1.

Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2002-0257-3

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 1

Application by ARK BROADCASTING INC., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a licence to operate a commercial FM (ethnic radio) station in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 101.3 MHz (channel 267A) with an effective radiated power of 178 watts.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct ethnic programming to a minimum of 20 cultural groups in a minimum of 18 different languages per broadcast week.

Roman Weig
Konstantin Selezen
Jim Moltner

2.

Toronto, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2002-0262-2

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 2

Application by 3885275 CANADA INC. "CANADIAN MULTICULTURAL RADIO" (3885275 Canada Inc., a corporation to be owned by Ravinder Singh Pannu (20%), community investers (13%) and a corporation to be incorporated HOLCO (67%) (Holco will be controlled by Stanislaus P. Antony)) for a licence to operate a commercial FM (ethnic radio) station in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 101.3 MHz (channel 267B1) with an effective radiated power of 440 watts.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct ethnic programming to a minimum of 16 cultural groups in a minimum of 22 different languages per broadcast week.

Stanislaus Antony

3.

Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2002-0254-9

Broadcasting Notices of Public Hearing 2002-8 and 2002-8-1, Item 3

Application by CANADIAN THAMIL BROADCASTING CORPORATION for a licence to operate a commercial FM (ethnic radio) station in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 101.3 MHz (channel 267B1) with an effective radiated power of 440 watts.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct ethnic programming to a minimum of 25 groups in a minimum of 13 different languages per broadcast week.

Kandiah Sivasothy
Michael Fockler
Lankathas Pathmanathan
Sockalingam Krishnalingam
Rabendravarman Rajanathan
Paul Fockler

4.

Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2002-0250-8

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 4

Application by CATHOLIC YOUTH STUDIO - KSM INC. for a licence to operate a commercial Specialty FM (ethnic religious radio) station in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 101.3 MHz (channel 267B1) with an effective radiated power of 440 watts.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct ethnic programming to a minimum of 12 cultural groups in a minimum of 11 different languages per broadcast week.

Fr Marian Gil
Lizanor Barrera
Scott Chu
Mark Garczynski
Brian Moccia
Anna Rogala
Zbigniew Zeranski

5.

Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2002-0249-0

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 5

Application by CKMW RADIO LTD. for a licence to operate a commercial Specialty FM (ethnic radio) station in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 101.3 MHz (channel 267A) with an effective radiated power of 446 watts. 

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct ethnic programming to a minimum of 12 cultural groups in a minimum of 12 different languages per broadcast week.

William Evanor

6.

Toronto, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2002-0253-1

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 6

Application by INFINITY BROADCASTING INC., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a licence to operate a commercial Specialty FM (ethnic radio) station in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 101.3 MHz (channel 267A) with an effective radiated power of 310 watts.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct ethnic programming to a minimum of 14 cultural groups in a minimum of 19 different languages per broadcast week.

7.

Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2002-0255-7

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 14

Application by SAN LORENZO LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTRE for a licence to operate a non-commercial AM Type B community radio station to broadcast ethnic programming in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 1610 kHz with a transmitter power of 1,000 watts, day and night.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct ethnic programming to a minimum of 4 cultural groups in a minimum of 4 different languages per broadcast week.

Father Hernan Astudillo
Juan Carranza
Jose Antonio Martinez
Pedro Sanchez
Father Ariel Dumaran

8.

Markham, Ontario
Application No. 2000-1933-2

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 15

Application by MAGIC 1610 MARKHAM RADIO (on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated) for a licence to operate an English-language AM commercial radio station in Markham.

The new station would operate on frequency 1610 kHz with a daytime transmitter power of 10,000 watts and a night-time transmitter power of 5,000 watts.

The applicant is proposing a station format consisting of local news, sports, business and community events. The applicant is proposing to broadcast, by condition of licence, a weekly maximum of 28% of ethnic programming.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct programming to a minimum of 15 groups in a minimum of 8 different languages per broadcast week.

