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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-200
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Ottawa, 18 May
2005 |
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Aylmer and Area
Inter-Mennonite Community Council
Aylmer, Ontario |
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Application 2004-1174-4
Public Hearing in the National Capital Region
21 March 2005 |
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CHPD-FM Aylmer – Technical change
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1. |
The Commission approves
the application by Aylmer and Area Inter-Mennonite Community Council to
amend the broadcasting licence for the low-power ethnic radio
programming undertaking CHPD-FM Aylmer by changing the frequency from
107.7 MHz (channel 299LP) to 105.9 MHz (channel 290A1) and by changing
the authorized contours through an increase in the effective radiated
power, from 50 watts to 250 watts. The proposed Class A1 service is the
lowest level of a protected FM service. |
2. |
The licensee proposed to
increase the coverage area of the station in order to improve the
quality of the signal of the station and to provide the signal to those
of its target audience who currently cannot receive it. |
3. |
The Commission received six
interventions in support of this application. |
4. |
The Commission notes that CHPD-FM
is a German-language FM radio station of particular interest to members
of the local German-speaking Mennonite community, a great many of whom
do not speak English. The station provides four hours of programming per
day to a rural area that has no other local broadcaster. |
5. |
The Commission is of the view
that approval of this application will not have a significant negative
impact on any existing station and will result in an improvement in
service to CHPD-FM’s limited audience. |
6. |
As a result of the technical
amendments approved in this decision, CHPD-FM’s status will change from
that of a low-power unprotected service to a regular Class A1 FM
service. |
7. |
The Department of Industry (the
Department) has advised the Commission that, while this application is
conditionally technically acceptable, it will only issue a broadcasting
certificate when it has determined that the proposed technical
parameters will not create any unacceptable interference with
aeronautical NAV/COM services. |
8. |
The Commission reminds the
licensee that, pursuant to section 22(1) of the Broadcasting Act,
this authority will only be effective when the Department notifies the
Commission that its technical requirements have been met, and that a
broadcasting certificate will be issued. |
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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 in PDF
format or in HTML at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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