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Application to Obtain a Broadcasting
Licence
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Applicants must meet the following qualifications for a Native Undertaking which
is defined as follows: Native
Undertaking: This undertaking is characterized by
its ownership, programming and target audience. It is owned and controlled
by a non-profit organization whose structure provides for board membership by the
native population of the region served. Its programming can be in any
native Canadian language or in either or both of the two official languages, but
should be specifically oriented to the native population and reflect the
interests and needs specific to the native audience it is licensed to serve.
It has a distinct role in fostering the development of Aboriginal cultures and,
where possible, the preservation of ancestral languages. (Native
Broadcasting Policy - Public Notice 1990-89 dated 20 September 1990) |
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The Commission expects Type A native
radio undertakings that meet the exemption criteria to fill in the registration
form (for information purposes only) and submit it to the Commission. The
exemption criteria and registration form are attached as Appendix A and B
respectively to Public Notice CRTC 1998-62 dated 9 July 1998. |
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
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FILING:
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File electronically
via
Epass by attaching the
application to the
Cover Page, which is available on our web site under "File, Register
and Epass".
Epass allows secure transmissions to the Commission and also authenticates
your identity. A signature is not required when using Epass. For
more information, see Broadcasting Circular CRTC
2005-466,
Electronic filing of applications. |
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When filing your application
electronically, please ensure that the file name of the electronic documents
attached to your application form reflects the ascending order in which they
should appear on the public file and that each file name include a brief
description of the document content. For example, "Doc1-brief description of
document"; "Doc2-brief description of document", and so forth. This will ensure
that the application and all related documents are presented in the correct order
once they are made available for public viewing. |
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Applicants who are
unable to file their application using Epass should contact the Commission’s
Specialist, External Liaison, at (819) 953-4405, for information on alternate
filing options. |
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INSTRUCTIONS: |
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The following
questionnaire is in HTML format and may be downloaded to the word processing
software of your choice. This enables you to complete the downloaded
questionnaire by inserting your response in bold letters immediately
following the question. You may add lines to the tables if necessary but do
not alter or delete any text from the questionnaire. |
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You must file the
Application Brief, which includes the questions and responses, and the Book of
Supporting Documents, identified as Appendices in the questionnaire. |
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The Application Brief,
filed electronically or otherwise, must be divided into sections, and include the
numbered questions, as set out in the questionnaire, each followed by the
corresponding response. |
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If you wish to enhance
or clarify your application, such information should be filed as a
Supplementary Brief identified as APPENDIX 1A in the Book of
Supporting Documents. |
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The Commission will not
process the application if required technical documentation has not been filed
with Industry Canada. |
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PUBLIC
EXAMINATION FILE: |
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Copies of the
Commission's letters requesting further information and copies of your replies
form part of the application and must be available for examination by the public. |
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CONFIDENTIALITY REQUESTS: |
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Portions of the
application may be treated as confidential, at your request, pursuant to section
20 of the CRTC Rules of Procedure. |
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The onus is on the
applicant to request confidentiality for the information or material and
to clearly demonstrate that the public interest will best be served by treating
the information as confidential. For further information, refer to Circular
No. 429 dated 19 August 1998. |
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Applicants must ensure
that documents that they request be treated as confidential are submitted in a
separate electronic file and must incorporate confidential in the name
of the file. It is incumbent upon applicants to clearly identify the confidential
documents by indicating confidential on each page and, in such cases, to
file an abridged version of the document. |
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For Commission's use |
Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission
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| TYPE OF STATION: |
AM ( ) |
FM ( ) |
Check here if low-power* ( ) |
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Low-power AM is an undertaking with a
transmitter power of less than 100 watts in the 525 - 1705 kHz band. Low-power FM
is an undertaking with a maximum Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 50 watts and
transmitting antenna height of 60 metres in the 88 - 108 MHz band. |
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| LOCATION
OF UNDERTAKING:
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| 1.1 |
IDENTIFICATION OF PROPOSED LICENSEE (hereinafter the applicant) |
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| Individual ( )
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Company to be
incorporated ( ) |
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| Company ( )
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Other ( ) Specify:
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NAME: CONTACT PERSON REPRESENTING
THE APPLICANT NAME: |
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APPOINTMENT OF AGENT |