Frank Rogers

9.

Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2002-0247-4

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 12

Application by A. FITZROY GORDON, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated (to be known as Caribbean and African Radio Network Inc.) for a licence to operate a commercial FM (ethnic radio) station in Toronto.

The new FM station would operate on frequency 105.1 MHz (channel 286A) with an effective radiated power of 78 watts.

In addition, the applicant proposes to operate an AM transmitter in Toronto to rebroadcast the programs of the new FM station. The AM transmitter would operate on frequency 790 kHz with a daytime transmitter power of 250 watts and a night-time transmitter power of 50 watts.

The applicant is requesting an exemption from Section 7(2) of the Radio Regulations, 1986 that requires an ethnic licensee to devote not less than 50% of the broadcast week to third-language programs. In this regard a maximum of 79% of the programming to be broadcast would be English-language ethnic programming.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct ethnic programming to a minimum of 22 groups in a minimum of 14 different languages per broadcast week.

10.

Toronto, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2002-0273-9

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 7

Application by RADIO 1540 LIMITED for a licence to operate a commercial Specialty FM (ethnic radio) station in Toronto by converting CHIN-AM from the AM to the FM band.

The new station would operate on frequency 101.3 MHz (channel 267A) with an effective radiated power of 90 watts.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct ethnic programming to a minimum of 23 cultural groups in a minimum of 17 different languages per broadcast week.

CHIN-AM's service is currently retransmitted by CHIN-FM-1's operation on the 101.3 MHz frequency. This serves to augment the incomplete daytime-only coverage of CHIN-AM. Based on its existing technical parameters, the 101.3 MHz frequency has been identified by Industry Canada as one of the available FM frequencies in the Toronto area. Owing to the potential loss of the 101.3 MHz frequency by Radio 1540 Limited, the proposed new FM would ensure for the continued day and night service of CHIN-AM.

The applicant has indicated that should this application by approved then it will not proceed with application 2002-0261-4 involving the amendment of CHIN-AM's licence related to its operation of CHIN-FM on the 91.9 MHz frequency.

Applications 2002-0273-9 (new FM, flip of CHIN-AM) and 2002-0260-7 (new FM) are technically mutually exclusive. The applicant has stated that it assigns the highest priority to its new FM application.

Leonard Lombardi
Donina Lombardi-
Joe Mulvihill
Grace Fusillo-Lombardi
Debra McLaughlin
Wayne Stacey
John Hylton

11.

Toronto, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2002-0260-7

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 8

Application by RADIO 1540 LIMITED for a licence to operate a commercial Specialty FM (ethnic radio) station in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 101.3 MHz (channel 267A) with an effective radiated power of 90 watts.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct ethnic programming to a minimum of 24 cultural groups in a minimum of 24 different languages per broadcast week.

Applications 2002-0260-7 (new FM) and 2002-0273-9 (new FM, flip of CHIN-AM) are technically mutually exclusive. The applicant has indicated that it assigns the highest priority to its new FM application.

Leonard Lombardi
Donina Lombardi-
Joe Mulvihill
Grace Fusillo-Lombardi
Debra McLaughlin
Wayne Stacey
John Hylton

12.

Toronto, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2002-0261-4

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 9

Application by RADIO 1540 LIMITED to amend the licence of CHIN-AM.

The licensee proposes to change the frequency of its CHIN-FM-1 transmitter from 101.3 MHz (channel 267LP) to 91.9 MHz (channel 220A1) and to increase the effective radiated power from 22 to 35 watts.

CHIN-FM-1 will continue to transmit the signal of CHIN-AM including directing ethnic programming to a minimum of 23 cultural groups in a minimum of 17 different languages per broadcast week.

