Broadcasting Decisions 2002

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Golden West Broadcasting Ltd., High River/Okotoks, Alberta. APPROVED – English-language FM commercial radio station in High River/Okotoks. The licence will expire 31 August 2008.

Keith Leganchuk, Emerson, Morris and St. Norbert, Manitoba. APPROVED – Low-power English-language FM radio stations in Emerson, Morris and St. Norbert to provide information services. The licences will expire 31 August 2008.

Bell Globemedia Inc. on behalf of Netstar Communications Inc. and Le Réseau des sports (RDS) Inc.; Quebecor Media, on behalf of Vidéotron Ltée. – Complaint by Netstar Communications Inc. and its subsidiary Le Réseau des sports (RDS) Inc. alleging that Vidéotron Ltée. Contravened section 9 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations.

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Rogers Broadcasting Limited, across Canada. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate an English-language Category 2 music video specialty television service to be known as Big Pop TV. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.

Rogers Broadcasting Limited, across Canada. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate an English-language Category 2 specialty television service to be known as The Baseball Channel. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.

Rogers Broadcasting Limited, across Canada. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate an English-language Category 2 specialty television service to be known as the Canadian Science Channel. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.

Rogers Broadcasting Limited, across Canada. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate an English-language Category 2 specialty television service to be known as The Fishing Network. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.

Vincent Géracitano, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, across Canada. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate an English-language Category 2 specialty television service to be known as All Points Bulletin. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.

Vincent Géracitano, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, across Canada. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate a French-language Category 2 specialty television service to be known as Avis de Recherche. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.

John Maniatakos, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, across Canada. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate a national ethnic-language Category 2 specialty television service to be known as Canadian Arabic Television Network. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.

MediaNet Canada Ltd. (formerly Peethambaran Koneswaran, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated), across Canada. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic Category 2 specialty television service to be known as NewsInternational. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.

MediaNet Canada Ltd. (formerly Peethambaran Koneswaran, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated), across Canada. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic Category 2 specialty television service to be known as Music Music Music. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Corner Brook, Stephenville, etc., Newfoundland. The Commission hereby corrects an error made in Decision CRTC 2002-278, 5 September 2002.

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Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Limited, St. John’s, Newfoundland; François Labbé, doing business under the style of "Réseau des Appalaches", Thetford Mines, Québec. RENEWED - Broadcasting licence for the English-language radio network rebroadcasting CHOZ-FM St. John’s and its affiliate station CFZY-FM Stockholm, Saskatchewan, as well as the broadcasting licence for the French-language network in Thetford Mines, Quebec. The licences will expire 31 August 2009.

Powell River Model Community Project for Persons with Disabilities, Powell River, British Columbia. APPROVES - Broadcasting licence to operate a developmental community English-language FM radio station in Powell River. The licence will expire 9 September 2006.

Musique Plus Inc., across Canada. APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to commence operation of its French-language Category 1 national specialty television service Perfecto, La Chaîne to 30 September2003.

Northern Cablevision Ltd., Grande Prairie, Cold Lake and Wetaskiwin, Alberta. APPROVED - Distribution of additional signals on a discretionary digital basis.

Saskatchewan Telecommunications, Regina, Saskatoon, etc., Saskatchewan. APPROVED - Distribution of additional signals on a discretionary digital basis.

CaKBS-TV Inc., across Canada. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic Category 2 specialty television service to be known as K&C TV. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.

Thendrel TV Inc. (formerly Vadivel Kumarasen, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated), across Canada. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic Category 2 specialty television service to be known as Thendrel TV. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Montréal and Trois-Rivières, Quebec. APPROVED – Relocation of the CBFX-FM Montréal’s transmitter, CBFX-FM-1 Trois-Rivières, to a site 1.9 kilometre northeast of the authorized site and increase of its effective radiated power from 38,400 watts to 43,000 watts.

