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Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2001-10-4
See also: 2000-10, 2001-10-1,
2001-10-2, 2001-10-3,
2001-10-5
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Ottawa, 4 October 2001 |
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Further to its Notices of Public Hearing CRTC 2001-10,
2001-10-1, 2001-10-2 and
2001-10-3 dated 14, 18, 20 and 28
September 2001 relating to the Public Hearing which will be
held on 19 November 2001, at the Mont-Royal Centre, 2200
Mansfield Street, Auditorium Room, Montréal, Quebec, the
Commission announces the following: |
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APPLICANT AND LOCALITY |
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Télémédia Radio inc. (reorganization)
Hamilton, London, North Bay, Orillia, Pembroke, Sault
Ste-Marie, St. Catherines, Sudbury, Timmins and Toronto,
Ontario
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Standard Radio Inc. (Télémédia Radio inc.)
Hamilton, London, North Bay, Orillia, Pembroke, Sault Ste
Marie, St. Catherines, Sudbury, Timmins, Toronto, Ontario
Princeton, Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitimat, Kelowna,
Summerland, Osoyoos, Vernon, Trail, Nelson, Dawson Creek,
Fort Nelson, Revelstoke, Golden, Salmon Arm, Penticton, Fort
St. John, British Columbia
Drumheller, St-Albert, Stettler, Brooks, St. Paul, Grand
Centre (Cold Lake), Wainwright, Wetaskiwin, Slave Lake in
Athabasca, Westlock in High Prairie, Blairmore, Hinton,
Edson, Calgary, Alberta
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Standard Radio Inc. (Rogers Broadcasting Limited)
North Bay, Timmins, Sudbury, Toronto, Sault Ste. Marie and
Orillia, Ontario |
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Standard Radio Inc. (Newcap)
Whitecourt, Drumheller, Wainwright, Edson, St-Paul,
Westlock, Wetaskiwin, Athabasca, High Prairie, Slave Lake,
Hinton, Brooks, Cold Lake/Grand Centre, Steller,
Blairmore/Crowsnest, Jasper and Calgary, Alberta
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Standard Radio Inc. (CHUM)
Montréal, Quebec |
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CHUM Limited (CFWM-FM)
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Cogeco Inc and/et Bell Globemedia Inc. (TQS)
Montréal, Rimouski, Québec, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke,
Chicoutimi/Jonquière, Quebec |
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Cowansville (including Granby and Sutton), Quebec |
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Radio Communautaire Missisquoi
Lac-Brome (including Sutton, Cowansville and Mansonville)
Quebec |
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Seaside Broadcasting Organization
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia |
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Hamilton, London, North Bay, Orillia, Pembroke, Sault
Ste-Marie, St. Catharines, Sudbury, Timmins and Toronto,
Ontario
Application Nos. 2001-0899-5, 2001-0900-3, 2001-0901-8,
2001-0902-6, 2001-0903-4, 2001-0904-2, 2001-0905-0,
2001-0906-8, 2001-0907-6, 2001-0908-4, 2001-0909-2,
2001-0910-0, 2001-0911-7, 2001-0912-5, 2001-0913-3,
2001-0914-1, 2001-0915-9, 2001-0916-7, 2001-0917-5,
2001-0918-3, 2001-0919-1, 2001-0920-9, 2001-0921-6,
2001-0922-4, 2001-0923-2, 2001-0924-0, 2001-0925-8,
2001-0926-6, 2001-0927-4 |
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Applications by Télémédia Radio Inc. (Télémédia) to
undertake a corporate reorganization whereby a general
partnership between Télémédia, Télémédia Radio (Québec)
Inc. and Télémédia (1998) Inc., as general partners, will
be created to acquire the assets of 28 radio stations and
related transmitters and one radio network that are currently
owned by Télémédia. The Radio assets are located in Ontario
and include CKOC-AM, CKLH-FM and CHAM-AM in Hamilton, CKSL-AM,
CJBK-AM, CJBX-FM and CIQM-FM in London, CKAT-AM, CKFX-FM and
CHUR-FM in North Bay, CICX-FM Orillia, CHVR-FM in Pembroke,
CHAS-FM, CJQM-FM and CIRS-AM in Sault Ste. Marie,
CKTB-AM, CHTZ-FM and CHRE-FM in St. Catharines,
CIGM-AM, CJRQ-FM and CJMX-FM in Sudbury, CKGB-AM, CKGB-FM,
CJQQ-FM in Timmins, CJCL-AM and CJEZ-FM in Toronto. The
corporate reorganization also includes 2 digital radio
stations (CJCL-AM and CJEZ-FM Toronto) and the radio network
"Prime Time Sport". |
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Télémédia is requesting that licences be issued to the
general partners, under the same current terms and conditions,
for the above noted broadcast undertakings. |
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The proposed corporate reorganization will not result in
any change of control or ownership of the above stations as
the general partners are ultimately controlled by the de
Gaspé Beaubien Family. |
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The Commission notes that the corporate reorganization
constitutes a preliminary step to the following proposed
transactions between Télémédia and Standard Radio Inc.
