Broadcasting Decisions 2012 (1-250)

Number	Date	Title/Subject
2012-1	2012-01-05	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Swift Current, Saskatchewan APPROVED - Application to change the technical parameters of the transmitter CBK-FM-4 Swift Current
2012-2	2012-01-05	GlassBOX Television Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application to amend conditions of licence for the national, English-language specialty Category A specialty service travel + escape (formerly Travel TV)
2012-3	2012-01-05	FDR Media Group Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate the national, niche third-language ethnic specialty Category B service Channel Q TV (Hindi) APPROVED - Request to broadcast up to six minutes per hour of local advertising
2012-6	2012-01-09	FDR Media Group Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate the national, niche third-language ethnic specialty Category B service Hindi Children Channel APPROVED - Request for authority to broadcast up to six minutes per hour of local advertising
2012-7	2012-01-09	FDR Media Group Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate the national, niche third-language ethnic specialty Category B service Masala TV APPROVED - Request for authority to broadcast up to six minutes per hour of local advertising
2012-9	2012-01-10	Golden West Broadcasting Ltd. Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio station in Fort Saskatchewan
2012-11	2012-01-10	Andtell Studios Inc. Across Canada DENIED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate Fitness Lifestyle TV, a national, English-language specialty Category B service
2012-12	2012-01-12	Radio communautaire Intergénération Jardin du Québec Saint-Rémi, Napierville and Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Quebec APPROVED - Applications to amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language community radio station CHOC-FM Saint-Rémi in order to relocate the transmitter in Saint-Rémi and to add new transmitters in Napierville and Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur
2012-18	2012-01-16	7340362 Canada Inc. Montréal, Quebec APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the national specialty Category B service V Max by changing condition of licence 3 and by replacing condition of licence 5
2012-20	2012-01-17	UFV Campus and Community Radio Society Abbotsford, British Columbia APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language community radio station CIVL-FM Abbotsford
2012-27	2012-01-20	Rogers Broadcasting Limited Toronto, Ontario APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the digital English-language television undertaking CJMT-DT Toronto by changing the channel of its transmitter and increasing its average effective radiated power
2012-28	2012-01-20	Matthew Gordon McBride, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Squamish, British Columbia DENIED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio station in Squamish
2012-32	2012-01-23	City West Cable and Telephone Corporation Across Canada APPROVED - Addition of Hope Channel TV to the list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution
2012-49	2012-01-24	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Vancouver and Pemberton, British Columbia APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language AM radio station CBU Vancouver in order to operate an FM transmitter at Pemberton to replace its existing low-power AM transmitter CBXK
2012-51	2012-01-26	Bell Media Inc. Barrie, Burlington, Fonthill, Fort Erie, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Oakville and Welland, Ontario APPROVED - Applications to amend the broadcasting licence for the conventional television station CKVR-DT Barrie in order to add two digital transmitters to serve the areas of Burlington, Fonthill, Fort Erie, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Oakville and Welland
2012-62	2012-01-30	Ear Falls T.V. Committee Ear Falls, Ontario APPROVED - Request to revoke the broadcasting licence for the television station CIER-TV serving the community of Ear Falls
2012-70	2012-02-03	GlassBOX Television Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate GlassBOX Système, a national, French-language specialty Category B service
2012-71	2012-02-03	7215088 Canada Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate Academy Television, a national, English-language specialty Category B service
2012-78	2012-02-08	Cogeco Cable Québec 2009 Inc. and Cogeco Cable Canada Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Cogeco Cable Québec General Partnership Saint-Jovite/Mont-Tremblant, Quebec APPROVED - Application to delete the Saint-Jovite/Mont-Tremblant licensed service area from the regional licence for its terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertaking serving that area REVOKED – Regional licence for the terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertaking serving Saint-Jovite/Mont-Tremblant
