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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-412
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Ottawa, 16 August 2005 |
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591989 B.C. Ltd.
Barrie, Ontario |
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Application 2005-0080-3
Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-56
7 June 2005 |
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CIQB-FM Barrie – Technical change
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The Commission approves the
application by 591989 B.C. Ltd. to change the authorized contours of its
radio station CIQB-FM Barrie. |
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The application
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The Commission received an application by 591989
B.C. Ltd., a corporation part of the Corus Group, to change the authorized
contours of the radio programming undertaking CIQB-FM Barrie, by increasing
the effective radiated power (ERP) from 795 watts to an average ERP of
4,300 watts and by increasing the antenna height. |
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The licensee stated that the proposed changes
would improve CIQB-FM’s signal quality to better serve its listeners in
Barrie. |
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Interventions
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The Commission received several interventions
supporting the application and an intervention from Saul Chernos. Saul
Chernos raised concerns related to interference, including that an increase
in CIQB-FM’s ERP would result in an increase in adjacent channel interference
to CKHA-FM Haliburton, owned by Haliburton County Community Radio
Association. |
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Applicant’s reply
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591989 B.C. Ltd. stated that this application
meets the Department of Industry’s (the Department) requirements relating to
the protection of other radio frequencies and that the technical amendment
sought herein will not affect CKHA-FM. |
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Commission’s analysis and determination
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In its evaluation of the application, the
Commission has considered the views of the applicant and of the intervener.
The Commission is satisfied that this amendment is in the public interest as
it will serve to improve the signal reception quality of CIQB-FM. The
Department has confirmed to the Commission that this proposal is
conditionally technically acceptable. |
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Accordingly, the Commission approves the
application by 591989 B.C. Ltd. to change the authorized contours of the
radio programming undertaking CIQB-FM Barrie, by increasing the ERP from 795
watts to an average ERP of 4,300 watts and by increasing the antenna height. |
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The Commission notes that the authorized
contours of this undertaking will increase significantly as a result of the
proposed changes. |
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The Department has advised the Commission that,
while this application is conditionally technically acceptable, it will only
issue a broadcasting certificate when it has determined that the proposed
technical parameters will not create any unacceptable interference with
aeronautical NAV/COM services. |
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The Commission reminds the licensee that,
pursuant to section 22(1) of the Broadcasting Act, this authority will
only be effective when the Department notifies the Commission that its
technical requirements have been met, and that a broadcasting certificate
will be issued. |
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Secretary General |
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This decision is to be appended to the
licence. It is available in alternative format upon request, and may
also be examined in PDF format or in
HTML at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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