(Standard) and subsequently between Standard and Rogers
Broadcasting Limited and between Standard and 3937844 Canada
Inc. which are described below. |
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Applicant's address:
1411 Peel Street
Suite 310
Montréal, Quebec
H3A 1S5
Fax: (514) 845-3628 |
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Examination of applications:
40 Holly Street
8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario |
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743 Wellington Road South
London, Ontario |
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595 Pembroke Street East
Pembroke, Ontario |
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743 Main Street East
North Bay, Ontario |
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880 LaSalle Boulevard
Sudbury, Ontario |
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7 Progress Drive
Unit #1
Orillia, Ontario |
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260 2nd Avenue
Suite #1
Timmins, Ontario |
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642 Great Northern Road
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
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883 Upper Wentworth Street
Hamilton, Ontario |
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12 Yates Street
St. Catharines, Ontario |
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Hamilton, London, North Bay, Orillia, Pembroke, Sault Ste
Marie, St. Catharines, Sudbury, Timmins, Toronto, Ontario
Princeton, Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitimat, Kelowna,
Summerland, Osoyoos, Vernon, Trail, Nelson, Dawson Creek, Fort
Nelson, Revelstoke, Golden, Salmon Arm, Penticton,
Fort St. John, British Columbia
Drumheller, St-Albert, Stettler, Brooks, St. Paul, Grand
Centre (Cold Lake), Wainwright, Wetaskiwin, Slave Lake in
Athabasca , Westlock in High Prairie, Blairmore, Hinton,
Edson, Calgary, Alberta. |
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Application Nos. (See attached appendix) |
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Application by Standard Radio Inc. (Standard) for authority
to acquire from Telemedia Radio Inc. and from its wholly owned
subsidiary Telemedia Radio (West) Inc. the assets of 65 radio
stations and related transmitters, 3 radio networks and 2
television stations serving communities in Ontario, British
Columbia and in Alberta. |
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The proposed transaction includes the acquisition of the
following undertakings: |
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1. In Ontario: the assets of CKOC-AM, CKLH-FM and CHAM-AM
in Hamilton, CKSL-AM, CJBK-AM, CJBX-FM and CIQM-FM in
London, CKAT-AM, CKFX-FM and CHUR-FM in North Bay, CICX-FM
in Orillia, CHVR-FM in Pembroke, CHAS-FM, CJQM-FM and
CIRS-AM in Sault Ste Marie, CKTB-AM, CHTZ-FM and
CHRE-FM in St.Catharines, CIGM-AM, CJRQ-FM and CJMX-FM in
Sudbury, CKGB-AM/CKGB-FM and CJQQ-FM in Timmins. The
transaction also includes CJCL-AM and CJEZ-FM in Toronto,
2 transitional digital radios and 1 radio network:
Prime Time Sport network.
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2. In Alberta: the assets of CKDQ-AM in Drumheller,
CFMG-FM in St-Albert, CKSQ-AM in Stettler, CIBQ-AM in
Brooks, CHLW-AM in St. Paul, CJCM-AM in Grand Centre (Cold
Lake), CKKY-AM in Wainwright, CKJR-AM in Wetaskiwin, CKWA-AM
in Slave Lake, CKBA-AM in Athabasca , CFOK-AM in Westlock,
CKVH-AM in High Prairie, CJPR-AM in Blairmore, CIYR-AM in
Hinton and CJYR-AM in Edson. The transaction also includes
the asset related to the new Calgary FM radio licence
granted to Telemedia Radio (West) Inc. (on behalf of a
company to be incorporated) (Decision CRTC 2001-172) (the
new licence).
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3. In British Columbia: the assets of CIOR-AM in
Princeton, CFTK-AM, CJFW-FM in Terrace, CHTK-AM in Prince
Rupert, CKTK-AM in Kitimat, CKBL-AM and CHSU-FM in Kelowna,
CJMG-FM, CKOR-AM, CHOR-AM in Summerland, CJOR-AM in Osoyoos,
CICF-AM in Vernon, CJAT-AM in Trail, CKKC-AM in Nelson,
CJDC-AM in Dawson Creek, CKNL-AM and CHRX-FM in Fort St.
John, CKRX-AM in Fort Nelson, CKCR-AM in Revelstoke, CKGR-AM
in Golden, CKXR-AM in Salmon Arm. In addition, Standard
proposes to acquire the assets of 2 radio networks (the
radio programming network originating from CKOR-AM in
Penticton and the radio programming network originating from
CHRX-AM in Fort St. John) and 2 conventional
television stations (CFTK-TV in Terrace and CJDC-TV in
Dawson Creek).