2012-82	2012-02-09	Lighthouse Broadcasting Limited Medicine Hat, Alberta DENIED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language specialty radio station CJLT-FM Medicine Hat in order to delete the station’s condition of licence relating to the broadcast of religious musical selections DENIED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for CJLT-FM in order to change the frequency and authorized contours of the station’s transmitter, and to relocate the transmitter
2012-84	2012-02-10	Canyon.TV, Incorporated Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate WANDS Auto TV, a national, English-language specialty Category B service
2012-85	2012-02-10	GlassBOX Television Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate GlassBOX Horror, a national, English-language specialty Category B service
2012-88	2012-02-10	Crossroads Television System Hamilton, Ontario, Calgary and Edmonton Alberta DENIED - Application to amend the broadcasting licences for the religious television stations CITS-DT Hamilton, CKCS-DT Calgary and CKES-DT Edmonton with respect to conditions of licence related to balance programming
2012-93	2012-02-14	Corus Entertainment Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate Harmony, a national, English-language specialty Category B service
2012-95	2012-02-14	Shaw Cablesystems Limited Prince George, British Columbia APPROVED - Revocation of the broadcasting licence for the terrestrial distribution undertaking serving Prince George
2012-97	2012-02-15	Newcap Inc. Penticton, British Columbia APPROVED - Application for authority to acquire from Great Valley Ltd. the assets of the English-language commercial radio station CIGV-FM Penticton and its transmitters CIGV-FM-1 Keremeos and CIGV-FM-2 Princeton and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking APPROVED - Renewal of the broadcasting licence for CIGV-FM and the above-mentioned transmitters from 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2016
2012-100	2012-02-16	Various licensees Across Canada RENEWED - Broadcasting licences for the national direct-to-home satellite distribution undertakings and the national satellite relay distribution undertakings listed in the appendix to this decision, from 1 March 2012 to 31 August 2012
2012-104	2012-02-16	GlassBOX Television Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate GlassBOX News, a national, English-language specialty Category C service
2012-105	2012-02-17	Golden West Broadcasting Ltd. Weyburn, Saskatchewan APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language, commercial FM radio programming undertaking in Weyburn, Saskatchewan
2012-106	2012-02-17	TELETOON Canada Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the national English- and French-language specialty service Teletoon/Télétoon to avail itself of additional programming flexibility
2012-108	2012-02-20	Newcap Inc. Kelowna, British Columbia APPROVED - Application for authority to acquire from Sun Country Radio Ltd. (Sun Country) the assets of the English-language commercial radio station CKKO-FM Kelowna, as well as a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking
2012-110	2012-02-22	Mark Tamagi, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Leduc, Alberta APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio station in Leduc
2012-111	2012-02-22	Newcap Inc. Stettler, Alberta APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a new English-language FM commercial radio station in Stettler to replace the AM station CKSQ
2012-113	2012-02-23	GlassBOX Television Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for AUX (formerly AUX TV), previously categorized as a national, English-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking, by replacing category 11 with categories 11(a) and 11(b)
2012-114	2012-02-23	GlassBOX Television Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for BITE TV, formerly categorized as a national, English-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking, by adding category 10 (Game shows) and replacing category 11 with categories 11(a) and 11(b)
2012-116	2012-02-24	Various licensees Various locations RENEWED - Broadcasting licences for the video-on-demand stations listed in the appendix to the decision, from 1 March 2012 to 31 May 2012
2012-118	2012-02-27	Instant Information Services Incorporated Gravenhurst, Ontario APPROVED - Application to change the technical parameters of the English-language low-power tourist information radio programming undertaking CIIG-FM Gravenhurst
2012-123	2012-02-29	Various applicants Shelburne and Collingwood, Ontario APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a new FM radio station to serve Shelburne APPROVED IN PART - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a new specialty FM radio station to serve Collingwood APPROVED - Request to grant the new station an exception to the Commission’s policy on local programming as it relates to soliciting or accepting local advertising DENIED - Applications for other broadcasting licences for radio stations to serve Shelburne and Collingwood
2012-125	2012-03-01	Newfoundland Broadcasting Corporation St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador APPROVED - Application for authority to multicast the English-language commercial radio station CHOZ-FM on a sub-channel of the English-language conventional television station CJON-DT
