Agenda, Hearing 16 January 2012, Miramichi, New Brunswick

HEARING

Miramichi, New Brunswick

16 and 17 January 2012 at 9:00 a.m.

Rodd Miramichi River Hotel
1809 Water Street
Miramichi, New Brunswick

Hearing Room: Cains/Sevogle
Temporary Examination Room:
Northwest - 506-836-6094

Interventions received concerning the applications scheduled for this hearing are available on the public examination files.

Reference Documents: Broadcasting Notices of Consultation CRTC 2011-675, 2011-675-1, 2011-675-2, 2011-675-3 and 2011-675-4.


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Monday, 16 January 2012

Appearing Items

Miramichi market

Phase I – Presentations by the applicants

1. Newcap Inc.
Miramichi, New Brunswick
Application 2010-1176-7

Application by Newcap Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking in Miramichi.

2. Miramichi Fellowship Center, Inc.
Miramichi and Blackville, New Brunswick
Application 2011-1243-2

Application by Miramichi Fellowship Center, Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language specialty commercial FM radio programming undertaking in Miramichi with an FM rebroadcasting transmitter in Blackville. The applicant currently operates the radio programming undertaking CJFY-FM Blackville and a transmitter in Miramichi. The applicant wishes to replace its current operation with the proposed undertaking.

3. Maritime Broadcasting System Limited
Miramichi, New Brunswick
Application 2011-1270-6

Application by Maritime Broadcasting System Limited for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking in Miramichi.

Phase II – Interventions on competing applications

1. Newcap Inc.

2. Miramichi Fellowship Center, Inc.

3. Maritime Broadcasting System Limited

Phase III – Presentations by interveners

Intervener – Appearing Individually

1. Association des radios communautaires acadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick (int. #66 et #69)

Panel of Interveners for Maritime Broadcasting System Limited

2. Hal Somers (int. #45)

3. Jim Malone (int. #46)

4. Susan Butler (int. #47)

Phase IV – Replies by the applicants

1. Maritime Broadcasting System Limited

2. Miramichi Fellowship Center, Inc.

3. Newcap Inc.

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Application by Hector Broadcasting Company Limited

Phase I – Presentation by the applicant

4. Hector Broadcasting Company Limited
New Glasgow (Pictou County), Nova Scotia
Application 2011-0350-7

Application by Hector Broadcasting Company Limited for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking in New Glasgow (Pictou County).

Phase II – Presentation by intervener

Intervener – Appearing Individually

1. Atlantic Broadcasters Limited (int. #62)

Phase III – Reply by the applicant

1. Hector Broadcasting Company Limited

Non-appearing items

Even though there is no oral presentation for the following applications, they are, nevertheless, part of this 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 Consultation CRTC 2011-675, 2011-675-1, 2011-675-2, 2011-675-3 and 2011-675-4 for a detailed description of the following applications which are available electronically in the Temporary Examination Room.

5. Jean-Yves Roux, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Across Canada (2011-1072-5)

6. Jean-Yves Roux, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Across Canada (2011-1209-4)

7. NGC Channel Inc.
Across Canada (2011-1131-9)

8. Evan Kosiner, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Across Canada (2011-1196-3)

9. Evan Kosiner, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Across Canada (2011-1197-1)

10. Newcap Inc.
Fredericton, New Brunswick (2009-1541-5)

11. Wasauksing Communications Group
Wasauksing First Nation, Ontario (2011-1044-4)

12. Novus Entertainment Inc.
Toronto, Ontario (2011-1195-5)

13. Monica Wasacase, in her capacity as the General Manager of the Radio Station to be known as Kahkewistahaw Radio Station
Broadview, Saskatchewan (2011-0407-5)

14. Cowessess Community Projects Inc.
Cowessess, Saskatchewan (2011-0928-1)

15. Salmo FM Radio Society
Salmo, British Columbia (2011-1119-5)

16. Newcap Inc.
Penticton, British Columbia (2011-1201-0)

17. Newcap Inc.
Kelowna, British Columbia (2011-1202-8)

18. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Kamloops and Kelowna, British Columbia (2011-1262-2 and 2011-1268-0) 

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