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The Commission notes, with regard to Calgary, that Standard
would exceed the limit authorized under the Commercial Radio
Policy 1998 which limits the number of radio stations in a
given language a person is permitted to own or control in
markets with 8 or more commercial radio stations to 2 AM and 2
FM stations. In view of this limit, Standard has proposed to
sell the asset related to the new licence to 3937844 Canada
Inc., a subsidiary of Newcap Inc. |
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The Commission notes that when a licence is sold within a
relative short time of its issuance, it generally examines the
circumstances surrounding the transaction. It may assess
different approaches including the surrender of the new
licence. |
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The Commission notes that pursuant to a sale and purchase
agreement between Standard and Newcap, Newcap filed a number
of applications for authority to acquire from Standard the
asset related to the new licence along with other radio assets
in Alberta. |
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The Commission also notes that pursuant to a sale and
purchase agreement between Standard and Rogers, Rogers
Broadcasting Limited ("Rogers") filed a number of
applications to acquire from Standard some of the assets
described above. |
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In the event that the Rogers and/or the Newcap transactions
are not approved, Standard requests the Commission’s
approval to take over and operate all of the above mentioned
Telemedia stations. Under this scenario, Standard also
requests that an exception to the Commission’s common
ownership policy be authorized with regard to the number of
stations it would own in the Calgary market (3 FM and 1 AM
radio stations). |
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Standard is requesting that the licences be issued under
the same terms and conditions as the current licences. |
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The Commission notes that Standard currently owns 13 radio
stations and 2 transitional digital radio undertakings across
Canada. Standard currently serves the Toronto market with 2
radio stations and a transitional digital radio undertaking.
Standard also owns a radio station in Ottawa, 2 radio stations
and a transitional digital radio undertaking in Montreal, 2
radio stations in Edmonton and 3 radio stations in Calgary
(including the new FM license granted to Standard in March
2001), 1 station in Richmond, 1 station in Vancouver and 1
station in Winnipeg. The Commission also notes that Standard
has a 32.54% voting interest in Milestone Radio Inc. which
owns CFXJ-FM in Toronto and a 29.9% voting interest in The
Haliburton Broadcasting Group Inc. which owns 8 radio stations
in Ontario. Standard also owns Standard Broadcast Productions
limited which owns the radio network "Command
Performance" in Toronto. |
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The Commission invites the public to regularly examine the
public examination file of the above noted applications in
order to become aware of any additional information that could
be filed in the future in response to clarification questions
from the Commission. |
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Applicant's address:
Standard Radio Inc.
2 St. Clair Avenue West
Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 1L6
Fax: (416) 323-6800
E-Mail: gary.slaight@standardradio.com |
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Examination of applications:
883 Upper Wentworth Street
Suite 401
Hamilton, Ontario |
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743 Wellington Road South
London, Ontario |
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595 Pembroke Street East
Pembroke, Ontario |
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12 Yates Street
St. Catharines, Ontario |
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2 St. Clair Avenue West
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario |
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18520 Stony Plain Road
Suite 100
Edmonton, Alberta |
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203 – 8309 76th Avenue
Osoyoos, British Columbia |
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4625 Lazelle Avenue
Terrace, British Columbia |
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346 Stiles Place
Prince Rupert, British Columbia |
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350 City Centre
Kitimat, British Columbia |
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435 Bernard Avenue
Suite 300
Kelowna, British Columbia |
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33 Carmi Avenue
Penticton, British Columbia |
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13415 Rosedale Avenue
Summerland, British Columbia |
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2800 – 31st Street
Vernon, British Columbia |
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1560 Second Avenue
Trail, British Columbia |
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100 MacDonald Drive
Nelson, British Columbia |
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901 – 102 Avenue
Dawson Creek, British Columbia |
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10532 Alaska Road
Fort St. John, British Columbia |
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5152 Liard Street
Fort Nelson, British Columbia |
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208 – 1st Street East
Revelstoke, British Columbia |
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825 – 10th Avenue South
Golden, British Columbia |
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360 Ross Street
Salmon Arm, British Columbia |
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North Bay, Timmins, Sudbury, Toronto, Sault Ste. Marie and
Orillia, Ontario
Applications No. (See attached appendix) |
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The Commission notes that Standard Radio Inc.
("Standard") and Rogers Broadcasting Limited
("RBL") have reached an agreement whereby RBL will
acquire some of the radio undertakings in Ontario that are
part of the above described transaction proposals between
Standard and Telemedia Radio Inc. |
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Consequently, RBL filed applications for authority to
acquire from Standard the assets of 14 radio stations serving
communities in Northern, Central and Southern Ontario and a
radio network in Toronto. The proposed transaction includes
the assets of CKAT-AM, CKFX-FM and CHUR-FM in North Bay,
CKGB-AM/CKGB-FM and CJQQ-FM in Timmins, CIGM-AM, CJRQ-FM and
CJMX-FM in Sudbury, CIRS-AM, CHAS-FM and CJQM-FM in Sault Ste.
