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PUBLIC HEARING
Cambridge, Ontario

 

Agenda

20 October 2008 at 9:30 a.m.
to 23 October 2008

Future Inns Cambridge
700 Hespeler Road
Cambridge, Ontario

Hearing Room:
Sussex Ballroom
Examination Room: Essex Room - 519-624-6737
  Interventions received concerning the applications scheduled for this public hearing are available on the public examination files.
  Reference Documents: Broadcasting Notices of Public Hearing CRTC 2008-10, 2008-10-1 and 2008-10-2
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Appearing Items

 

London market

Phase I - Presentations by the applicants

1. Sound of Faith Broadcasting
London, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0680-5
  Application by Sound of Faith Broadcasting for a licence to operate an English-language FM specialty commercial radio programming undertaking in London.
  For the applicant
  David MacDonald Dale Elliott
  Dr. Robert Reid
 
2. Forest City Radio Inc.
London, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0682-0
  Application by Forest City Radio Inc. for a licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in London.
  For the applicant
  Douglas Kirk Andrew Forsyth
  Dean Sinclair Dr. Liesa Norman
  Steve Kassay
John Wright
3. CTV Limited
London, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0688-8
  Application by CTV Limited for a licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in London.
  For the applicant
  Chris Gordon Jim Blundell
  Rob Farina David Jones
  Jim Fealy Lenore Gibson
  Kerry French
 
4. Rogers Broadcasting Limited
London, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0692-9
  Application by Rogers Broadcasting Limited for a licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in London.
  For the applicant
  Paul Ski Chuck McCoy
  Susan Wheeler Saundra Stasiuk
  Julie Adam Lannie Atkins
  Adam Kaftalovich
 
5. Evanov Communications Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
London, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0681-2
  Application by Evanov Communications Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in London.
  For the applicant
  Carmela Laurignano Ashley Greco
  Ky Joseph Rob Malcolmson
  Paul Evanov Chris Edelman
  Dan Barton Sean Moreman
  Scott Fox
 
6. Blackburn Radio Inc.
London, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0683-8
  Application by Blackburn Radio Inc. for a licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in London.
  For the applicant
  Richard
Costley-White
Carl Veroba
  Ron Dann Sue Storr
  Debra McLaughlin Stephanie Lindau
  Walter Ploegman
 
Marianne Fritz
7. United Christian Broadcasters Canada
London, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0694-5
  Application by United Christian Broadcasters Canada for a licence to operate an English-language FM commercial specialty radio programming undertaking in London.
  For the applicant
  James Hunt Curits Butler
  Garry Quinn Al Baker
  Linda Korgamets Mathew Grieve
  Rev Paul McPhail
Timothy Seibert
8. Frank Torres, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
St. Thomas, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0686-2
  Application by Frank Torres, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in St. Thomas and London, Ontario.
  For the applicant
  Ed Torres Yves Trottier
  Frank Torres Aubrey Clarke
  Todd Bernard Ron Ford
  Robyn Metcalfe
Greg Simpson
9. My Broadcasting Corporation
St. Thomas, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0660-7
  Application by My Broadcasting Corporation for a licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in St. Thomas.
  For the applicant
  Jon Pole

Jeff Degraw

  Andrew Dickson
 
 

Phase II - Interventions on competing applications

  1.

Sound of Faith Broadcasting

  2.

Forest City Radio Inc.

  3.

CTV Limited

  4.

Rogers Broadcasting Limited

  5.

Evanov Communications Inc. (OBCI)

  6.

Blackburn Radio Inc.

  7.

United Christian Broadcasters Canada

  8.

Frank Torres (OBCI)

  9. My Broadcasting Corporation
 

Phase III - Presentations by interveners

 

Intervener (Sound of Faith Broadcasting)

 

1.

Karen Elliott (int. #8)
   

Panel of Interveners (Forest City Radio Inc.)

 

2.

The Kiwanis Music Festival of London Inc. (int. #221)

 

3.

Orchestra London (int. #321)
   

Panel of Interveners (CTV Limited)

 

4.

Global Spectrum Facility Management (int. #19)

 

5.

Fanshawe College (int. #64)

 

6.

Grant Stirling (int. #335)
   

Panel of Interveners (Rogers Broadcasting Limited)

 

7.

Power 4 Marketing Ltd. (int. #283)

 

8.

North By Northeast (int. #284)

 

9.

London Majors Baseball Corporation (int. #318)
   

Intervener (Evanov Communications Inc. (OBCI))

 

10.

Chad Hatcher (int. #348)
   

Panel of Interveners (Frank Torres (OBCI))

 

11.

Denis Burns (int. #129)

 

12.

Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (int. #202)

 

13.