2012-127	2012-03-02	Neeti P. Ray, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Windsor, Ontario APPROVED - Application to use frequency 102.3 MHz for a new ethnic FM radio station in Windsor
2012-128	2012-03-02	Le5 Communications Inc. Timmins and Hearst, Ontario APPROVED - Application to change the authorized contours of CHYK-FM-3 Hearst, a transmitter of the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CHYK-FM Timmins
2012-129	2012-03-02	Ethnic Channels Group Limited Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate Bollywood SD – Hindi Movie Channel, a national, niche third-language ethnic specialty Category B service APPROVED - Request to be authorized to broadcast up to 6 minutes of local and regional advertising for every 12 minutes of advertising material permitted during each clock hour
2012-131	2012-03-05	Glen Ferguson, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Bathurst, New Brunswick DENIED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English language, low-power community FM radio station in Bathurst
2012-132	2012-03-05	CKMO Radio Society Victoria, British Columbia APPROVED - Request to revoke the broadcasting licence for the AM radio station CKMO Victoria
2012-135	2012-02-06	Viewer’s Choice Canada Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for its regional, English-language general interest terrestrial television pay-per-view service serving Eastern Canada by changing its nature of service from regional to national
2012-136	2012-02-07	Northern Native Broadcasting, Yukon Whitehorse, Yukon Territory APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language Type B Native radio station CHON-FM Whitehorse in order to operate a low-power FM transmitter at Johnson’s Crossing
2012-142	2012-03-09	2190015 Ontario Inc. Hamilton, Ontario APPROVED - Application to change the technical parameters of the English-language digital television station CHCH-DT Hamilton by changing the channel from 11 to 15 and increasing the average effective radiated power
2012-146	2012-03-13	Bell Media Inc. Toronto, Ontario APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the specialty Category A service MuchMusic in order to remove the 5% limitation per broadcast week on programming that the service may draw from program category 2(b) Long-form documentary
2012-147	2012-03-13	7590474 Canada Inc. Laval, Quebec DENIED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial AM radio programming undertaking CJLV Laval in order to authorize it to devote, in each broadcast week, up to 40% of its programming to third-language programming
2012-148	2012-03-14	Haliburton Broadcasting Group Inc. Bolton and Caledon, Ontario APPROVED - Application for authority to acquire from Rick Sargent the assets of the English-language commercial radio stations CJFB-FM Bolton and CFGM-FM Caledon, as well as for new broadcasting licences to continue the operation of the undertakings
2012-149	2012-03-14	Canyon.TV, Incorporated Across Canada DENIED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate Canyon Music TV, a national, English-language specialty Category B service
2012-152	2012-03-15	Company, partners in a general partnership carrying on business as TELUS Communications Company Various locations in British Columbia APPROVED - Application to amend the regional broadcasting licence for the terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings serving communities in British Columbia in order to be granted authorization to extend the distribution of KVOS-TV (IND) Bellingham and KSTW (IND) Tacoma/Seattle, Washington, to subscribers in Kamloops and Prince George
2012-153	2012-03-15	Astral Media Radio inc. Val-d’Or, Quebec APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language radio station CJMV-FM Val-d’Or by changing the antenna radiation pattern, by increasing the effective radiated power, by decreasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain, and by changing the transmitter site
2012-156	2012-03-15	8064750 Canada Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the national, English-language specialty Category B service FX Canada to add certain program categories to the list of categories from which it may draw programming
2012-157	2012-03-16	Northern Native Broadcasting, Yukon Whitehorse, Yukon Territory APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language Type B Native radio station CHON-FM Whitehorse in order to operate a low-power FM transmitter at Takhini River Subdivision to expand its existing network
2012-158	2012-03-16	Northern Native Broadcasting, Yukon Whitehorse, Yukon Territory APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language Type B Native radio station CHON-FM Whitehorse in order to operate a low-power FM transmitter at Klukshu to expand its existing network
2012-159	2012-03-19	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Prince Rupert and Kispiox, British Columbia APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the AM radio station CFPR Prince Rupert in order to add a new FM transmitter in Kispiox.