Marie and CICX-FM in Orillia. The transaction also includes
CJCL-AM in Toronto and the related transitional digital radio
license and the Prime Time Sports Radio Network. |
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RBL is requesting that licences be issued under the same
terms and conditions as the current licences. |
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The Commission notes that the proposed transaction is
subject to Commission’s approval of the proposed
transactions between Standard Radio Inc. and Telemedia Radio
Inc. described above. |
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RBL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communication
Inc. (Rogers), one of the largest companies in the Canadian
communications industry. Rogers is engaged in radio and
television broadcasting, tele-shopping, publishing and new
media businesses. Rogers is also engaged in cable television,
high-speed Internet access and video retailing. In addition,
Rogers is engaged in Digital PCS, cellular, messaging and data
communications. |
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In the Toronto market, through its subsidiary RBL, Rogers
currently controls 3 radio stations (CFTR-AM, CHFI-FM and
CISS-FM), a digital radio undertaking and a television station
(CFMT-TV). Through its subsidiary Rogers Cable Inc., Rogers is
also the largest cable distributor in the Toronto market.
Rogers currently owns 11 radio stations (including a digital
radio network) in the Ontario region. If approved, the current
applications will increase to 25 the number of radio stations
controlled by Rogers in the province. |
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The Commission invites the public to regularly examine the
public examination file of the above noted applications in
order to become aware of any additional information that could
be filed in the future in response to clarification questions
from the Commission. |
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Applicant's address:
Rogers Broadcasting Limited
777 Jarvis Street
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 3B7
Fax: (416) 935-8288
E-Mail: gmiles@ric.rogers.com |
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Examination of applications:
743 Main Street East
North Bay, Ontario |
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7 Progress Drive
Unit #1
Orillia, Ontario |
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642 Great Northern Road
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
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880 Lasalle Boulevard
Sudbury, Ontario |
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260 Second Avenue
Timmins, Ontario |
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777 Jarvis Street
Fifth Floor
Toronto, Ontario |
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40 Holy Street
8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario |
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Whitecourt, Drumheller, Wainwright, Edson, St-Paul,
Westlock, Wetaskiwin, Athabaska, High Prairie, Slave Lake,
Hinton, Brooks, Cold Lake/Grand Centre, Steller,
Blairmore/Crowsnest, Jasper and Calgary, Alberta
Applications No. (See attached appendix) |
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The Commission notes that Standard Radio Inc.
("Standard") and 3937844 Canada Inc. have reached an
agreement whereby 3937844 Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Newcap
Inc., will acquire all of the radio undertakings in Alberta
(except CFMG-FM in St-Albert) that are part of the above
described transaction proposals between Standard and Telemedia
Radio Inc. |
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Consequently, 3937844 Canada Inc. filed applications for
authority to acquire from Standard Radio Inc. the assets of 15
radio stations and related transmitters serving communities in
Alberta. The proposed transaction includes the assets of
CKDQ-AM in Drumheller, CKSQ-AM in Stettler, CIBQ-AM in Brooks,
CHLW-AM in St. Paul, CJCM-AM in Grand Centre (Cold Lake),
CKKY-AM in Wainwright, CKJR-AM in Wetaskiwin, CKWA-AM in Slave
Lake, CKBA-AM in Athabasca , CFOK-AM in Westlock, CKVH-AM in
High Prairie, CJPR-AM in Blairmore, CIYR-AM in Hinton, CJYR-AM
in Edson. The transaction also includes the assets for the new
Calgary FM radio licence granted to Telemedia Radio (West)
Inc. (on behalf of a company to be incorporated) (Decision
CRTC 2001-172). |
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The Commission notes that when the assets related to a
licence are sold within a relative short time of its issuance,
it generally examines the circumstances surrounding the
transaction, notably, the value of the transaction between
Standard and Newcap. |
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3937844 Canada Inc. is requesting that licences be issued
under the same terms and conditions as the current licences. |
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3937844 Canada Inc. is owned by Newcap Inc. (with 76.34%
voting interests) and by Standard Radio Inc. (with 23.66%
voting interests). |
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The Commission notes that the proposed transaction is
subject to the Commission’s approval of the proposed
transactions between Standard Radio Inc. and Telemedia Radio
Inc. described above. |
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Newcap Inc. currently owns 3 radio stations in Alberta
(CKRA-FM and CIRK-FM in Edmonton and CFCW-AM in Camrose), 16
radio stations in Newfoundland, 2 stations in Nova Scotia and
1 station in Prince Edward. It also has 62.2% voting interest
in 2 stations serving Moncton in New Brunswick. In Decision
CRTC 2001-628 issued today, the Commission approved an
application for a new FM in Ottawa, Ontario. |
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The Commission invites the public to regularly examine the
public examination file of the above noted applications in
order to become aware of any additional information that could
be filed in the future in response to clarification questions
from the Commission. |
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Applicant's address:
