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Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing
CRTC 2004-6-6
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See also: 2004-6,
2004-6-1, 2004-6-2,
2004-6-3, 2004-6-4,
2004-6-5, 2004-6-7
Ottawa, 20 October 2004 |
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Further to its Broadcasting Notice of Public
Hearing CRTC 2004-6 dated 8 July 2004 relating
to a Public Hearing which will be held on 1 November 2004 at
9:30 a.m., at the Conference Centre, Portage IV, 140 Promenade du
Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, the Commission announces the following: |
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THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE AMENDED AND THE
CHANGES ARE IN BOLD. |
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ITEM 2 |
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Across Canada
Application No. 2003-1885-9 |
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Application by the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation (CBC), on behalf of 4229444 Canada Inc., recently
incorporated, for a broadcasting licence to carry on a national
multi-channel subscription radio service, to be delivered by satellite
and terrestrial transmitters, for direct reception by subscribers. |
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The Commission notes that 4229444 Canada
Inc. is owned by three corporations, being the CBC (40%), Standard Radio
Inc. (40%), an Ontario corporation and Sirius Satellite Radio (20%), a
Delaware corporation (United States). |
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The Commission notes that information
concerning the financial resources of Standard Radio Inc. and Sirius
Satellite Radio has been placed on the public file for this application. |
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ITEM 3 |
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Across Canada
Application No. 2004-0133-1 |
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Application by CHUM Limited (CHUM) and
Astral Media Radio inc. (Astral Media) for a broadcasting licence to
carry on a national multi-channel subscription radio services, to be
delivered by terrestrial transmitters, for direct reception by
subscribers. |
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The Commission notes that CHUM and
Astral Radio have entered into an agreement in which Astral will hold a
19.9% ownership interest in the proposed service. |
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A memorandum of understanding setting
out the terms and conditions of this agreement was submitted to the
Commission, and has been placed on the public file for this application. |
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This document 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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Secretary General |
