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Today's Releases - August 21, 2003
Broadcasting Decisions:
2003-408 Saskatchewan Telecommunications, MTS Communications Inc., Shaw
Communications Inc. and Shaw Pay-Per-View Ltd. (formerly Corus VC Ltd.).
Complaints by Saskatchewan Telecommunications and MTS Communications Inc.
alleging breaches of section 9 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations
against Shaw Communications Inc. and of section 6.1(1) of the Pay Television
Regulations, 1990 against Shaw Pay-Per-View Ltd. (formerly Corus VC Ltd.).
The Commission allows the complaints filed by Saskatchewan
Telecommunications and MTS Communications Inc. and concludes that Shaw
Pay-Per-View Ltd. (formerly Corus VC Ltd.) contravened section 6.1(1) of the
Pay Television Regulations, 1990, which prohibits licensees from giving an
undue preference to any person, including itself, or subjecting any person
to an undue disadvantage. (.pdf)
2003-409 Blackburn Radio Inc., Leamington, Ontario. APPROVED – Renewal of
the broadcasting licence for CHYR-FM Leamington from 1 September 2003 to 31
August 2007. (.pdf)
2003-410 Tri-Tel Communications Inc., Timmins, Ontario. APPROVED –
Acquisition of the assets assets of the radio programming undertaking CKTT
FM Timmins, Ontario from 1311831 Ontario Limited.
2003-411 Slocan Valley T.V. Society, Crescent Valley, British Columbia.
APPROVED – Renewal of the broadcasting licence for the radiocommunication
distribution undertaking consisting of four low-power television
transmitters at Crescent Valley, from 1 September 2003 to 31 August 2010.
2003-412 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Fredericton and Edmundston,
New Brunswick. APPROVED – New transmitter in Edmundston to rebroadcast the
programming of its national English language network service Radio One.
Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing:
2003-8 The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 20 October
2003 at 9:30 a.m., at the Conference Centre, Portage IV, 140 Promenade du
Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, to consider various broadcasting applications .
the following applications. The intervention deadline is 25 September 2003.
Date Modified: 2003-08-21 |