3937844 Canada Inc.
745 Windmill Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
B3B 1C2
Fax: (902) 468-7558
E-Mail: btempleton@ncc.ca |
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Examination of applications:
5 Broadcast House
80 Patina Rise South West
Calgary, Alberta |
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515 Highway 10 East
Drumheller, Alberta |
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4703 – 58th Street
Stettler, Alberta |
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403 – 2nd Avenue West
Suite 7
Brooks, Alberta |
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4341 – 50th Avenue
Suite 201
St. Paul, Alberta |
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5412 – 55th A Street
Grand Centre (Cold Lake), Alberta |
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1037 – 2nd Avenue
Wainwright, Alberta |
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5220 – 51st Avenue
Wetaskiwin, Alberta |
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207 – 201 Main Street North East
Slave Lake, Alberta |
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4818 – 49th Street
Unit 1, Venture Place
Athabasca, Alberta |
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10030 – 106th Street
Suite 201
Westlock, Alberta |
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4833 – 52nd Avenue
High Prairie, Alberta |
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13217 – 20th Avenue
Blairmore, Alberta |
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102 – 506 Carmichael Lane
Hinton, Alberta |
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4813 – 4th Avenue
Edson, Alberta |
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Montréal, Quebec
Application No. 2001-0779-9 |
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Application by Standard Radio Inc. ("Standard")
for authority to acquire the assets of the radio station
CHOM-FM Montreal from CHUM Limited ("CHUM"). |
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The Commission notes that the proposed transaction relates
to the sale and exchange agreement between Standard and CHUM
whereby Standard has agreed to acquire the assets of CHOM-FM
Montreal in exchange for its station CFWM-FM Winnipeg.
Standard agreed to pay an additional amount of $8 million
to compensate for the difference in value of the
2 stations exchanged. As described below, an application
by CHUM to this effect has been filed concurrently with the
present application by Standard. |
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The Commission notes that the current application by
Standard and the application by CHUM for authority to acquire
CFWM-FM Winnipeg are non-severable. |
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Standard is requesting that a licence be issued under the
same terms and conditions as the current licence. |
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Applicant's address:
2 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 1L6
Fax: 416-323-6800
E-Mail: gary.slaight@standardradio.com |
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Examination of application:
CHOM-FM
1411 Fort St., 3rd Floor
Montreal, Quebec |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Application No. 2001-0780-7 |
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Application by CHUM LIMITED ("CHUM ") for
authority to acquire the assets of the radio station CFWM-FM
Winnipeg from Standard Radio Inc. ("Standard"). |
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The Commission notes that the proposed transaction relates
to the sale and exchange agreement between Standard and CHUM
whereby CHUM has agreed to acquire CFWM-FM from Standard. As
described above, Standard filed an application to this effect,
concurrently with the present application. |
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The Commission notes that the current application by CHUM
and the application by Standard for authority to acquire
CHOM-FM Montreal are unseverable. The Commission also notes
that CHUM would own 3 radio stations in Winnipeg as allowed
under the common ownership policy as described in the
Commercial Radio Policy 1998 (Public Notice CRTC 1998-41). |
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The Commission notes that the current application by CHUM
and the application by Standard for authority to acquire
CHOM-FM Montréal are non-severable. |
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CHUM is requesting that a licence be issued under the same
terms and conditions as the current licence. |
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Applicant's address:
CHUM Limited
1331 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1Y1
Fax: (416) 926-4042 |
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Examination of application:
1445 Pembina Highway
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Montréal, Rimouski, Québec, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke,
Chicoutimi/Jonquière, Quebec
Application Nos.: 2001-1088-3, 2001-1082-5, 2001-1083-3,
2001-1084-1, 2001-1085-9, 2001-1086-7, 2001-1087-5 |
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Application by Cogeco Inc. ("Cogeco") and Bell
Globemedia Inc. ("Bell Globemedia"), on behalf of
their respective subsidiaries and on behalf of a company to be
incorporated ("Acquisition TQS") (collectively
referred to as "the applicant") for authority to
acquire effective control of TQS Inc. by purchasing 1,599,793
common shares with voting rights (i.e., 85.99% of all issued
and outstanding shares). Those shares are currently held in
trust by Mr. Pierre Hébert pursuant to the trust arrangement
approved by the Commission on 13 September 2000. |
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The Commission notes that Cogeco Radio Television Inc.
