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Public Notice CRTC 2001-39
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See also:
2001-39-1, 2001-39-2,
2001-39-3, 2001-39-4
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Ottawa, 22 March 2001 |
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR A BROADCASTING LICENCE TO CARRY ON A RADIO
PROGRAMMING UNDERTAKING TO SERVE TORONTO, ONTARIO
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The Commission has now received
applications for a broadcasting licence to provide AM and/or FM radio service
to serve Toronto. The Commission hereby calls for applications for a
broadcasting licence to provide AM and/or FM radio programming services that
clearly reflect the diversity of languages, as well as the multicultural and
multi-ethnic reality of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). |
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As requested in Order in Council
P.C. 2000-1464, the Commission has now issued its report to the Governor in
Council "on measures to ensure that the residents of the GTA receive a range
of radio services reflective of the diversity of their languages and
cultures" (Public Notice CRTC 2001-10, dated 31
January 2001). |
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In the report, the Commission
concludes that priority should be given "to the licensing of programming
services that clearly reflect the diversity of languages, as well as the
multicultural and multi-ethnic reality of the Greater Toronto Area," and that
a call for radio applications to serve the GTA should be restricted to those
that meet this criterion. |
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Persons interested in submitting
applications are required to file, with the Commission, a letter of intent no
later than
23 April
2001, followed by a formal
application no later than
22 May 2001,
and are also required to submit all necessary technical documentation to the
Department of Industry by the latter date. |
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Applicants will also be required
to provide evidence giving clear indication that there is a demand and a
market for the station and the particular service that they propose. Without
restricting the scope of the issues to be considered, the following should be
addressed: |
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1. The contribution that the proposed service will make to achieving the
objectives established in the Broadcasting Act and, in particular,
to the production of local and regional programming.
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2. The expected audience of the proposed service.
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3. The means by which the applicant will promote the development of
Canadian talent, including local and regional talent.
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4. An analysis of the markets involved and potential advertising
revenues, taking into account the results of any survey undertaken
supporting the estimates.
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5. Evidence as to the availability of financial resources consistent
with the requirements established in the financial projections of the
applicant's business plan. For the convenience of applicants, the
Commission has available upon request a document entitled "Commission
Policy Regarding Documentary Evidence to Confirm the Availability of
Financing".
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The Commission also reminds
applicants that they must comply with the eligibility requirements set out in
the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of Non-Canadians),
SOR/97-192, dated 8 April 1997, as amended by SOR/98-1268, dated 15 July 1998
and the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility to Hold Broadcasting
Licences), SOR/85-627, dated 27 June 1985, as amended by SOR/97-231,
dated 22 April 1997. |
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The Commission will announce at a
later date the public process for considering applications and where they may
be examined by the public. As part of that process, the public will be given
the opportunity to comment on any application by submitting written
intervention(s) to the CRTC. |
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Notice of each application will
also be published in newspapers of general circulation within the area to be
served. |
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Letters of intent and
applications filed in response to this call should be forwarded to one of the
following Commission offices: |
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room G-5
Hull, Quebec K1A ON2
Tel: (819) 997-2429 - TDD: 994-0423
FAX: (819) 994-0218
Toll Free Tel.: 1-877-249-2782
E-Mail address: procedure@crtc.gc.ca |
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Bank of Commerce Building
1809 Barrington Street
Suite 1007
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8
Tel: (902) 426-7997 - TDD: 426-6997
FAX: (902) 426-2721 |
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405 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East
2nd Floor, Suite B2300
Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5
Tel: (514) 283-6607 - TDD: 283-8316
FAX: (514) 283-3689 |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: (416) 952-9096
FAX: (416) 954-6343 |
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue
Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: (204) 983-6306 - TDD: 983-8274
FAX: (204) 983-6317 |
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Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue
Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: (306) 780-3422
FAX: (306) 780-3319 |
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10405 Jasper Avenue
Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: (780) 495-3224
FAX: (780) 495-3214 |
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530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778
FAX: (604) 666-8322 |
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This document is available in
alternative format upon request, and may also be viewed at the following
Internet site:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca |
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Secretary General |