Based on its existing technical parameters, the 101.3 MHz frequency currently occupied by the applicant has been identified by Industry Canada as one of the available FM frequencies in the Toronto area. Owing to the potential loss of the frequency 101.3 MHz by Radio 1540 Limited, these proposed technical changes would ensure the continued operation of CHIN-FM-1.

The applicant has indicated that it will not proceed with this application if it is granted approval for application 2002-0273-9 (new FM, flip of CHIN-AM).

Leonard Lombardi
Donina Lombardi-
Joe Mulvihill
Grace Fusillo-Lombardi
Debra McLaughlin
Wayne Stacey
John Hylton

13.

Toronto, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2002-0244-0

Broadcasting Notices of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8 and 2002-8-1, Item 11

Application by COOPÉRATIVE RADIOPHONIQUE DE TORONTO INC. for a licence to operate a non-commercial French-language FM community Type A radio station in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 91.7 MHz (channel 219B1) with an effective radiated power of 900 watts.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to broadcast 70% French-language vocal music.

Christian Martel

14.

Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2002-0252-3

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 16

Application by KOREAN COMMUNITY RADIO INC. for a licence to carry on a commercial (ethnic) transitional digital radio undertaking in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 1454.56 MHz (DRB channel 2) with effective isotropic radiated power of 5,084 watts.

The applicant is proposing to broadcast 123:30 hours of programming per week, of which 20:45 hours will be local programming, with plans to increase the amount of local programming over the licence term.

The applicant proposes to operate a single-language (Korean) ethnic radio service and is seeking an exemption to the Commission's ethnic policy which requires that ethnic stations serve a range of ethnic groups.

Toro Lee

15.

Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2002-0256-5

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 17

Application by SUR SAGAR RADIO INC. for a licence to carry on a commercial (ethnic) transitional digital radio undertaking in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 1454.56 MHz (DRB channel 2) with effective isotropic radiated power of 5,084 watts.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct ethnic programming to a minimum of 5 cultural groups in a minimum of 5 different languages per broadcast week.

Ravinder Singh Pannu

16.

Toronto, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2002-0251-5

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 10

Application by HUMBER COLLEGE, on behalf of a not-for-profit corporation to be incorporated as Humber College Communications Corporation, for a licence to operate a non-commercial English-language FM (campus - instructional) radio station in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 91.9 MHz (channel 220A1) with an effective radiated power of 60 watts.

The applicant proposes to broadcast eight hours of English-language ethnic programming per broadcast week. 

Hanna William
Jerry Chomyn
Joe Andrews

17.

Toronto, Ontario
Application No. 2002-0259-9

Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2002-8, Item 13

Application by GEETHA VANNI INC. for a licence to operate a commercial AM (ethnic radio) station in Toronto.

The new station would operate on frequency 1650 kHz with a transmitter power of 1,000 watts.

By condition of licence, the applicant proposes to direct ethnic programming to a minimum of 12 cultural groups in a minimum of 12 different languages per broadcast week.

Nadarajah Kumarakulasingam

LIST OF APPEARING INTERVENTIONS - 17 SEPTEMBER 2002 - TORONTO PUBLIC HEARING

Note: Item numbers are agenda item number.