(CRTI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cogeco, will hold 60% of
the shares of Acquisition TQS. CTV Television Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of CTV Inc., which in turn is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell Globemedia, will hold the
remaining 40%. The Commission also notes that Acquisition TQS
will hold 98.91% of the shares of TQS Inc. after the
successive transfers of the TQS Inc. shares currently held by
Cogeco (12%) to CRTI, and then from CRTI to Acquisition TQS. |
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The proposed change in control is in response to Decision
CRTC 2001-384 authorizing the transfer of effective control of
TVA to Quebecor Média Inc. in which the Commission imposed a
condition precedent requiring that the control of TQS inc. be
transferred to a third party. |
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The Commission notes that TQS Inc. is the licensee for the
TQS network, station CFJP-TV in Montreal, its retransmitter
CJPC-TV in Rimouski, and station CFAP-TV in Quebec City. TQS
Inc. also has a 20% interest in Canal Indigo, a pay-per-view
specialty television service. |
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The applicant requests that the conditions of licence 2, 3
and 4 with respect to the Board of Directors, the Code of
Ethics and the monitoring committee which are listed in
Decision CRTC 2001-418 and applicable to TQS network, CFJP-TV
station Montréal and its transmitters CJPC-TV Rimouski as
well as CFAP-TV station Quebec be removed. The applicant
undertakes to continue to abide by and apply all other
applicable conditions of licence. |
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The application also proposes the transfer of the assets of
stations affiliated with the TQS network and with the
Société Radio Canada network and currently owned by CRTI
(i.e., CKTM-TV and CFKM-TV in Trois-Rivières, CKSH-TV and
CFKS-TV in Sherbrooke, and CKTV-TV and CFRS-TV in
Chicoutimi/Jonquière) to TQS Inc. The assets of those
affiliates will be transferred in two steps, i.e., first to
Acquisition TQS, and then to TQS Inc. |
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The applicant also requests issuance of new licences for
the affiliated stations under the name of Acquisition TQS and
subsequently TQS inc. |
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The Commission invites the public to regularly examine the
public examination file of the above noted applications in
order to become aware of any additional information that could
be filed in the future in response to clarification questions
from the Commission. |
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Applicant's address:
Cogéco Inc.
1 Place Ville Marie
Office 3636
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 3P2
Fax:
E-Mail: cjolivet@cogeco.com |
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Examination of applications:
At the applicant's address and, |
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1305 Sainte-Foy Street
Office 402
Québec, Quebec |
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3720 Industriel Boulevard
Sherbrooke, Quebec |
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4141 Saint-Jean Boulevard
Trois-Rivières West, Quebec |
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2303 Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Jonquière, Quebec |
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384 dela Cathédrale Avenue
Rimouski, Quebec |
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Montreal and Cowansville (including Granby and Sutton),
Quebec
Application No. 2001-0526-4 |
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Application by CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION relating
to CBME-FM Montreal. |
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The licensee proposes to add an FM transmitter at Cowansville
to offer the programming of CBME-FM Montreal Radio One service. |
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The transmitter will operate on frequency 101.9 MHz
(channel 270B1L) with an effective radiated power of 3,400
watts. |
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The addition of the transmitter will require an amendment
to the licence of CBME-FM Montreal, the originating station. |
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The Commission will only proceed with this application at
the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry,
at least ten days prior to the hearing, that it is technically
acceptable. |
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Licensee's address:
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
250 Lanark Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z 6R5
Fax: (613) 724-5668
E-Mail: lanny-morry@cbc.ca |
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Examination of application:
Post Office
1-224 rue du Sud
Cowansville, Quebec |
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Lac-Brome (including Sutton, Cowansville and Mansonville),
Quebec
Application No. 2000-2144-4 |
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Application by RADIO COMMUNAUTAIRE MISSISQUOI for a licence
to carry on an English-language Type A community FM radio
station in Lac-Brome (including Sutton, Cowansville and
Mansonville). |
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The new station would operate on frequency 101.9 MHz
(channel 270A) with an effective radiated power of 800 watts. |
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This application was first scheduled to be heard at a
public hearing on 26 March 2001 (Notice of Public Hearing CRTC
2001-2, 26 January 2001) but was withdrawn upon receipt of
interventions. |
