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Application
for a Programming Amendment
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Applicants/Licensees
should consult the Commission's Campus Radio Policy in Public Notices
CRTC 2000-12 dated 28 January 2000 and CRTC 2000-12-1 dated 2 February 2000.
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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, please ensure that the file names of the documents
attached to your application form reflect the ascending order in which they
should appear on the public file and that each file name includes 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 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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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. Responses
must be provided, at a minimum, in a size 10 font. |
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The
Commission may return the application if it has not been duly
completed. The onus will be on applicants to submit a clear application
that provides all of the relevant information, identifies all regulatory
issues raised in the application and provides supporting documentation. |
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If the
proposed amendment is not covered by this questionnaire, or any other
existing questionnaire, complete Section 1 and Appendix 1. |
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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
for the public file. |
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For Commission's use
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications CommissionApplication
for a Programming Amendment
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TYPE
OF STATION |
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Community-based
campus: |
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FM
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Instructional: |
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FM
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LOCATION
OF UNDERTAKING: __________________________ |
CALL
SIGN: ___________ |
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1.1 |
Provide a brief description of your application: |
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1.2 |
List all the documents you request be treated as confidential: |
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1.3 |
IDENTIFICATION
OF LICENSEE CONTACT PERSON
REPRESENTING THE LICENSEE NAME: |
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1.4 |
APPOINTMENT OF AGENT I,
_________________________, the licensee, 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. Date: |
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1.5
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DECLARATION
OF THE LICENSEE OR ITS APPOINTED AGENT |
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I,
___________________________________ SOLEMNLY DECLARE THAT: |
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I am the
___________________________ (representative/appointed agent) of the licensee
named in this Application Brief and as such have knowledge of all matters
declared therein. |
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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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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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1.6
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EXAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC Indicate one or more public locations, within the area served, where the application may be examined by the general public. ADDRESS(ES): |
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IT IS MANDATORY that you file a Supplementary Brief (no more than five pages) identified as Appendix 1, ensuring that you, at a minimum: |
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List the existing programming requirement(s) and the proposed amendment(s). |
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Provide
the rationale for the proposed amendment(s), including reference to any
relevant regulations and Commission policies. |
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Provide
supporting evidence or reasons why this amendment(s) should be approved. |
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In cases
where the applicant is proposing an exception to any regulations or
Commission policies, provide details, rationale and any other information
relevant to such proposal to explain why the proposed exception is warranted
in the circumstances. |
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In
Broadcasting Circular CRTC 2006-1, the Commission stated that it would not
generally be disposed to review, on an expedited basis, applications for
licence amendments that are received within two years following the
implementation of a new service or the date of a Commission decision relating
to an amendment concerning the same or a similar case. Indicate how long
the undertaking has been operating under the existing requirement(s).
If less than 24 months, explain why this amendment(s) is required. |
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2.
PROGRAMMING
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The following section relates to the programming obligations set out in the Commission's Campus Radio Policy in Public Notice CRTC 2000-12 dated January 28, 2000. Reference should be made
to Public Notice CRTC 2000-14 entitled Revised Content Categories and
Subcategories for Radio issued on January 28, 2000 for details on content
categories and subcategories. Licensees are reminded
that, except where the Commission has provided otherwise in a condition of
licence, they must also comply with the regulatory requirements set out in
the Radio Regulations, 1986 (the regulations), as amended from time to
time. For the purpose of
answering the following section, licensees 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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2.1 |
SPOKEN
WORD |
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The licensee will, by CONDITION OF LICENCE, devote, during each broadcast week, at least 25% of its programming to Spoken Word (content category 1) which is comprised of News (content subcategory 11) and Spoken Word - Other (content subcategory 12), as defined in Public Notice CRTC 2000-14. |
CURRENT REQUIREMENT |
PROPOSED REQUIREMENT |
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YES ( ) | NO ( ) | YES ( ) | NO ( ) |
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QUESTIONS
2.2 AND 2.3 -- APPLICABLE TO INSTRUCTIONAL STATIONS ONLY. |
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2.2 |
NEWS PROGRAMMING The licensee will, by CONDITION OF LICENCE, devote
at least 4% of its programming during each broadcast week, excluding
vacation periods, to News (subcategory 11). |
CURRENT REQUIREMENT |
PROPOSED REQUIREMENT |
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YES ( ) | NO ( ) | YES ( ) | NO ( ) |
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2.3 |
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMING The licensee will, by CONDITION
OF LICENCE, devote, during each broadcast week, at least 2 hours of
its programming to formal educational programming that provides academic
instruction. |
CURRENT REQUIREMENT |
PROPOSED REQUIREMENT |
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YES ( ) | NO ( ) | YES ( ) | NO ( ) |
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2.4 |
STATION-PRODUCED
PROGRAMMING The licensee will, by CONDITION OF LICENCE, devote, during each broadcast week, at least two-thirds of its programming to station-produced programming. |
CURRENT REQUIREMENT |
PROPOSED REQUIREMENT |
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YES ( ) | NO ( ) | YES ( ) | NO ( ) |
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2.5 |
OTHER PROGRAMMING The licensee proposes to broadcast programming originating from another station. |
CURRENT REQUIREMENT |
PROPOSED REQUIREMENT |
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YES ( ) | NO ( ) | YES ( ) | NO ( ) |
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If YES,
specify originating station: |
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2.6 |
CATEGORY 3 MUSICAL
SELECTIONS The licensee will, by CONDITION OF LICENCE, devote, during each broadcast week, at least 5% of its musical selections to musical selections from content category 3 (Special Interest Music). |
CURRENT REQUIREMENT |
PROPOSED REQUIREMENT |
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YES ( ) | NO ( ) | YES ( ) | NO ( ) |
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If NO,
outline proposal and provide justification for the proposed exception in the
Supplementary Brief (Appendix 1). |
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The
applicant will, by CONDITION OF LICENCE, devote, during each broadcast
week, at least 12% of its musical selections from category 3 to
Canadian selections as stipulated in Public Notice CRTC 2000-12: |
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NO ( ) |
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If NO,
outline proposal and provide justification for the proposed exception in the
Supplementary Brief (Appendix 1). |
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QUESTION
2.7 -- ONLY APPLICABLE TO ENGLISH-LANGUAGE CAMPUS
STATIONS. ANSWER EITHER QUESTION 2.7 a) OR 2.7 b), AS APPLICABLE. |
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2.8 |
ADVERTISING The licensee will, by CONDITION
OF LICENCE, broadcast, during each broadcast week, no more than 504
minutes of advertising (content category 5), with a maximum of 4
minutes in any hour of the broadcast week. |
CURRENT REQUIREMENT |
PROPOSED REQUIREMENT |
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YES ( ) | NO ( ) | YES ( ) | NO ( ) |
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QUESTIONS 2.9 AND 2.10 - ONLY APPLICABLE TO LICENSEES WHO PROVIDE ETHNIC PROGRAMMING |
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ETHNIC
PROGRAMMING |
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Note that
ethnic programming means programming provided in any language, that is
specifically directed to any culturally or racially distinct group other than
one that is Aboriginal Canadian or from France or the British Isles.
Ethnic programming may be in English, French, a third-language or a
combination of languages. Third-language programming means programming
in languages other than French, English or those of Aboriginal Canadians. |
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For more information on ethnic programming, licensees should consult Public Notice CRTC 1999-117 entitled Ethnic Broadcasting Policy, and consequent amendments to the Radio Regulations, 1986, set out in Public Notice CRTC 2000-92. |
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2.9 |
Market with a local
ethnic radio station The licensee operates in
a market served by an ethnic radio station: |
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YES ( ) | NO ( ) |
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Ethnic programming by
linguistic category Complete the following
table relating to the broadcasting of ethnic and third-language programming. Percentages should be
based on the total number of hours of programming broadcast by the station in
a broadcast week (that is, the total number of hours of programming by the
station in a broadcast week may be less than or equal to 126 hours). In determining the
languages of ethnic programming, DO NOT consider music, advertising, station
contests and community and emergency messages during a particular ethnic
program. However, in calculating the actual duration of each program,
those elements must be counted. |
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Language in which ethnic programming is provided |
Ethnic group to which it is directed |
Total duration of this programming per broadcast week (hours:minutes) |
% of the total programming provided during each broadcast week that is devoted to this type of programming |
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% of the total
programming provided during the broadcast week |
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% of the total
programming provided during the broadcast week |
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BOOK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
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