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Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2003-11-2
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See also: 2003-11,
2003-11-1, 2003-11-3 Ottawa, 30 January 2004 |
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Further to its Broadcasting Notice of Public
Hearing CRTC
2003-11 dated 18 December 2003 relating to a Public Hearing
which will be held on 16 February 2004 at 9:30 a.m., at the Congress
Center, 900 Honoré-Mercier Avenue, Québec, Quebec, the Commission announces
the following: |
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At the applicant request the following item
is withdrawn |
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Donnacona, Québec
Application No. 2003-1765-3 |
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Application by ANDRÉ ARTHUR COMMUNICATIONS INC.
for a licence to operate a French-language radio network to
provide public affairs and open line programming to CKNU-FM Donnacona,
CIMI-FM Charlesbourg and CJMS Saint-Constant. The programs will be broadcast
daily from Monday to Friday. |
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Additional information may be found in the
public examination file of this applicant, including the exchange of
correspondence on complaints relating to this network. These may be
discussed at the hearing. The Commission notes that some matters are still
outstanding and that the Commission may add documents or letters to the
public file. |
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The Commission notes that the temporary network
licence held by the applicant for the purpose of carrying on the network
described above expires on 26 February 2004, and that it would be contrary to
the provisions of section 32 of the Broadcasting Act (the Act) for the
applicant to maintaining the network in operation beyond that date without
further authorization. |
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The Commission’s withdrawal from the hearing of
the application by André Arthur Communications inc. (Arthur inc.) neither
constitutes nor implies any determination on the part of the Commission that
a network does not exist, or that Arthur inc. has not acted in the past, and
does not continue to act, as the operator of that network. |
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Moreover, the Commission considers that it must
proceed with consideration of the complaints that have been placed on the
public file for each of CKNU-FM Donnaconna, CIMI-FM Charlesbourg, CJMS
Saint-Constant, alleging that Genex Communications inc., licensee of CKNU-FM,
has, without first having obtained a licence, operated a network to deliver
programming originated by Arthur inc. to CIMI-FM and CJMS. |
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Accordingly, the Commission has decided to call
the parties concerned to a public hearing for the purpose of resolving these
matters. The parties may be called upon to show cause as to why a mandatory
order should not be issued, pursuant to section 12 of the Act, requiring them
to cease the broadcast of any network programming for which the Commission
has not issued a licence. The complaints forming part of the public file for
CHOI-FM, including those addressed to the half-hour of programming simulcast
on CKNU-FM and CHOI-FM, will be considered at the 16 February Public Hearing. |
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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 |
