COMMISSIONS

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES

The following notices are abridged versions of the Commission’s original notices bearing the same number. The original notices contain a more detailed outline of the applications, including additional locations and addresses where the complete files may be examined. The relevant material, including the notices and applications, is available for viewing during normal business hours at the following offices of the Commission:

— Central Building, Les Terrasses de la Chaudière, Room 206, 1 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0N2, 819-997-2429 (telephone), 994-0423 (TDD), 819-994-0218 (fax);

— Metropolitan Place, Suite 1410, 99 Wyse Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5, 902-426-7997 (telephone), 426-6997 (TDD), 902-426-2721 (fax);

— Kensington Building, Suite 1810, 275 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3, 204-983-6306 (telephone), 983-8274 (TDD), 204-983-6317 (fax);

— 530–580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6, 604-666-2111 (telephone), 666-0778 (TDD), 604-666-8322 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, 205 Viger Avenue W, Suite 504, Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1G2, 514-283-6607 (telephone), 283-8316 (TDD), 514-283-3689 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, 55 St. Clair Avenue E, Suite 624, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2, 416-952-9096 (telephone), 416-954-6343 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, Cornwall Professional Building, Room 103, 2125 11th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3, 306-780-3422 (telephone), 306-780-3319 (fax);

— CRTC Documentation Centre, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4, 780-495-3224 (telephone), 780-495-3214 (fax).

Interventions must be filed with the Secretary General, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2, together with proof that a true copy of the intervention has been served upon the applicant, on or before the deadline given in the notice.

Secretary General

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

DECISIONS

The complete texts of the decisions summarized below are available from the offices of the CRTC.

2009-154 March 23, 2009

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Vancouver, British Columbia

Approved — Application by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, licensee of CBUF-FM Vancouver, for authority to use a subsidiary communications multiplex operation channel for the purpose of broadcasting a predominantly Fijian Hindi- and Fijian-language radio service.

2009-155 March 24, 2009

CTV Limited
Peterborough, Ontario

Approved — Change to the authorized contours of the English-language commercial radio programming undertaking CKQM-FM Peterborough.

2009-160 March 26, 2009

Student Media, University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario

Approved — Amendment to the broadcasting licence for the English-language community-based campus radio programming undertaking CJAM-FM Windsor, in order to change the frequency from 91.5 MHz (channel 218LP) to 99.1 MHz (channel 256A), to decrease the maximum average radiated power from 914 to 456 W, and to change the antenna pattern from directional to omni-directional.

2009-161 March 27, 2009

Sun TV Company
Toronto, Ontario

Approved — Suspension of the conditions of licence set out in Broadcasting Decision 2004-503 relating to the licensee’s obligations to adhere to the Statement of Principles and Practices appended to that decision and to establish a Monitoring Committee as indicated in the appendix to the Statement of Principles and Practices.

2009-162 March 27, 2009

TVA Group Inc.
Montréal, Quebec

Approved — Suspension of conditions of licence numbers 2 and 3 set out in Appendix V of Decision 2001-384 and Appendix 2 of Decision 2001-385, in order to be subject to the Journalistic Independence Code.

2009-163 March 27, 2009

Canwest Television GP Inc. (the general partner) and Canwest Media Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Canwest Television Limited Partnership
Across Canada

Approved — Suspension of condition of licence number 3 set out in Decision 2001-458 in order to be subject to the new Journalistic Independence Code.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2008-120-1

Notice of consultation

Application received
Various locations
Item 1 is withdrawn from this public notice.

Further to Broadcasting Public Notice 2008-120, the Commission announces the following:

The following item is withdrawn from this public notice and will be rescheduled at a subsequent hearing.

Item 1

Québec, Quebec
Application No. 2008-1404-7

Application by La Radio touristique de Québec inc. to amend the broadcasting licence for the tourist radio programming undertaking CKJF-FM Québec.