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_______________________________________, the applicant, hereby appoint
_________________________________________ as my agent for and on my behalf and in
my name to sign, file and complete (if necessary) an application with the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and to sign and file
a reply with respect thereto and I do hereby ratify, confirm, and adopt as my own
act, such application and all replies made thereto. |
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Date: |
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DECLARATION OF THE APPLICANT OR ITS APPOINTED AGENT |
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_____________________________ SOLEMNLY DECLARE THAT: |
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I am the
___________________________ (title) of the applicant named in this application
form and as such have knowledge of all matters declared therein. |
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| b) |
The statements made in
this application, or any document filed pursuant to any request for further
information by the Commission, are (will be) to the best of my knowledge and
belief true in all respects. |
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| c) |
The opinions and
estimates given in this application, or any document filed pursuant to any
request for further information by the Commission, are (will be) based on facts
as known to me. |
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I have examined the
provisions of the Broadcasting Act and the broadcasting regulations
relevant to this application. |
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AND I HAVE SIGNED Signature: Date: WITNESSED BY Signature: Name (Printed): Date : At: |
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EXAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC |
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| Indicate a
location within the area to be served where the application may be examined by
the general public. |
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| ADDRESS: |
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2. OWNERSHIP
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Please provide the
following information relating to the directors and officers, including the Chief
Executive Officer, of the applicant. Please note that all sections
must be completed. |
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS |
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Name |
Complete Home |
Citizenship |
Directors: Date |
Officers: |
2.2 |
Who controls/will control the proposed undertaking and by what means? ______________________________________________________________________ |
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| 2.3 |
Would you
accept a CONDITION OF LICENCE that the undertaking be on air within 12
months of the date of a favorable decision? |
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NO ( ) |
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explain. |
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| SUPPORTING DOCUMENT
TO BE APPENDED: |
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| APPENDIX 2A
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Copies of all constituting
documents (for example, Letters Patent, By-laws, etc.). (Provide draft
documents where an applicant is not yet incorporated) |
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3. SOURCE(S) OF FUNDING / REVENUE
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| 3.1 |
Check sources from which funding/revenue is derived: |
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SOURCES |
Check ( Ö ) |
| Government grants | |
| Advertising | |
| Fundraising (for example, memberships, bingo) | |
| Other (Specify): |
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4. MARKETING INFORMATION
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| 4.1 | Please provide quantitative estimates of the population within the service contours, as well as an estimate of the population within the area to which the station's principal marketing activities will be directed: |
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3mV/m CONTOUR (FM) |
0.5mv/m CONTOUR (FM) |
| Population | ||
| Households |
4.2 |
Please identify the sources from which population data has been obtained: |
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5. PROGRAMMING INFORMATION
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| Applicants
are reminded that, except where the Commission has provided otherwise in a
condition of licence, applicants must also comply with the regulatory
requirements set out in the Radio Regulations, 1986 (the regulations), as
amended from time to time.
With the exception of question 5.2, for the
purpose of answering the following section, applicants are reminded that, in
accordance with the regulations, a "broadcast week" refers to the total number of
hours devoted to broadcasting during the 126-hour period extending from 6:00 a.m.
to midnight, for seven consecutive days beginning on Sunday. |
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| 5.1 |
Sources of
Programming - Number of hours per broadcast week (06:00 to 24:00): |
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The applicant expects to
broadcast a minimum of ___:___ (hours:minutes) of station-produced
programming during each broadcast week. |
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The applicant expects to
broadcast a minimum of ___:___ (hours:minutes) of station-produced
programming during each broadcast week in the language(s) of Aboriginal
Canadians.
Specify language(s):
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The applicant expects to
broadcast a minimum of ___:___ (hours:minutes) of station-produced English
programming during each broadcast week. |
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The applicant expects to
broadcast a minimum of ___:___ (hours:minutes) of station-produced French
programming during each broadcast week. |
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Specify native
communities to which the English- or French-language programming is directed to:
__________________________________ |
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Does the applicant
propose to broadcast programming originating from another station? |
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NO ( ) |
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applicant expects to broadcast a maximum of ___:___ (hours:minutes) of
non-station originated programming during each broadcast week.