Rogers (Alberta) Ltd., Calgary, Alberta. APPROVED – Relocation of the transmitter for CHRK-FM Calgary to a site 3 kilometres east of the authorized site and decrease of its effective radiated power from 100,000 watts to 48,000 watts.

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Rogers Cable Inc., London North, St. Thomas, etc., Ontario; Rogers Cablesystems Georgian Bay Limited, Collingwood, Midland and Owen Sound, Ontario; Rogers Cablesystems Ontario Limited, London South, Ontario; and Rogers Ottawa Limited/Limitée, Ottawa, Ontario. APPROVED – Applications by Rogers Cable Inc., Rogers Cablesystems Georgian Bay Limited. Rogers Cablesystems Ontario Limited and Rogers Ottawa Limited/Limitée to distribute CFMT too, now designated as OMNI.2, as a distant Canadian signal on the basic service of their cable systems.

Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Toronto, Ontario. APPROVED – Application by Rogers Broadcasting Limited for the use of channel 44, with an effective radiated power of 179,000 watts, for the operation of CFMT-TV too Toronto, now designated as OMNI.2.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Regina, Warmley, Wynyard and Yorkton, Saskatchewan. APPROVED – Addition of transmitters in Warmley, Wynyard and Yorkton.

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Craig Broadcast Systems Inc., Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Brandon, Foxwarren, Melita and McCreary, Manitoba; and Craig Broadcast Alberta Inc., Calgary, Lethbridge, Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta. APPROVED - Renewal of the broadcasting licences for television stations and transmitters in Manitoba and Alberta, of which Craig Broadcast Systems Inc. and Craig Broadcast Alberta Inc., respectively, are the licensees, expiring 31 August 2009.

Cameron Bell Consultancy Ltd., Squamish, British Columbia. APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to commence the operation of the new low-power tourist information service in Squamish to 5 February 2003.

Aboriginal Voices Radio Inc., Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to commence the operation of the new radio programming undertaking in Ottawa/Gatineau (formerly, Hull) to 4 July 2003.

Radio 1540 Limited, Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to commence the operation of the new radio programming undertaking in Ottawa/Gatineau (formerly, Hull) to 4 April 2003.

Radio du Golfe inc., Sainte-Anne-des-Monts and La Martre, Quebec. APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to commence the operation of the new transmitter of CJMC-FM Sainte-Anne-des-Monts at La Martre to 25 January 2003.

Shaw Cablesystems Company, Courtenay, Comox, Powell River, British Columbia. APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to serve the municipality of Black Creek to 26 July 2003.

WETV Canada Corporation, across Canada. APPROVED – Amendment of the condition of licence of the Category 2 national specialty television service The Green Channel, relating to the definition of the term "broadcast day" as noted in the Decision.

Yorkton Broadcasting Company Limited and Walsh Investments Inc., partners in a general partnership known as GX Radio Partnership, Yorkton and Swan River, Manitoba. APPROVED - New transmitter in Swan River.

TQS inc., Montréal, Quebec. APPROVED - authority to effect the transfer of 4,000,000 common shares in 3947424 Canada Inc., the parent of TQS, from Bell Globemedia Inc. to CTV Television Inc.

CHUM Limited, Toronto, Woodstock and Ottawa; London; Wingham; Wheatley and Windsor; Pembroke and Ottawa; and Barrie, Ontario; and Vancouver and Courtenay, British Columbia. APPROVED – Renewal of the broadcasting licences for the six television stations owned by CHUM Limited in Ontario, and for one of the two stations owned by this licensee in British Columbia.

CHUM Limited, Wingham, and Wheatley and Windsor, Ontario. The Commission hereby corrects Decisions 2002-326 and 2002-327, 21 October 2002, in which condition of licence number 2 should have stated the following: Beginning 1 December 2004, the licensee shall caption 90% of all programming during the broadcast day.

CHUM Limited, Wingham, and Wheatley and Windsor, Ontario. The Commission hereby corrects Decisions 2002-326 and 2002-327, 21 October 2002, in which condition of licence number 2 should have stated the following: Beginning 1 December 2004, the licensee shall caption 90% of all programming during the broadcast day.