March 25, 2009

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-70-1

Notice of hearing

April 27, 2009
Gatineau, Quebec
Licence renewals for private conventional television stations — Clarification of scope of the proceeding — Distant signals and contributions to the LPIF

In light of comments received by certain parties and the economic situation facing conventional broadcasters, the Commission considers that the issues of distant signals and the appropriate level of contributions to the LPIF should be discussed as part of the licence renewal hearing for private conventional television stations. The deadline for submitting comments on these two issues is hereby set to April 23, 2009.

March 27, 2009

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-140-1

Notice of application received

Various locations
Correction to item 1

Further to its Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2009-140, the Commission announces the following:

The change is in bold.

Item 1

Across Canada
Application No. 2009-0311-3

Application by Quebecor Media Inc., on behalf of the TVA Group Inc. and Canwest Media Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Men TV General Partnership, to amend the licence for the Category 1 specialty service known as Men TV.

The licensee proposes to amend condition of licence 1(b) by adding the following categories: 1, 4, 5(a), 6(a), 6(b), 7(f), 7(g), 8(a), 8(b), 8(c) and 15 as set out in Schedule I of the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990, as amended from time to time.

The licensee states that this amendment is pursuant to Regulatory frameworks for broadcasting distribution undertakings and discretionary programming services, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-100, October 30, 2008.

The licensee also proposes to amend condition of licence 1(c) which currently reads:

1(c) No more than 10% of all programming broadcast during each broadcast week shall be drawn from category 7.

The licensee proposes to replace the condition of licence with the following:

1(c) No more than 10% of all programming broadcast during each broadcast month shall be drawn from each of the categories 6(a), 7(a), 7(b), 7(d), 7(e) and the combination of 8(b) and 8(c).

March 26, 2009

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-151

Notice of applications received

Various locations
Deadline for submission of interventions and/or comments:
April 27, 2009

The Commission has received the following applications:

1. CTV Limited
Edmonton, Alberta

For the use of frequency 95.7 MHz (channel 239C1) for the operation of the English-language commercial FM radio under-taking approved in Licensing of new radio stations to serve Edmonton, Alberta, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-288, October 17, 2008 (Decision 2008-288).

2. Harvard Broadcasting Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta

For the use of frequency 95.7 MHz (channel 239C1) for the operation of the English-language commercial FM radio undertaking approved in Licensing of new radio stations to serve Edmonton, Alberta, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-288, October 17, 2008 (Decision 2008-288).

3. Pineridge Broadcasting Inc.
Peterborough, Ontario

Relating to the new English-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking at Peterborough, Ontario, approved in Licensing of new radio stations to serve Peterborough and the City of Kawartha Lakes, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-98, May 8, 2008 (Decision 2008-98).

4. Stornoway Communications General Partner Inc. (the general partner) and 1403318 Ontario Limited (the limited partner), carrying on business as Stornoway Communications Limited Partnership
Toronto, Ontario

To amend the broadcasting licence for the national Category 2 specialty television service known as BPM:TV approved in The Dance Channel, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2000-690, December 14, 2000.

March 23, 2009

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-157

Notice of hearing

May 25, 2009
Québec, Quebec
Various broadcasting applications
Deadline for submission of interventions and/or comments:
April 29, 2009

The Commission will hold a hearing commencing on May 25, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., at the Centre des congrès, 900 René-Lévesque Boulevard E, Québec, Quebec, to consider the following applications:

Preamble

Items 1 to 4

On October 3, 2008, the Commission issued Broadcasting Public Notice 2008-87, calling for applications for a broadcasting licence to operate a commercial radio programming undertaking to serve Québec, Quebec.

In response to this call, the Commission has received applications for licences to serve this market.

Some of these applications are technically mutually exclusive. These applications are

Items 1, 2 and 3 are technically mutually exclusive proposing the use of the frequency 105.3 MHz and 105.7 MHz.

These applications, along with item 4, will be treated as competitive radio applications for Québec, Quebec.

Items 5 and 6

This involves the applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the French-language commercial radio programming undertakings CIHO-FM Saint-Hilarion, Quebec, and its transmitters and CKOD-FM Valleyfield, Quebec, that have been found to be operating in apparent non-compliance with the Radio Regulations, 1986.

