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Decision CRTC 2001-461
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Ottawa, 7 August 2001
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Radio Acadie Ltée
Caraquet, New Brunswick 2000-2226-0
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Application processed by Public Notice CRTC 2001-45 dated
20 April 2001
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Licence renewal for CJVA
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1. |
The Commission renews the broadcasting licence CJVA
Caraquet, from 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2005, subject
to the conditions specified in the licence to be issued, as also set
out in Public Notice CRTC 1999-137.
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2. |
This four-year term will enable the Commission to assess, at an
earlier date, the licensee’s compliance with the Radio
Regulations, 1986 (the regulations) relating to the provision of
logger tapes and the broadcast of French-language vocal music.
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3. |
CJVA rebroadcasts, in its entirety, all but approximately
4 hours a week of CKLE-FM Bathurst/Caraquet’s programming. |
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Compliance concerns |
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4. |
Section 8 of the Regulations requires licensees to keep for a
period of at least four weeks from the date of broadcast, "a
clear and intelligible tape recording" of the programming
broadcast, and to provide it to the Commission upon request. These
tapes are essential since the Commission uses them as its primary
means to confirm that a station is operating in compliance with the
Regulations and its programming commitments. Tapes are also used to
assess complaints from listeners, if need be. During the current
licence term, the licensee was unable to provide complete logger
tapes for the week of 25 April to 1 May 1999. |
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The Regulations also require that, in any broadcast week, CJVA
devote 65% or more of its vocal selections from content
category 2 to French-language musical selections broadcast in
their entirety. The Commission's analysis of the programming
broadcast by CJVA during the week in question revealed that the
licensee had not complied with this requirement during that time
period. |
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6. |
The Commission reiterates that the licensee must take the
necessary measures to ensure that it is in compliance at all times
with its conditions of licence and with the Regulations.
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Other matters |
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The Commission encourages the licensee to consider employment
equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of
its management of human resources (Public Notice CRTC 1992-59).
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Related CRTC documents
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• Public Notice 1999-137 – New licence form for
commercial radio stations
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• Public Notice 1998-41 – Commercial Radio Policy, 1998
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Secretary General |
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This decision is to be appended to the licence. It is available
in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined at the
following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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