3722384 Canada Limited and Global Television Network Inc., partners in a general partnership, across Canada. APPROVED – Amendment of the licence for Lonestar by adding program categories as noted in the decision.

Radio Zenon Park Inc., Zenon Park, Saskatchewan. APPROVED – New English and French-language developmental community FM radio station in Zenon Park, expiring 23 October 2006.

Belleville Radio Limited, Belleville, Ontario. APPROVED - Decrease of the effective radiated power of the radio programming undertaking CJOJ-FM Belleville from 50,000 watts to 42,000 watts.

Radio CJVR Ltd., Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan. APPROVED – Increase of the effective radiated power of its transmitter, CJVR-FM-2 Waskesiu Lake, from 7,100 watts to 11,000 watts.

Radio Beauce inc., Saint-Georges and Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, Quebec. APPROVED - Transfer of the effective control Radio Beauce, licensee of radio programming undertakings CHJM-FM Saint-Georges and CKRB-FM Saint-Georges-de-Beauce.

Corus Entertainment Inc., on behalf of 3899071 Canada Inc., across Canada. APPROVED - Transfer of effective control of the Category 1 national digital specialty television programming service Country Canada to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

O.K. Radio Group Ltd. Grande Prairie and Peace River, Alberta. APPROVED – Renewal of the broadcasting licence for CFGP-FM and its transmitter, CFGP-FM-1 from 1 December 2002 to 31 August 2006.

Nextlevel Television Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Across Canada Benny Doro, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Across Canada. APPROVED – Division of the assets of Nextlevel between the two current shareholders mentioned in the decision.The licence for each service will expire 31 August 2007.

White Bear Children’s Charity Inc., White Bear Lake Resort (Saskatchewan), APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to commence the operation of the new English- and Native-language FM radio programming undertaking to serve White Bear Lake Resort, until 3 January 2003.

CHUM (Ottawa) Inc., Ottawa, Ontario. APPROVED - Broadcasting licences to operate new transitional digital radio undertakings to serve Ottawa, associated with its existing stations, CJMJ-FM and CFGO Ottawa. Each licence will expire 31 August 2005.

CHUM Limited, Ottawa, Ontario. APPROVED - Broadcasting licences to operate new transitional digital radio undertakings to serve Ottawa, associated with its existing stations, CKKL-FM and CFRA Ottawa. Each licence will expire 31 August 2005.

Standard Radio Inc., Ottawa, Ontario. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate new transitional digital radio undertaking to serve Ottawa, associated with its existing station, CKQB-FM Ottawa. The licence will expire 31 August 2005.

Astral Radio inc., Gatineau, Quebec. APPROVED - Broadcasting licences to operate new transitional digital radio undertakings to serve Gatineau, associated with its existing stations, CJRC and CKTF-FM Gatineau. Each licence will expire 31 August 2005.

Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Ottawa, Ontario. DENIED - Broadcasting licences to operate new transitional digital radio undertaking that would have been associated with CIOX-FM Smiths Falls.

Rogers Broadcasting Limited, CHEZ-FM Inc., Ottawa, Ontario. APPROVED - Broadcasting licences to operate new transitional digital radio undertakings to serve Ottawa, associated with the following existing stations: CKBY-FM, CIWW and CHEZ-FM Ottawa. Each licence will expire 31 August 2005.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario. APPROVED – Broadcasting licences for new transitional digital radio undertakings to serve Ottawa, associated with its existing stations CBO-FM, CBOQ-FM, CBOF-FM, and CBOX-FM Ottawa. Each licence will expire 31 August 2005.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence for the radio programming undertaking CBPS-FM Bruce Peninsula National Park to broadcast programming in the English and French language.

TVA Group Inc., partners in Canal Indigo general partnership, across Canada. APPROVED - Renewal of the licence for the national French-language general interest pay-per-view television service, distributed by cable, known as Canal Indigo, expiring 31 August 2009.