Items 7 to 16

The Commission will examine the applications to renew the broadcasting licences for commercial radio programming undertakings owned by 591991 B.C. Ltd. and Metromedia CMR Broadcasting Inc., expiring August 31, 2009. Both of these licensees are indirectly owned and controlled by Corus Entertainment Inc.

Item 17

The Commission will examine an application by Télévision Régionale de Laval inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate a low power non-profit French-language community television programming undertaking in Laval and certain neighbouring communities.

Items 18 to 24

The Commission intends to consider, subject to interventions, items 18 to 24 during the non-appearing phase of the hearing.

1. Evanov Communications Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Québec, Quebec

For a broadcasting licence to operate a French-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in Québec.

2. Evanov Communications Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Québec, Quebec

For a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in Québec.

3. Michel Cloutier, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Lévis, Quebec

For a broadcasting licence to operate a French-language specialty FM radio programming undertaking in Lévis.

4. Radio communautaire de Lévis
Lévis, Quebec

For a broadcasting licence to operate a French-language Type B community FM radio programming undertaking in Lévis.

5. Radio MF Charlevoix inc.
Saint-Hilarion, Quebec

To renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CIHO-FM Saint-Hilarion and its transmitters CIHO-FM-2 La Malbaie, CIHO-FM-3 Baie-Saint-Paul, CIHO-FM-4 Petite-Rivière-Saint-François and CIHO-FM-5 Saint-Siméon. The licence expires August 31, 2009.

6. Radio Express inc.
Valleyfield, Quebec

To renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CKOD-FM Valleyfield. The licence expires August 31, 2009.

7. 591991 B.C. Ltd.
Sherbrooke, Quebec

To renew the broadcasting licence for the French language commercial radio programming undertaking CHLT-FM Sherbrooke. The licence expires August 31, 2009.

8. 591991 B.C. Ltd.
Trois-Rivières, Quebec

To renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CHLN-FM Trois-Rivières. The licence expires August 31, 2009.

9. 591991 B.C. Ltd.
Lévis, Quebec

To renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CFEL-FM Lévis. The licence expires August 31, 2009.

10. 591991 B.C. Ltd.
Gatineau, Quebec

To renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language specialty FM radio programming undertaking CJRC-FM Gatineau. The licence expires August 31, 2009.

11. 591991 B.C. Ltd.
Chicoutimi, Quebec

To renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CKRS-FM Chicoutimi. The licence expires August 31, 2009.

12. 591991 B.C. Ltd.
Lévis, Quebec

To renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CFOM-FM Lévis. The licence expires August 31, 2009.

13. 591991 B.C. Ltd.
Sherbrooke, Quebec

To renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CKOY-FM Sherbrooke. The licence expires August 31, 2009.

14. 591991 B.C. Ltd.
Montréal, Quebec

To renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial AM radio programming undertaking CKAC Montréal. The licence expires August 31, 2009.

15. Metromedia CMR Broadcasting Inc.
Montréal, Quebec

To renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CHMP-FM Montréal. The licence expires August 31, 2009.

16. Metromedia CMR Broadcasting Inc.
Montréal, Quebec

To renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial AM radio programming undertaking CINF Montréal. The licence expires August 31, 2009.

17. Télévision Régionale de Laval inc.
Laval, Sainte-Thérèse, Oka, Deux-Montagnes, Boisbriand, Saint-Eustache, Blainville, Rosemère, Lorraine and Bois-des-Fillions, Quebec

For a broadcasting licence to operate a low power non-profit French-language community television programming undertaking in Laval and in certain neighbouring communities.

18. 9174-8004 Québec inc.
Sainte-Marie de Beauce, Quebec

To amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CHEQ-FM Sainte-Marie de Beauce.

19. Sortir FM inc.
Québec, Quebec

To amend the broadcasting licence for the tourist radio programming undertaking CKJF-FM Québec.