Downchild Blues Band (int. #298)
 

Phase IV - Replies by the applicants

  1. My Broadcasting Corporation
  2. Frank Torres (OBCI)
  3. United Christian Broadcasters Canada
  4. Blackburn Radio Inc.
  5. Evanov Communications Inc. (OBCI)
  6. Rogers Broadcasting Limited
  7. CTV Limited
  8. Forest City Radio Inc.
  9. Sound of Faith Broadcasting
 

Guelph market

Phase I - Presentations by the applicants

10. Frank Torres, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Guelph, Ontario
Application No. 2007-1787-9
  Application by Frank Torres, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in Guelph.
  For the applicant
  Ed Torres Yves Trottier
  Frank Torres Aubrey Clarke
  Todd Bernard Ron Ford
  Robyn Metcalfe
Greg Simpson
11. Blackburn Radio Inc.
Guelph, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0679-7
  Application by Blackburn Radio Inc. for a licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in Guelph.
  For the applicant
  Richard Costley-White Peter Doering
  John Weese Rob Enders
  Justin Oliphant David McTeague
  Gina Lorentz Walter Ploegman
  Andrew Campbell Jason Ploegman
  Joan Moore
 
12. 591989 B.C. Ltd.
Guelph, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0685-4
  Application by 591989 B.C. Ltd. to convert the English-language commercial radio station CJOY Guelph from the AM band to the FM band.
  For the applicant
  Chris Pandoff Guus Hazelaar
  Cheryl Bechtel
Jack Hoeppner
13. Guelph Broadcasting Corporation
Guelph, Ontario
Application No. 2008-0689-6
  Application by Guelph Broadcasting Corporation for a licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in Guelph.
  For the applicant
  Douglas Kirk Andrew Forsyth
  Dean Sinclair Dr. Liesa Norman
  Steve Kassay
John Wright
 

Phase II - Interventions on competing applications

  1. Frank Torres (OBCI)
  2. Blackburn Radio Inc.
  3. 591989 B.C. Ltd.
  4. Guelph Broadcasting Corporation
 

Phase III - Presentations by interveners

    Panel of Interveners (Frank Torres (OBCI))
  1. flamingcheese productions ltd. (int. #72)
  2. Grand River Blues Society (int. #112)
  3. Cheryl Lescom (int. #304)
    Intervener (items 10, 11 & 13)
  4. Erin Community Radio (int. #173)
 
    Panel of Interveners (Blackburn Radio Inc.)
  5. Guelph Arts Council (int. #194)
  6. International Plowing Match 2008 (int. #292)
  7. Hanover and District Hospital Foundation (int. #353)
 

Phase IV - Replies by the applicants

 

1.

Guelph Broadcasting Corporation
 

2.

591989 B.C. Ltd.
 

3.

Blackburn Radio Inc.
 

4.

Frank Torres (OBCI)
 

Non-appearing items

  Even though there is no oral presentation for the following applications, they are, nevertheless, part of this public hearing and such, they will be considered by the Panel and a decision will be rendered at a later date.
  Please refer to Broadcasting Notices of Public Hearing CRTC 2008-10, 2008-10-1 and 2008-10-2 for a detailed description of the following applications which are available in the Temporary Examination Room.
14. Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (2008-0856-1)
and
Newcap Inc.
Sudbury, Ontario (2008-0858-7)
15. Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (2008-0855-3)
16. Newcap Inc.
Sudbury, Ontario (2008-0857-9)
17. Sogetel inc.
Saint-Paulin, Quebec (2008-0833-9)
18. Look Communications Inc., on behalf of itself (the limited partner) and Look Mobile Corporation (the general partner), carrying on business as Look Communications L.P.
Barrie, Belleville, Brantford, Brockville, Chatham, Cobourg, Collingwood, Cornwall, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, Leamington, Lindsay, London, Midland, Orillia, Oshawa, Owen Sound, Peterborough, Port Hope, St. Catharines/Niagara, Sarnia/Clearwater, Simcoe, Stratford, Tillsonburg and Toronto, Ontario; Montréal and surrounding areas; Québec and surrounding areas including Saguenay/Lac St-Jean and surrounding areas, Quebec and Western Quebec and Eastern Ontario, including the National Capital Region (2008-0788-6)
19. 3937844 Canada Inc.
Athabasca, Alberta (2008-0786-0)
20. CTVglobemedia Inc., on behalf of its subsidiary CTV Television Inc.
Calgary, Alberta (2008-0865-2)
21. Vista Radio Ltd.
Lloydminster and Bonnyville, Alberta (2008-0932-9)
22. Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. (the general partner) and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership (collectively the Pattison Group)
Penticton, Keremeos and Princeton, British Columbia (2008-0566-6)
23. Canwest Media Inc., on its behalf as the limited partner and on behalf of Canwest Television GP Inc. as the general partner in a limited partnership that will carry on business as Canwest Television Limited Partnership
Across Canada (2008-1057-4)
24. Stingray Digital Group Inc.
Across Canada (2008-0082-2)

Date Modified: 2008-10-15