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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-124
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Ottawa, 5 April 2006 |
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Leland Klassen, on behalf of a corporation
to be incorporated
Across Canada |
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Application 2005-1041-3
Public Hearing in the National Capital Region
16 January 2006 |
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National Lacrosse Network – Category 2 specialty service
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In this decision, the Commission
approves an application for a broadcasting licence to operate a new
Category 2 specialty programming undertaking. |
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The application
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1. |
The Commission received an application by
Leland Klassen, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a
broadcasting licence to operate a national, English-language Category 21
specialty programming undertaking to be known as National Lacrosse
Network. |
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The applicant proposed to offer a service
that would be dedicated to the game of lacrosse. Programming would
consist of lacrosse news, current affairs programs, instructional,
coaching and training workshops, historical events, statistics, insights
and analysis of the game, interviews, star profiles as well as some
professional and amateur lacrosse games. |
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All of the programming would be drawn from
the following categories, as set out in Schedule 1 to the Specialty
Services Regulations, 1990: 1 News; 2(a) Analysis and
interpretation; 2(b) Long-form documentary; 3 Reporting and actualities;
5(b) Informal education/Recreation and leisure; 6(a) Professional
sports; 6(b) Amateur sports; 9 Variety; 10 Game shows; 11 General
entertainment and human interest; 12 Interstitials; 13 Public service
announcements; and 14 Infomercials, promotional and corporate videos. |
4. |
The Commission did not receive any
interventions in connection with this application. |
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Commission’s analysis and determination
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The Commission is satisfied that the application
is in conformity with all applicable terms and conditions announced
in Introductory statement – Licensing of new digital pay and
specialty services – Corrected Appendix 2, Public Notice CRTC
2000-171-1, 6 March
2001 (Public Notice 2000-171-1).
Accordingly, the Commission approves the application by Leland
Klassen, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a broadcasting
licence to operate the national, English-language Category 2
specialty programming undertaking, National Lacrosse Network. |
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The licence will expire 31 August 2012, and
will be subject to the conditions set out in Public Notice
2000-171-1, as well
as to the conditions set out in the appendix to this decision. |
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Issuance of the licence
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A licence will be issued once the applicant
has satisfied the Commission, with supporting documentation, that the
following requirements have been met: |
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- an eligible Canadian corporation has been incorporated in
accordance with the application in all material respects;
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- the applicant has entered into a distribution agreement with at
least one licensed distributor; and
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- 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 36 months
from the date of this decision, unless a request for an extension of
time is approved by the Commission before 5 April 2009. 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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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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Appendix to Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-124
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Conditions of licence
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1. The licence will be subject to the conditions
set out in Introductory statement – Licensing of new digital
pay and specialty services – Corrected Appendix 2, Public Notice
CRTC 2000-171-1,
6 March 2001. |
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2. The licensee shall provide a national,
English-language Category 2 specialty programming service devoted to the
game of lacrosse. The programming shall consist of lacrosse news,
current affairs programs, instructional, coaching and training
workshops, historical events, statistics, insights and analysis of the
game, interviews, star profiles as well as some professional and amateur
lacrosse games. |
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3. The programming shall be drawn
exclusively from the following categories, as set out in Schedule I to
the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990, as amended from time to
time: |
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1 News
2 (a) Analysis and interpretation
(b) Long-form documentary
3 Reporting and actualities
5 (b) Informal education/Recreation and leisure
6 (a) Professional sports
(b) Amateur sports
9 Variety
10 Game shows
11 General entertainment and human interest
12 Interstitials
13 Public service announcements
14 Infomercials, promotional and corporate videos
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For the purposes of the conditions of this
licence, including condition of licence no.1, broadcast day
refers to the 24-hour period beginning each day at 6 a.m., or any other
period approved by the Commission. |
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Footnote:
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Date Modified: 2006-04-05 |