2012-163	2012-03-20	Various radio programming undertakings Various locations RENEWED - Broadcasting licences for the radio stations listed in the appendix to the decision from 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2013, subject to the terms and conditions in effect under the current licences
2012-164	2012-03-20	Various radio programming undertakings Various locations RENEWED - Broadcasting licences for the radio stations listed in the appendix to the decision from 1 April 2012 to 31 August 2012, subject to the terms and conditions in effect under the current licences
2012-171	2012-03-23	Ethnic Channels Group Limited Toronto, Ontario APPROVED - Application to add 2M Maroc to the List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution
2012-172	2012-03-23	Rogers Communications Partnership Across Canada APPROVED - Application to add K TV to the List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution
2012-175	2012-03-23	GlassBOX Television Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate GlassBOX Créneau musical : musiques émergentes, a national, French-language specialty Category B service
2012-180	2012-03-26	Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria Inc. Cornwall, Ontario APPROVED - Application to change the authorized contours of the French-language community radio station CHOD-FM Cornwall by increasing the average effective radiated power, by changing the class from B to C1, by increasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain and by changing the transmission site
2012-187	2012-03-30	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Kamloops and Kelowna, British Columbia APPROVED – Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language FM radio station in Kamloops, British Columbia APPROVED – Application to amend the broadcasting licence for CBTK-FM Kelowna in order to delete various transmitters from that licence, subject to an amendment APPROVED – Application to add the above-noted transmitters of CBTK-FM to the broadcasting licence for the new FM radio station in Kamloops
2012-201	2012-04-03	Frank Torres, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Uxbridge, Ontario APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language, FM radio station in Uxbridge
2012-207	2012-04-05	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Ottawa, Ontario APPROVED - Application to change the technical parameters for the French-language conventional digital television undertaking CBOFT-DT Ottawa
2012-208	2012-04-05	Request for dispute resolution by the Canadian Independent Distributors Group relating to the distribution of specialty television services controlled by Bell Media Inc.
2012-218	2012-04-13	NGC Channel Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate NatGeo Wild, a national, English-language specialty Category B service
2012-222	2012-04-16	Radio du Golfe inc. Chandler and Percé, Quebec DENIED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio station CFMV-FM Chandler in order to add a low-power FM transmitter in Percé to rebroadcast the programming of CFMV-FM Chandler to the population of Percé
2012-228	2012-04-20	Jean-Yves Roux, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate CHANNEL NEW VICTORY/CNV, a national, English-language specialty Category B service DENIED - Request for authority to broadcast local advertising
2012-229	2012-04-20	Jean-Yves Roux, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate CNV – CANAL NOUVELLE VISION (CNV), a national, French-language specialty Category B service DENIED - Request for authority to broadcast local advertising
2012-230	2012-04-20	iLaugh Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate iLaugh TV, a national, English-language specialty Category B service
2012-231	2012-04-20	Papoo Holdings Inc. Ottawa, Ontario DENIED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial AM radio station in Ottawa
2012-233	2012-04-23	CKPM-FM Radio Ltd. Port Moody, British Columbia APPROVED - Application to change the technical parameters of the English-language commercial radio station CKPM-FM Port Moody
2012-234	2012-04-23	Various transitional digital radio undertakings Various locations RENEWED - Broadcasting licences for the digital radio programming undertakings listed in the appendix to this decision from 1 May 2012 to 31 August 2012
2012-236	2012-04-24	Rawlco Radio Ltd. and 587681 Saskatchewan Ltd., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Northwestern Radio Partnership Rawlco Radio Ltd. North Battleford and Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan APPROVED - Applications for authority to effect a multi-step corporate reorganization involving the assets of the radio programming undertakings CJCQ-FM, CJHD-FM and CJNB North Battleford and CJNS-FM Meadow Lake