Please specify originating station:
______________________ |
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Does the applicant
propose to operate as part of a network? |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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applicant expects to broadcast a maximum of ___:___ (hours:minutes) of network
programming during each broadcast week. |
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If network programming is
proposed, specify the name(s) of the network(s) as well as the number of hours
(based on 24-hour days) and the type of programming to be broadcast per
week for each network. |
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NAME |
HOURS:MINUTES |
TYPE OF PROGRAMMING(1) |
(1) |
Type of programming delivered by network (for example, sports, talk, entertainment, etc.) |
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Language(s) of Programming |
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Specify the total number
of hours of programming that will be broadcast per week (06:00 to 24:00)
(including non-station originated programming and network programming):
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LANGUAGES |
HOURS:MINUTES |
| English | |
| French | |
| Language(s) of
Aboriginal Canadians (Specify language with the respective hrs/mins) |
5.4 |
Type of Programming |
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number of hours per week (06:00 to 24:00) per programming category as follows:
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PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES |
HOURS:MINUTES |
| News | |
| Other Talk | |
| Religious | |
| Public Affairs | |
| Educational | |
| Children's / Youth | |
| Pop, Rock and Dance Music | |
| Country Music | |
| Other Music (Specify) | |
| TOTAL |
5.5 |
Aboriginal Talent Development |
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Specify the percentage
of music broadcast that will be performed or composed by Aboriginal talent:
______% |
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Indicate the initiatives
that the station will undertake with respect to the promotion, presentation and
development of Aboriginal musical talent: |
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INITIATIVES |
CHECK ( Ö ) |
| Airplay of Aboriginal music | |
| Broadcast of special programs (for example, concerts, etc.) | |
| Promotion | |
| Other (Specify) |
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Briefly describe these initiatives: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
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General
Programming Orientation
Describe how the undertaking proposes to address the specific needs and concerns of the Aboriginal population in its proposed service area and describe the efforts it will make to strengthen culture and preserve Aboriginal ancestral language(s): ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
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| 5.7 |
Conditions of Licence
The applicant accepts the following, as
CONDITIONS OF LICENCE, during all hours of broadcast: |
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to adhere to
the provisions of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' (CAB) Broadcast
Code for Advertising to Children (Public Notice CRTC 1993-99 dated 30 June
1993), as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission. |
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NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide reasons why you would not be able to meet this obligation. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________ |
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to adhere to
the guidelines on gender portrayal set out in the CAB's Sex-Role Portrayal
Code for Television and Radio Programming (Public Notice CRTC 1990-99 dated
26 October 1990), as amended from time to time and approved by the Commission.
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide reasons why you would not be able to meet this obligation. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
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to devote a
minimum of 35% of all Category 2 musical selections broadcast, during each
broadcast week, to Canadian selections (Public Notice CRTC 2001-70 dated 15 June
2001). |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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| If NO,
provide reasons why you would not be able to meet this obligation. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
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6. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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| 6.1 |
Have all
required technical documents been filed with Industry Canada? |
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NO ( ) |
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indicate which documents have yet to be filed and when you expect to file them. Please note that the Commission cannot consider your application further until all documents are filed. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
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| 6.2 |
I hereby
authorize the Commission to include as part of this application any document or
correspondence filed with Industry Canada with respect to this application. |
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| YES ( ) |
NO ( ) |
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please specify which document or correspondence you do not wish to include. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
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| 6.3 |
Provide the
following technical information: |
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PROPOSED |
NOTE |
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| Frequency (Channel) |
kHz for AM - |
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| Transmitter power (for AM) |
Watts |
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| MAXIMUM ERP -
Effective Radiated Power (at beam-tilt angle) (for FM) |
Watts |
If no beam-tilt is
used, provide ERP in horizontal plane |
| AVERAGE ERP -
Effective Radiated Power (at beam-tilt angle) (for FM) |
Watts |
If no beam-tilt is
used, provide ERP in horizontal plane |
| EHAAT - Effective Height Above Average Terrain |
metres |
FM only |
| Antenna
& Transmitter site coordinates |
N. |
Latitude North Longitude West |
| Studio location(s) | City and, where
possible, street address |
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Subsidiary
communications |
YES ( ) |
If YES, specify |
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Programming feed method(s) |
Satellite, Microwave, Fibre |
6.4 |
Provide the following information regarding capital costs and facilities: |
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Cost of Assets to |
Value of assets to |
Annual lease |
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SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO BE APPENDED: |
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| APPENDIX 6A
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A clearly legible copy
of the maps required in the Engineering Brief submitted to Industry Canada, and
which show the proposed coverage contours.
In the case of a proposal for a conversion from AM to FM, provide a comparison of the 5mV/m AM contour with the 0.5 mV/m FM contour and of the 15 mV/m AM contour with the 3 mV/m FM contour. The Commission encourages you to submit your
proposed coverage area contours in a geographical information system (GIS)
compatible file format (for example, .mid./.mif, .tab, .dxf, .dwg, .e00, .shp,
.dgn). Also provide the map datum and projection used. This file can
be submitted electronically or on a diskette. |
| APPENDIX 6B
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Documentation supporting
the availability of the proposed transmitter site(s). |
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BOOK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
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APPENDIX NUMBER AND NAME |
APPENDED |
E-FILED |
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SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION |
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1A |
Supplementary Brief | ||
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SECTION 2: OWNERSHIP INFORMATION |
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2A |
Constituting Documents (or drafts) | ||
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SECTION 3: TECHNICAL INFORMATION |
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6A |
Maps - Proposed Coverage Contours | ||
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6B |
Documentation - Availability of Proposed Transmitter Site(s) | ||
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