Speech
Opening remarks
by Andrée Wylie
Vice-Chairperson, Broadcasting,
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
at the public hearing in Gatineau, Quebec
Gatineau, Quebec
December 1st, 2004
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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to this public hearing.
My name is Andrée Wylie and I am the Vice-Chair Broadcasting at the CRTC.
I will be chairing this hearing. With me on the panel are my colleagues
Andrée Noël, Regional Commissioner for Quebec; Ronald Williams, Regional
Commissioner for Alberta and Northwest Territories; and Commissioners Joan
Pennefather and Stuart Langford.
Among the members of the Commission staff working with us are Steve
Parker, Hearing Manager; James Wilson and Valérie Dionne, Legal Counsel; and
Pierre LeBel, Hearing Secretary. Please don’t hesitate to speak with them if
you have any procedural questions.
Applications for radio undertakings
On January 22nd, 2004, the Commission issued a call for applications for
a broadcasting licence to carry on a radio programming undertaking to serve
Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. At this hearing, we will be looking at
sixteen applications to operate radio stations in these markets.
Criteria for evaluating applications
The panel will evaluate these applications with a view to ensuring that
they meet the cultural, economic and social objectives set out in the
Broadcasting Act.
Our criteria for evaluating the applications will include competition and
the diversity of editorial voices in the markets concerned, the quality of
the applications and the potential impact of a new entrant in these markets.
We will also be looking at the ability of the Ottawa and Gatineau markets
to support new radio stations, the availability of financial resources of
each applicant, and the proposed initiatives for Canadian talent
development.
Order of appearance
We will be hearing from the applicants in the following order:
3077457 Nova Scotia Ltd.
Levinson and Associates
Christian Hit Radio Inc.
Radio Ville-Marie
Radio Rideau Inc.
Astral Media Radio Inc.
Global Communications Ltd.
John Wright & Douglas Kirk
CKMW Radio Ltd.
Jean-Jacques Brunelle
591991 B.C. Ltd.
Radio 1540 Ltd.
Newcap Inc.
CKMW Radio Ltd.
Genex Communications Inc.
And finally, Radio Nord Communications Inc.
Procedure
This hearing should take approximately eight days. We will begin each day
at 9:00 a.m. and finish before 6:00 p.m. You will be notified as soon as
possible of any changes to the schedule.
You must turn off your cell phones and beepers while you are in the
hearing room as they are an unwelcome distraction for participants and
Commissioners. We are counting on your cooperation in this regard at all
times.
Before beginning the hearing, I will invite the Secretary, Mr. Pierre
LeBel, to explain the procedures that we will be following. Mr. LeBel …
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