1. CJMR 1320 Radio Limited (228) - Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11,  14, 15 and 17.
2. CIRC Radio Inc. (285) - Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 17,
3. Battista, Michael (229) - Items 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17.
4. Fairchild Radio (Toronto) Ltd (217) - Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17
5. Carpio, Norma (230) - Item 2.
6. Sivalingam, Harini (233) - Item 2.
7. Smitherman, George MPP (306) - Item 2.
8. Classical 96.3 FM (148) - Item 3.
9. Minna, Maria MP (287) - Item 3.
10. Seevaratnam, Vignararajah (034) - Item 3.
11. Johnson, The Venerable Colin R. (150) - Item 4.
12. Kromer, Paul (243) - Item 4.
13. Polish Canadian Congress (151) - Item 4.
14. mperial, Rev. Regulo (415) - Item 4.
15. The Catholic Women's League (187) - Item 4.
16. Youth Organisation of St. Agnes Church (211) - Item 4.
17. Couples for Christ (444) - Item 4.
18. Catholic Family Services of Peel Dufferin (443) - Item 4.
19. Focolare Movement (194) - Item 4.
20. Kostetska, Lyubov (246) - Item 4.
21. Association of Women of India in Canada (13) - Item 6.
22. Bedi, Sheetal (116) - Item 6.
23. Consulate of the Slovak Republic (252) - Item 6.
24. Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (24) - Item 6.
25. North York Sikh Temple (10) - Item 6.
26. Philippine Independence Day Council (111) - Item 6.
27. Toronto Residents in Partnership (15) - Item 6.
28. Vietnamese Association, Toronto (437) - Item 6.
29. Abdul Hai Patel (436) - Item 6.
30. Hassan, Faisal A. (433) - Item 6.
31. Canadian Hispanic Congress (219) - Item 7.
32. La Casa Dona Juana (426) - Item 7.
33. The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian & Relief Committee (218) - Item 7.
34. Councillor Joe Mihevc (221) - Item 7.
35. Orthodox Missionary Church (220) - Item 7.
36. Smith, Bruce (442) - Item 9.
37. Larose, Winston (440) - Item 9.
38. Dr. Khadigle Mohamed Ali (441) - Item 9.
39. Makeda, Donna (272) - Item 9.
40. Ubochi, Bridget (273) - Item 9.
41. Aziz, Richard (275) - Item 9.
42. Marshall, Lee (270) - Item 9.
43. Khayre, Farah (261) - Item 9.
44. Ekua Asabea Blair (281) - Item 9.
45. McCurdy, Dr. Howard (303) - Item 9.
46. L'ARC du Canada et MICRO (278, 317) - Item 9, 13.
47. Mouvement des intervenant(e)s en Communication radio de l'Ontario (32) - Items 10, 13 and 16.
48. CHRY Community Radio Inc. (277) - Item 9.
49. National Campus and Community Radio Association (205) - Item 9.
50. Sankofa Heritage Foundation (204) - Item 9.
51. Valladares, Fernando (438) - Items 10, 11 and 12
52. Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation (439)- Items 10, 11 and 12
53. Ojah-Maharaj, Jai (258) - Items 10, 11 and 12
54. Dixon, Neill (300) - Items 10, 11 and 12
55. Colle, Mike MPP (256) and Joe Pantalone (311)- Items 10, 11 and 12
56. COSTI Immigrant Services (301) - Items 10, 11 and 12
57. Canadian Italian Business and Professional Ass. (254) - Items 10, 11 and 12
58. Tchotchieva, Roksolana (257) - Items 10, 11 and 12
59. Manca, Umberto (255) - Items 10, 11 and 12
60. Toronto Police Service (421) - Items 10, 11 and 12
61. de la Torre, Magda ( 302) - Items 10, 11 and 12
62. The Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto Inc. (260) - Item 11
63. The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation ( 431) - Item 11
64. Canada-Pakistan Business Council (297) - Item 11
65. Canadian Association of Physicians of Indian Origin ( 125) - Item 11
66. Panday, Hari (296) - Item 11
67. Punjab Star Inc. (259) - Item 11
68. Villa Charities (420) - Item 11
69. Friends of Canada (298) - Item 11
70. Outreach International (294) - Item 11
71. Hispanic Development Council (312) - Item 11
72. The South Asian Student Association (295) - Item 11
73. Bharathi Kala Manram, Canada (299) - Item 11
74. Elder Engineering Inc. (144) - Items 10 and 12.
75. R.B. Communications Ltd. (113) - Item 13.
76. The Canada Tamil Parents' Association (22) - Item 17.
77. Dr. N. M. Kumar (20) - Item 17.
78. National Association of Canadian Tamils (04) - Item 17