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The Commission will consider the interventions already
received, accepted and filed on the public file for the 26
March 2001 hearing as well as other interventions received in
the context of this Public Hearing. |
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Applicant's address:
Radio Communautaire Missisquoi
30A Principale Street South
Sutton, Quebec
J0E 2K0
Fax: (450) 242-2242
E-Mail: radiomissisquoi@hotmail.com |
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Examination of application:
At the applicant’s address |
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Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia
Application No. 2001-0562-8 |
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Application by SEASIDE BROADCASTING ORGANIZATION for a
licence to operate an English-language low-power FM Type B
community radio programming undertaking at Eastern Passage. |
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The new station would operate on frequency 94.7 MHz
(channel 234LP) with an effective radiated power of 50 watts. |
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The Commission will only proceed with this application at
the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry,
at least ten days prior to the hearing, that it is technically
acceptable. |
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Applicant's address:
Seaside Broadcasting Organization
P.O. Box 196
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia
(postal code)
Fax: (902) 465-1250
E-Mail: wharrett@ns.sympatico.ca |
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Examination of application:
26 Juniper Cresent
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia |
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SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS |
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PERSONS REQUIRING COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SUCH AS ASSISTIVE
LISTENING DEVICES AND SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION ARE
REQUESTED TO INFORM THE COMMISSION AT LEAST TWENTY (20) DAYS
BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT THE
NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE. |
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION |
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DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION
2 November 2001 |
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The intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the
applicant ON OR BEFORE the above-mentioned date. The
Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays. |
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Your intervention will be considered by the Commission, and
will form part of the public record of the proceeding without
further notification to you, provided the procedure set out
below has been followed. You will be contacted only if your
submission raises procedural questions. |
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Submit your written intervention to the Secretary General
of the Commission in ONLY ONE of the following formats: |
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BY ELECTRONIC MAIL TO
procedure@crtc.gc.ca
OR
BY MAIL AT
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2
OR
BY FAX TO THE
Secretary General - (819) 994-0218 |
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A true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and proof that
this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the
Commission. |
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Where the intervention is filed by electronic means, the
line ***End of document*** should be entered following the
last paragraph of the document, as an indication that the
document has not been damaged during electronic transmission. |
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Please note, that only the documents (applications and
interventions) electronically filed will be available on the
Commission’s web site. You will be able to access these
documents by indicating the public notice or the notice of
public hearing number. |
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Each paragraph of the document should be numbered. |
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Your intervention should clearly identify the application
and indicate whether you support or oppose the
application, or if you propose changes to it, include the
facts and grounds for your proposal. |
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In the event that the application is brought to the oral
phase of the hearing, and if you wish to appear, you must
provide reasons why your written comments are not sufficient
and why an appearance is necessary. |
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In exceptional circumstances, the Commission may allow an
intervenor to present its intervention by teleconference. At
the time of filing its intervention, the intervenor must
clearly indicate why the Commission should grant such a
request. |
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Persons requiring communications support such as assistive
listening devices and sign language interpretation are
requested to inform the commission at least twenty (20) days
before the commencement of the public hearing so that the
necessary arrangements can be made. |
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EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS |
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Documents are available at the local address provided in
this notice and at the Commission offices and documentation
centres directly involved with these applications or, upon
