventional and educational television programming undertakings, community programming services, discretionary services, on-demand services and terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings for which the broadcasting licences expire 31 August 2023 and are administratively renewed until 31 December 2023
Conventional television programming undertakings for which the broadcasting licences expire 31 August 2023
| Licensee | Call sign and location, or description of service |
|---|---|
| Thunder Bay Electronics Limited | CHFD-DT Thunder Bay, Ontario CKPR-DT Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 2190015 Ontario Inc. | CHCH-DT Hamilton, Ontario, and its transmitters CHCH-DT-1 Ottawa, CHCH-DT-2 London, CHCH-DT-3 Muskoka, CHCH-TV-4 Sudbury, CHCH-TV-5 Sault Ste. Marie, CHCH-TV-6 North Bay and CHCH-TV-7 Timmins |
| 0859291 B.C. Ltd. | CHEK-DT Victoria, British Columbia |
| Pattison Media Ltd. | CFJC-TV Kamloops, British Columbia, and its transmitters CFJC-TV-3 Merritt, CFJC-TV-4 Clinton, CFJC-TV-5 Williams Lake, CFJC-TV-6 100 Mile House, CFJC-TV-8 Chase, CFJC-TV-11 Quesnel, CFJC-TV-12 Nicola and CFJC-TV-19 Pritchard CKPG-TV Prince George, British Columbia, and its transmitters CKPG-TV-1 Hixon, CKPG-TV-4 Mackenzie and CKPG-TV-5 Quesnel CHAT-TV Medicine Hat, Alberta, and its transmitters CHAT-TV-1 Pivot, and CHAT-TV-2 Maple Creek, Saskatchewan |
| Télé Inter-Rives ltée | CIMT-DT Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, and its transmitters CIMT-DT-2 Trois-Pistoles, CIMT-DT-4 Baie-Saint-Paul, CIMT-DT-6 Rivière-du-Loup, CIMT-DT-7 Les Escoumins and CIMT-DT-8 Cabano, and CIMT-DT-1 Edmundston, New Brunswick |
| Télévision MBS inc. | CFTF-DT Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, and its transmitters CFTF-DT-2 Trois-Pistoles, CFTF-DT-3 Cabano, CFTF-DT-4 Forestville, CFTF-DT-5 Baie-Comeau, CFTF-DT-6 Rivière-du-Loup, CFTF-DT-7 Sept-Îles, CFTF-DT-8 Les Escoumins, CFTF-DT-9 Gaspé, CFTF-DT-10 Baie-Saint-Paul, CFTF-DT-11 Carleton-sur-Mer and CFTF-DT-12 Rimouski, and CFTF-DT-1 Edmundston, New Brunswick |
| CHAU-TV Communications ltée | CHAU-DT Carleton-sur-Mer, Quebec, and its transmitters CHAU-DT-1 Sainte-Marguerite-Marie, CHAU-DT-3 Port-Daniel, CHAU-DT-4 Chandler, CHAU-DT-5 Percé, CHAU-DT-6 Gaspé, CHAU-DT-7 Rivière-au-Renard, CHAU-DT-8 Cloridorme, CHAU-DT-9 L’Anse-à-Valleau and CHAU-DT-12 Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and CHAU-DT-2 Saint-Quentin, CHAU-DT-10 Tracadie and CHAU-DT-11 Kedgwick, New Brunswick |
| RNC MÉDIA inc. | CHOT-DT Gatineau, Quebec CFGS-DT Gatineau, Quebec CFEM-DT Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec CFVS-DT Val-d’Or, Quebec |
Educational television programming undertakings for which the broadcasting licences expire 31 August 2023
| Licensee | Province / Call sign and location |
|---|---|
| Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority (TFO) | Ontario |
| Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO) | CICA-DT Toronto, Ontario, and its transmitters CICO-DT-32 Windsor, CICO-DT-59 Chatham, CICO-DT-28 Kitchener, CICO-DT-18 London, CICO-DT-24 Ottawa, CICO-DT-9 Thunder Bay, CICO-DT-53 Belleville and CICO-DT-92 Cloyne |
Community programming services for which the broadcasting licences expire 31 August 2023
| Licensee | Type of service and location / Call sign and location |
|---|---|
| Southshore Broadcasting Inc. | CFTV-DT Leamington, Ontario |
| The Valemount Entertainment Society | CHVC-TV Valemount, British Columbia, and its transmitter CHVC-TV-1 Valemount |
| Télévision communautaire des Basques et du Haut-Pays | Independent, French-language digital community channel, Regional County Municipalities of Les Basques, Témiscouata and Rivière-du-Loup, and their surrounding areas, Quebec |
| Télévision communautaire Frontenac | Independent community programming service, Montréal and its surrounding areas, Quebec |
Discretionary services for which the broadcasting licences expire 31 August 2023
| Licensee | Name of service |
|---|---|
| Knowledge Network Corporation | Knowledge |
| Moviola: Short Film Channel Inc. | Rewind |
| Wild TV Inc. | Wild tv (The Hunting Channel) |
| NTD Television | New Tang Dynasty Television |
On-demand services for which the broadcasting licences expire 31 August 2023
| Licensee | Name of service |
|---|---|
| Saskatchewan Telecommunications | MaxTV SaskTel Pay-Per-View |
| Access Communications Co-operative Limited | Access OnDemand |
| 2251723 Ontario Inc. | Vmedia |
| TELUS Communications Inc. | Optik TV |
Terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings for which the broadcasting licences expire 31 August 2023
| Licensee | Locations/areas served |
|---|---|
| 2251723 Ontario Inc. | Montréal and its surrounding areas, Quebec |
| AEBC Internet Corp. | Greater Victoria, Okanagan Valley, Kamloops, Nanaimo, Prince George, Courtenay, Duncan, Whistler, Powell River and its surrounding areas, British Columbia Vancouver and Lower Mainland, British Columbia Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, St. Albert, Fort McMurray, Airdrie, Spruce Grove, Fort Saskatchewan, Grande Prairie, Stony Plain, Leduc, Sylvan Lake, Chestermere, Strathmore, Beaumont and its surrounding areas, Alberta |
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