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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-160
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Ottawa, 21 April 2006 |
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Erin Community Radio
Erin, Ontario |
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Application 2005-0892-1
Public Hearing at Calgary, Alberta
21 February 2006 |
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Community radio station in Erin
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1. |
The Commission approves the
application by Erin Community Radio for a broadcasting licence to
operate a low-power English-language Type B community FM radio
programming undertaking in Erin, Ontario. |
2. |
The station will broadcast 126 hours of
programming in each broadcast week, of which 116 hours will be locally
produced. The local programming will include local and regional news,
sports, weather, current events, coverage of town council meetings and
lifestyle programs. In each broadcast week, the new station will offer
three hours of French-language programs and one hour of
Aboriginal-language programs. It will also devote up to 8% of its weekly
schedule to ethnic programming. |
3. |
In the area of music, the station will draw
from a broad range of categories, including country, folk, jazz and
blues. |
4. |
The proposed station will broadcast a
locally produced live showcase and interviews to promote local and other
Canadian musical artists. Local theatre talent will also be featured in
radio dramas and programs about new Canadian artists and playwrights.
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5. |
A training committee will assist in the
training of volunteers, who will be supervised by members with broadcast
experience. |
6. |
The Commission received interventions in
support of this application. |
7. |
The Commission reminds the applicant that,
pursuant to Community Radio Policy, Public Notice CRTC
2000-13, 28 January
2000 (the Community Radio Policy), Type B community radio stations
are required, by condition of licence, to devote a minimum of 25%
of their programming during each broadcast week to spoken word. |
8. |
In accordance with the Community Radio
Policy, the licence for this community radio station will be held by a
not-for-profit organization without share capital whose structure
provides for membership, management, operation and programming by
members of the community at large. The board of directors will
ultimately control the undertaking and be responsible for adherence to
the Radio Regulations, 1986 and the station’s conditions of
licence. |
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The station will operate at 101.5 MHz
(channel 268LP) with an effective radiated power of 50 watts. |
10. |
The licence will expire 31 August 2012, and
will be subject to the conditions set out in New
licence form for community radio stations,
Public Notice CRTC 2000-157,
16 November 2000. |
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Issuance of the licence
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11. |
The Commission reminds the applicant that,
pursuant to subsection 22(1) of the Broadcasting Act, no licence
may be issued until the Department of Industry (the Department) notifies
the Commission that its technical requirements have been met, and that a
broadcasting certificate will be issued. |
12. |
Given that the technical parameters
approved in this decision are for a low-power unprotected FM service,
the Commission also reminds the applicant that it will have to select
another frequency if the Department so requires. |
13. |
The licence for this undertaking will be
issued once the applicant has informed the Commission in writing that it
is prepared to commence operations. The undertaking must be operational
at the earliest possible date and, in any event, no later than 24 months
from the date of this decision, unless a request for an extension of
time is approved by the Commission before 21 April 2008. In order to
ensure that such a request is processed in a timely manner, it should be
submitted at least 60 days before that date. |
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Employment equity
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The Commission considers that community
radio stations should be particularly sensitive to employment equity
issues in order to reflect fully the communities they serve. It
encourages the applicant to consider these issues in its hiring
practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources. |
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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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