What's New - February 28, 2001
NEWS RELEASE:
The CRTC calls for
licence applications for an ethnic television service in the Greater
Vancouver Area
DECISIONS:
2001-144 Diffusion
communautaire Baie des Chaleurs inc., Carleton and Paspébiac, Quebec.
APPROVED – Renewal of the licence for Type B community radio programming
undertaking CIEU-FM Carleton and its transmitter CIEU-FM-1 Paspébiac, from 1 March
2001 to 31 August 2004. DENIED – Request to devote at least 25% of its
programming to spoken word programming during the 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. time period.
2001-145 Radio
Bellechase, Lac Etchemin, Armagh, Quebec. APPROVED – Renewal of the
licence for Type B community radio programming undertaking CFIN-FM Lac Etchemin
and its transmitter CFIN-FM-1 Armagh, from 1 March 2001 to 31 August
2004.
2001-146 Radio
communautaire F.M. de la Haute-Gatineau inc., Maniwaki, Quebec. APPROVED
– Renewal of the licence for Type B community radio programming undertaking
CHGA-FM Maniwaki, from 1 March 2001 to 31 August 2004.
2001-147 British
Columbia, Saskatchewan and Territories. RENEWED - Broadcasting licences for
undertakings listed in the appendix to the decision, from 1 March 2001
to 31 August 2001.
2001-148 B.C.I.T.
Radio Society, Burnaby, British Columbia. APPROVED – Renewal of the
licence for the carrier current radio programming undertaking CFML Burnaby,
from 1 March 2001 to 31 August 2007.
2001-149 Simon
Fraser Campus Radio Society, Burnaby, British Columbia. APPROVED –
Renewal of the licence for the carrier current radio programming undertaking
CJSF Burnaby, from 1 March 2001 to 31 August 2007.
2001-150 Radio
CFXU Club, Antigonish (St. Francis Xavier University). APPROVED – Renewal
of the licence for CFXU Antigonish, a student carrier current radio programming
undertaking serving the campus and adjacent residences of St. Francis
Xavier University, from 1 March 2001 to 31 August 2007.
2001-151 Lifestyle
Television (1994) Limited, Across Canada. APPROVED – Renewal of the
broadcasting licence issued to Lifestyle Television (1994) Limited for the
national English-language specialty television service known as
"WTN", from 1 March 2001 to 31 August 2007. DENIED – Proposal
to increase the proportion of U.S. programming broadcast on the service.
2001-152 Life
Network Inc., Across Canada. APPROVED – Renews, with minor amendments,
the broadcasting licence issued to Life Network Inc. for the national
English-language specialty television service known as "Life
Network", from 1 March 2001 to 31 August 2007. DENIED –
Proposal to reduce the Canadian programming expenditures for Life Network.
2001-153 Showcase
Television Inc., Across Canada. APPROVED – Renewal of the broadcasting
licence issued to Showcase Television Inc. for the national English-language
specialty television service known as "Showcase", from 1 March
2001 to 31 August 2007. DENIED - Request to be relieved of the commitment
not to air any first-run broadcasts of programs produced by a Showcase
shareholder.
2001-154 591810
B.C. Limited (Country Music Television), Across Canada. APPROVED –
Renewal of the broadcasting licence issued to 591810 B.C. Limited (Country
Music Television) for the national English-language specialty programming
undertaking known as Country Music Television (CMT) from 1 March 2001 to
31 August 2007. APPROVED – Reduction in the minimum amount of all
programming that must consist of music videos from 90% to 70%. DENIED, by
majority vote – Proposal to charge a monthly fee when CMT is distributed as
part of the basic service by broadcasting distribution undertakings such as
cable systems. ENIED – Request to introduce a definition of music video
programs.
NOTICES:
2001-31 Report
to the Governor in Council on the earliest possible establishment of
over-the-air television services that reflect and meet the needs of the
multicultural, multilingual and multiracial population of the Greater Vancouver
Area.
2001-32 An
ethnic television programming undertaking to serve Vancouver, British Columbia.
ORDER:
2001-172 The
Commission approves a SaskTel's request to amend its Support Structure
License Agreement by including Section 12.12 and Schedule A; amend the
Microlink Service Agreement and Schedule A by clarifying Clauses 2.1(b), 9 and 12;
amend the Centrex Data Service Agreement and Schedule A by removing Clause 1(b)
and revising Clauses 11 and 15; and amend the Private Line Agreement by adding
a note to the contract and schedule. Reference: 8340-S22-0611/00,
8340-S22-0614/00, 8340-S22-0615/00
and 8340-S22-0617/00.
TAXATION ORDER:
2001-1 Northwestel
Inc. – Implementation of toll competition and review of regulatory
framework, quality of service and related matters – Telecom Public Notice
CRTC 99-21.
Reference: 8622-N1-04/99
and 4768-090. |