Viewer's Choice Canada Inc., Cogeco Radio-Télévision inc., TQS inc. and TVA Group Inc., partners in Canal Indigo general partnership, across Canada. APPROVED - Renewal of the licence for the national French-language general interest direct-to-home pay-per-view television service, known as Canal Indige expiring 31 August 2009.

Viewer's Choice Canada Inc., Eastern Canada. APPROVED - Renewal of the licence for the regional English-language general interest pay-per-view television service, known as Viewer's Choice Canada, delivered via satellite to cable affiliates in eastern Canada, expiring 31 August 2009.

The Family Channel Inc., Across Canada. APPROVED - Renewal of the broadcasting licence for the national English-language pay television service known as Family, from 1 December 2002 to 31 August 2009. APPROVED - Addition of direct-to-home satellite subscribers to its condition of licence.

Various licensees, across Canada. Revocation of the licences for exempted small cable distribution undertakings as noted in the appendix to the decision.

Network Television International Inc., across Canada. APPROVED - Broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic Category 2 specialty television service to be known as ITBC Television Canada. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.

Fabrique Notre-Dame du Perpétuel-Secours, Sherbrooke, Quebec. APPROVED – Change of the frequency from from 89.7 MHz (channel 209LP) to 88.1 MHz (channel 201LP) for the radio programming undertaking CFPP-FM Sherbrooke.

Nunavut Natautinga Ltd., Iqaluit, Nunavut. APPROVED – New English-language FM radio programming undertaking at Iqaluit, Nunavut, expiring 31 August 2009.

Learning and Skills Television of Alberta Limited, Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta. RENEWED - Broadcasting licence for the satellite to cable programming undertaking and its transmitters CIAN-TV Calgary and CJAL-TV Edmonton, from 1 January 2003 to 31 August 2003.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Dauphin, Manitoba. RENEWED - Broadcasting licence for the radiocommunication distribution undertaking CBWST Dauphin, until 31 August 2003.

Radio Haute Mauricie inc., La Tuque, Quebec. APPROVED - Deletion of the condition of licence that requires the station to operate as an affiliate of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s national French-language radio network, for the radio programming undertaking CFLM La Tuque.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Trois-Rivières and La Tuque, Quebec. APPROVED - New transmitter in La Tuque, for the broadcasting licence for the radio programming undertaking CBF-FM-8 Trois-Rivières, to provide the programming of the national French-language radio network La Première Chaîne.

Multivan Broadcast Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia. APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to commence the operation of the new multilingual ethnic television programming undertaking at Vancouver, to 31 August 2003.

Toronto One Inc., Calgary, Alberta. APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to commence the operation of the new television programming undertaking at Toronto, with an additional transmitter in Hamilton, to 31 October 2003.

Global Communications Limited, across Canada. APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to commence the operation of the national video-on-demand service, to 31 August 2003.

Corus Entertainment Inc./On-Demand Inc. (OBCI), across Canada. APPROVED - Extension of the time limit to commence the operation of the national video-on-demand service, to 14 December 2003.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Owen Sound, Orillia and Huntsville, Ontario. APPROVED - New transmitters for the radio station CBL-FM Toronto in Owen Sound, Orillia and Huntsville to rebroadcast the programming of its national English-language network service Radio Two.

Radio CJLS Limited, Yarmouth, Barrington and New Tusket, Nova Scotia. APPROVED - New English-language FM radio programming undertaking at Yarmouth, to replace the AM station CJLS, and to continue to operate the two transmitters of CJLS in Barrington (CJLS-FM) and New Tusket (CJLS-FM-1) as repeaters of the FM station, expiring 31 August 2004.

Raedio Inc., Stratford, Ontario. APPROVED – New English-language FM radio programming undertaking in Stratford, expiring 31 August 2009.

Central Broadcasting Company Limited, Prince Albert and Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan. APPROVED - New transmitter in Waskesiu Lake for the radio station CHQX-FM Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.