Today's Releases - August 28, 2003
Broadcasting Decisions:
2003-425 Mix
FM Inc., Lewisporte, Newfoundland and Labrador. APPROVED – Low-power
English-language Type B community FM radio programming undertaking in Lewisporte,
Newfoundland and Labrador. The licence will expire 31 August 2009.
2003-426
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. APPROVED –
Extension of the time limit to commence the operation of the new transmitter of
CBK-FM Prince Albert, until 10 August 2004.
2003-427
Coopérative de Câblodistribution de Saint-Fidèle, Saint-Fidèle, Quebec. The
Commission revokes the broadcasting licence for the undertaking serving
Saint-Fidèle.
2003-428
Monarch Cablesystems Ltd., Banff, Alberta. The Commission revokes the
broadcasting licence for the undertaking serving Banff.
2003-429 Bell
ExpressVu Inc., the general partner, and BCE Inc. and 4119649 Canada Inc.
(partners in BCE Holding G.P.), the limited partners, carrying on business as
Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership, across Canada. APPROVED – Amendment of
conditions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the broadcasting licence for the national terrestrial
television pay-per-view undertaking pertaining to programming and carriage.
2003-430
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, on behalf of Parks Canada, Waterton Lakes
National Park, Alberta. APPROVED – Renewal of the broadcasting licence
(Tourist/Weather/Traffic information/Environment Canada) for the radio
programming undertaking CBPJ-FM-1 Waterton Lakes National Park, from 1 September
2003 to 31 August 2010.
2003-431
Fondation radio enfant (du Canada), Gatineau, Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario.
APPROVED – Operation of a not-for-profit French-language AM radio station in
Gatineau and Ottawa, expiring 31 August 2009. DENIED – Access to contributions by
broadcasting distribution undertakings to Canadian programming. DENIED –
Eligibility for CAB contributions to Canadian talent development.
Broadcasting Public Notice:
2003-45 The
Commission has received an application from Novus Entertainment Inc., Vancouver,
British Columbia, to amend the licence of its Class 1 cable broadcasting
distribution undertaking to include an exception to section 20(1) of the
Broadcasting Distribution Regulations so as to permit the applicant to
receive the KSTW (IND) Tacoma/Seattle from a non-Canadian satellite service.
Intervention deadline: 17 September 2003.
Date Modified: 2003-08-28 |