request, within 48 hours, at any other CRTC offices and
documentation centres. |
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room G-5
Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tel: (819) 997-2429 – TDD: 994-0423
FAX: (819) 994-0218
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Bank of Commerce Building
1809 Barrington Street, Suite 1007
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8
Tel: (902) 426-7997 – TDD: 426-6997
FAX: (902) 426-2721 |
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405 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East
2nd Floor, Suite B2300
Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5
Tel: (514) 283-6607 – TDD: 283-8316
FAX: (514) 283-3689 |
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55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: (416) 952-9096
FAX: (416) 954-6343 |
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue, Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: (204) 983-6306 – TDD: 983-8274
FAX: (204) 983-6317 |
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Cornwall Professional Building
2125 – 11th Avenue, Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: (306) 780-3422
FAX: (306) 780-3319 |
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10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: (780) 495-3224
FAX: (780) 495-3214 |
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530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: (604) 666-2111 – TDD: 666-0778
FAX: (604) 666-8322 |
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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 |
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APPENDIX FOR ITEMS 9, 10 AND 11/ |
APPLICATION NOS./ |
LOCATIONS/ CALL SIGN/ |
2001-0974-5 |
Hamilton, ON CKOC-AM |
2001-0975-3 |
Hamilton, ON CKLH-FM |
2001-0976-1 |
Hamilton, ON CHAM |
2001-0977-9 |
London, ON CKSL |
2001-0978-7 |
London, ON CJBK |
2001-0979-5 |
London, ON CJBX-FM |
2001-0980-3 |
London, ON CIQM-FM |
2001-1029-7 |
North Bay, ON CKAT |
2001-1030-5 |
North Bay, ON CKFX-FM |
2001-1121-1 |
Orillia, ON CICX-FM |
2001-1031-2 |
North Bay, ON CHUR-FM |
2001-0981-0 |
Pembroke, ON CHVR-FM |
2001-1033-8 |
Sault Ste. Marie, ON CHAS-FM |
2001-1034-6 |
Sault Ste. Marie, ON CJQM-FM |
2001-1035-4 |
Sault Ste. Marie, ON CIRS |
2001-0982-8 |
St. Catharines, ON CKTB |
2001-0983-6 |
St. Catharines, ON CHTZ-FM |
2001-0984-4 |
St. Catharines, ON CHRE-FM |
2001-1036-2 |
Sudbury, ON CIGM |
2001-1037-0 |
Sudbury, ON CJRQ-FM |
2001-1038-8 |
Sudbury, ON CJMX-FM |
2001-1039-6 |
Timmins, ON CKGB |
2001-1040-4 |
Timmins, ON CKGB-FM |
2001-1041-1 |
Timmins, ON CJQQ-FM |
2001-1042-9 |
Toronto, ON CJCL |
2001-1043-7 |
Toronto, ON CJCL (Digital radio) |
2001-0985-2 |
Toronto, ON CJEZ-FM |
2001-0986-0 |
Toronto, ON CJEZ-FM (Digital radio) |
2001-0987-8 |
Edmonton (St. Albert), AB CFMG-FM |
2001-1045-3 |
Drumheller, AB CKDQ |
2001-1046-1 |
Stettler, AB CKSQ |
2001-1047-9 |
Brooks, AB CIBQ |
2001-1122-9 |
Calgary, AB New FM licence |
2001-1048-7 |
St. Paul, AB CHLW |
2001-1049-5 |
Grand Centre (Cold Lake), AB CJCM |
2001-1050-3 |
Wainwright, AB CKKY |
2001-1051-0 |
Wetaskiwin, AB CKJR |
2001-1052-8 |
Slave Lake, AB CKWA |
2001-1053-6 |
Athabasca, AB CKBA |
2001-1054-4 |
Westlock, AB CFOK |
2001-1055-2 |
High Prairie, AB CKVH |
2001-1056-0 |
Blairmore/Elkford, AB CJPR |
2001-1057-8 |
Hinton, AB CIYR |
2001-1058-6 |
Edson, AB CJYR |
2001-0988-6 |
Princeton, BC CIOR |
2001-0989-4 |
Terrace, BC CFTK |
2001-0990-2 |
Prince Rupert, BC CHTK |
2001-0991-9 |
Kitimat, BC CKTK |
2001-0992-7 |
Terrace, BC CJFW-FM |
2001-0993-5 |
Kelowna, BC CKBL |
2001-0994-3 |
Kelowna, BC CHSU-FM |
2001-0995-1 |
Penticton, BC CJMG-FM |
2001-0996-9 |
Penticton, BC CKOR |
2001-0997-7 |
Summerland, BC CHOR |
2001-0998-5 |
Osoyoos, BC CJOR |
2001-0999-3 |
Vernon, BC CICF |
2001-1000-1 |
Trail, BC CJAT-FM |
2001-1001-5 |
Nelson, BC CKKC |
2001-1002-3 |
Dawson Creek, BC CJDC |
2001-1003-1 |
Fort St-John, BC CKNL |
2001-1004-9 |
Fort Nelson, BC CKRX-FM |
2001-1005-7 |
Fort St. John, BC CHRX-FM |
2001-1006-5 |
Revelstoke, BC CKCR |
2001-1007-3 |
Golden, BC CKGR |
2001-1008-1 |
Salmon Arm, BC CKXR |
2001-1009-9 |
Fort St.John, BC Originating from CHRX-FM |
2001-1010-7 |
Penticton, BC Originating from CKOR-AM |
2001-1044-5 |
Toronto, ON Prime Time Sports Network |
2001-1017-2 |
Dawson Creek, BC CJDC-TV |
2001-1018-0 |
Terrace, BC CFTK-TV |
2001-0956-3 |
Drumheller, AB CKDQ |
2001-0957-1 |
Wainwright, AB CKKY |
2001-0958-9 |
Edson, AB CJYR & (CFYR-FM, CKYR & CKYR-1
Transmitters)
(Whitecourt, Jasper & Grand Cache – Transmitters) |
2001-0959-7 |
St. Paul, AB CHLW |
2001-0960-5 |
Westlock, AB CFOK |
2001-0961-2 |
Wetaskiwin, AB CKJR |
2001-0962-0 |
Athabaska, AB CKBA |
2001-0963-8 |
High Prairie, AB CKVH |
2001-0964-6 |
Slave Lake, AB CKWA |
2001-0965-4 |
Hinton, AB CIYR |
2001-0966-2 |
Brooks, AB CIBQ |
2001-0967-0 |
Cold Lake/Grand Centre, AB CJCM |
2001-0968-8 |
Stettler, AB CKSQ |
2001-0969-6 |
Blairmore/Crowsnest, AB (Elkford - Transmitters) CJPR (CJEV
– Transmitter)
(Elkford – Transmitters) |
2001-0970-4 |
Calgary, AB New Calgary FM |
2001-0938-1 |
North Bay, ON CKAT |
2001-0939-9 |
North Bay, ON CKFX-FM |
2001-0940-7 |
North Bay, ON CHUR-FM |
2001-0941-4 |
Timmins, ON CKGB |
2001-0942-2 |
Timmins, ON CKGB-FM |
2001-0943-0 |
Timmins, ON CJQQ-FM |
2001-0944-8 |
Sudbury, ON CIGM |
2001-0945-6 |
Sudbury, ON CJRQ-FM |
2001-0946-4 |
Sudbury, ON CJMX-FM |
2001-0947-2 |
Toronto, ON CJCL |
2001-0948-0 |
Toronto, ON CJCL (Digital) |
2001-0949-8 |
Sault Ste. Marie, ON CIRS |
2001-0950-6 |
Sault Ste. Marie, ON CHAS-FM |
2001-0951-3 |
Sault Ste. Marie, ON CJQM-FM |
2001-0952-1 |
Orillia, ON CICX-FM |
2001-0953-9 |
Toronto, ON Prime Time Sports |
Date Modified: 2001-10-04
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