Ottawa, 12 March 2001

Wired World Inc.
Kitchener, Ontario 2000-1964-7

Application processed by
Public Notice CRTC 2000-161
dated 4 December 2000

1. 9;

The Commission approves the application by Wired World Inc. to amend the licence for the Type B community radio programming undertaking CKWR-FM Kitchener. These amendments reflect the new Community radio policy set out in Public Notice CRTC 2000-13.

2. 9;

Specifically, the Commission deletes the current conditions of licence that require the licensee to:

· broadcast, in any broadcast week, no more than 15% hit material.

· broadcast no more than 6 minutes of advertising in every hour of broadcast or no more than 8 minutes per hour during ethnic programs, and broadcast no more than an average of 4 minutes of advertising per hour up to a total of 504 minutes of advertising per week.

· ensure that no more than 65% of total music programming is from subcategory 21 (pop, rock and dance).

· ensure that at least 30% of total music programming is from category 3 (traditional and special interest).

3. 9;

Further, the Commission amends the licence by adding conditions that require the licensee to:

· devote, during each broadcast week, a minimum of 5% of its musical selections to musical selections from Special Interest Music (content category 3), as defined in Public Notice CRTC 2000-14, as amended from time to time.

· devote, during each broadcast week, at least 25% of its programming to Spoken Word (content category 1) which is comprised of News (content subcategory 11) and Spoken Word – Other (content subcategory 12), with an emphasis on community-oriented spoken word, as defined in Public Notice CRTC 2000-14, as amended from time to time.

4. 9;

The Commission notes that a recent analysis of CKWR-FM’s programming indicated that the station was operating in compliance with the terms of the Radio Regulations, 1986, its conditions of licence and the Commission’s policies.

5. 9;

The Commission did not receive any interventions with respect to this application.

Related CRTC documents

• Public Notice 2000-14 – Revised content categories and subcategories for radio

• Public Notice 2000-13 – Community Radio Policy

• Decision 2000-6 – Eighteen-month licence renewal and licence amendments for CKWR-FM

Secretary General

This decision is to be appended to the licence.
It is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca