Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-247

Studies & Reports 19 of 46

"The Commission approves the application by SIRIUS Canada Inc. (Sirius Canada) for a broadcasting licence to carry on a satellite subscription radio undertaking, subject to the conditions of licence set out in the appendix to this decision.

Upon licensing, Sirius Canada will be owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Standard Radio Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., an American corporation.

By condition of licence, the licensee must provide a minimum of eight original Canadian-produced channels at the beginning of operations, and may distribute, to any Canadian subscriber, a maximum of nine non-Canadian-produced channels for each original Canadian-produced channel that it distributes. A minimum of 85% of the musical selections broadcast on all Canadian-produced channels, considered together, must be Canadian selections."

Also see related decisions, 2005-246 and 2005-248.