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Decision CRTC 2001-751
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Ottawa, 11 December 2001
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Ile a La Crosse Communication Society Inc.
Ile-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan
2001-0754-1, 2001-0762-4
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19 November 2001 Public Hearing
in Montreal |
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Acquisition of assets
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1. |
The Commission approves the applications for authority to
acquire the assets of the cable distribution undertaking serving
Ile-à-la-Crosse as well as the assets of the radio programming
undertaking CILX-FM Ile-à-la-Crosse, from Belanger Communications
Inc., and for broadcasting licences to continue the operation of
these undertakings. |
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2. |
The Commission notes that the licences of these undertakings will
be held by a not-for-profit organization whose structure provides
for membership and management by members of the community at large. |
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The cable distribution undertaking
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3. |
The Commission will issue a Class 3 licence to Ile a La
Crosse Communication Society Inc., expiring 31 August 2008,
upon surrender of the current licence. The operation of this
undertaking will be regulated pursuant to the Broadcasting
Distribution Regulations (the regulations). The licence
will be subject to the conditions specified in this decision and to
any other condition that may be specified in the licence to be
issued. |
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4. |
Pursuant to section 7(a) of the regulations, the licensee is
authorized, by condition of licence, to distribute the
proceedings of the House of Commons on the community channel at
times when community programming is not being distributed. |
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5. |
The signals that the licensee is authorized to distribute may be
received by direct reception, or from any Canadian broadcasting
distribution undertaking (licensed or exempted) which is authorized
to provide signals to other distributors. |
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6. |
It is a condition of licence that, for community
programming and any other programming of a service that it
originates, the licensee adhere to the guidelines on the depiction
of violence in television programming set out in the Canadian
Association of Broadcasters’ Voluntary code regarding violence
in television programming, as amended from time to time and
approved by the Commission. |
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CILX-FM
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7. |
Upon surrender of the current licence, the Commission will issue
a licence to Ile a La Crosse Communication Society Inc., expiring
31 August 2008. The licence will be subject to the conditions
set out in Public Notice CRTC 1999-137.
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8. |
The Commission notes that the station will continue to broadcast
40 hours per week of local programming and 86 hours per
week of programming from the Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation
Network. |
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Other matters
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9. |
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 each 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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