20. Club Social la Grande
Camp Sarcelle, Quebec

For a broadcasting licence to operate a radiocommunication distribution undertaking to serve Camp Sarcelle, which is located approximately 100 km north of Nemiscau, in northwestern Quebec.

21. Radio Ville-Marie
Gatineau, Quebec

To amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language specialty FM radio programming undertaking CIRA-FM Montréal.

22. Groupe Radio Antenne 6 inc.
Roberval, Quebec

To amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CHRL-FM Roberval.

23. Groupe Radio Antenne 6 inc.
Alma, Quebec

To convert the French-language commercial AM radio station CFGT Alma to the FM band.

24. Radio MF Charlevoix inc.
Saint-Hilarion, La Malbaie, Baie-Saint-Paul, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François and Saint-Siméon, Quebec

For a broadcasting licence to operate a French-language Type B community FM radio programming undertaking in Saint-Hilarion as well as FM transmitters at La Malbaie, Baie-Saint-Paul, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François and Saint-Siméon.

March 25, 2009

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION 2009-158

Notice of hearing

May 27, 2009
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Various broadcasting applications
Deadline for submission of interventions and/or comments:
April 29, 2009

The Commission will hold a hearing commencing on May 27, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., at the World Trade and Convention Centre, 1800 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, to consider the following applications:

Preamble

Items 1 to 3

On October 8, 2008, the Commission issued Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-90, calling for applications for a broadcasting licence to operate a radio programming undertaking to serve Halifax, Nova Scotia.

In response to this call, the Commission has received several applications for a licence to serve Halifax.

Of these applications, items 1 and 2 are technically mutually exclusive since they are all proposing the use of frequency 105.1 MHz. These applications, along with item 3, will be treated as competitive radio applications for Halifax.

Item 4

While not competitive with the Halifax applications from an economic perspective, the technical amendment application by the Parrsboro Radio Society for its continued use of the 99.1 MHz frequency would be technically mutually exclusive with the application submitted by Frank Torres, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a new Halifax FM station, proposing the use of the 99.1 MHz frequency (item 4). Accordingly, item 5 will be scheduled as part of the competitive phase at the hearing where the Commission will consider the Halifax new radio applications.

Items 5 to 12

The Commission intends to consider, subject to interventions, items 5 to 12 during the non-appearing phase of the hearing.

1. Acadia Broadcasting Limited
Halifax, Nova Scotia

To operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in Halifax.

2. HFX Broadcasting Inc.
Halifax, Nova Scotia

To operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in Halifax.

3. Frank Torres, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Halifax, Nova Scotia

To operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in Halifax.

4. Parrsboro Radio Society
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

To amend the licence of the low-power community Type B radio programming undertaking CICR-FM Parrsboro.

5. Canyon.TV Incorporated
Across Canada

To operate a national English-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking to be known as Canyon TV. No more than 20% of programming would be offered in the French language.

6. Sam J. Louis, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Across Canada

To operate a national English-language Category 2 high definition specialty programming undertaking to be known as Black Broadcasting Television.

7. Truro Live Performing Arts Association
Truro, Nova Scotia

To operate an English-language FM developmental community radio programming undertaking in Truro.

8. Alex J. Walling, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Liverpool, Nova Scotia

To operate an English-language FM Type B community radio programming undertaking in Liverpool.

9. Hope FM Ministries Limited
Truro, Nova Scotia

To amend the broadcasting licence of a low-power English-language specialty FM radio programming undertaking CINU-FM in Truro.

10. Jonathan Schneider, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Toronto, Ontario

To operate a national video-on-demand programming undertaking to be known as Opportunity on-Demand.

11. Mitchell Seaforth Cable T.V. Ltd.
Dublin, Ontario

To operate a regional video-on-demand programming undertaking.

12. Andy McNabb, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Peterborough, Ontario

For authority to acquire the assets of the English-language specialty radio programming undertaking CKKK-FM Peterborough.

March 25, 2009

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