2012-238	2012-04-25	Shaw Television G.P. Inc. (the general partner) and Shaw Media Global Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Shaw Television Limited Partnership, and Shaw Media Global Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Mystery Partnership Across Canada APPROVED - Application for authority to acquire, through the acquisition by Shaw Media Global Inc. of Mystery Partnership’s units held by TVA Group Inc., the assets of the national, English-language specialty Category A service Mystery, and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking, subject to the applicant filing an updated payment schedule for its proposed tangible benefits
2012-238-1	2012-05-22	Shaw Television G.P. Inc. (the general partner) and Shaw Media Global Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Shaw Television Limited Partnership, and Shaw Media Global Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Mystery Partnership Across Canada CORRECTION - The Commission corrects the French-language version of Mystery – acquisition of assets, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-238, 25 April 2012 by replacing the title and summary for that decision
2012-239	2012-04-25	Shaw Television G.P. Inc. (the general partner) and Shaw Media Global Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Shaw Television Limited Partnership, and Shaw Media Global Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Men TV General Partnership Shaw Television G.P. Inc. (the general partner) and Shaw Media Global Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Shaw Television Limited Partnership, and Shaw Media Global Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Men TV General Partnership Across Canada APPROVED - Application for authority to acquire, through the acquisition by Shaw Media Global Inc. of Men TV General Partnership’s units held by TVA Group Inc., the assets of the national, English-language specialty Category A service The Cave, and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking, subject to the applicant filing an updated payment schedule for its proposed tangible benefits Renewal of the broadcasting licence for The Cave until 31 August 2016
2012-239-1	2012-05-22	Shaw Television G.P. Inc. (the general partner) and Shaw Media Global Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Shaw Television Limited Partnership, and Shaw Media Global Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Men TV General Partnership Across Canada CORRECTION - The Commission corrects the French version of The Cave – Acquisition of assets, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-239, 25 April 2012, by replacing the name of the licensee, the first paragraph of the summary and paragraphs 1 and 30 of that decision
2012-241	2012-04-26	Astral Media inc., on behalf of various licensees Across Canada APPROVED - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the various specialty and pay television services affiliated with the Astral Media inc. broadcasting ownership group
2012-242	2012-04-26	Québecor Média inc., on behalf of Groupe TVA inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the national, French-language television network TVA and the conventional television stations associated with that network, as well as the specialty Category A, B and C services affiliated with the Quebecor Media Inc. broadcasting ownership group
2012-243	2012-04-26	V Interactions inc. Across Canada Application to review certain conditions of licence for its television stations CFJP-DT Montréal, CFAP-DT Québec, CFKM-DT Trois Rivières, CFKS-DT Sherbrooke and CFRS-DT Saguenay, Quebec, as well as those for the licence for the V Interactions network
2012-244	2012-04-26	Astral Media Radio (Toronto) Inc. and 4382072 Canada Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Astral Media Radio G.P. Dawson Creek and Terrace, British Columbia APPROVED - Application to renew the broadcasting licences for the English-language conventional television stations CJDC-TV Dawson Creek and its transmitters CJDC-TV-1 Hudson Hope and CJDC-TV-2 Bullhead Mountain, and CFTK-TV Terrace and its transmitter CFTK-TV-1 Prince Rupert
2012-245	2012-04-26	Canal Évasion inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the national, French-language specialty Category A service known as Évasion, and to amend certain conditions of licence
2012-247	2012-04-26	GlassBOX Television Inc. Across Canada APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate AUX 2, a national, English-language specialty Category B service

2012-1

2012-01-05

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
APPROVED - Application to change the technical parameters of the transmitter CBK-FM-4 Swift Current

2012-2

2012-01-05

GlassBOX Television Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application to amend conditions of licence for the national, English-language specialty Category A specialty service travel + escape (formerly Travel TV)

2012-3

2012-01-05

FDR Media Group Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate the national, niche third-language ethnic specialty Category B service Channel Q TV (Hindi)
APPROVED - Request to broadcast up to six minutes per hour of local advertising

2012-6

2012-01-09

FDR Media Group Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate the national, niche third-language ethnic specialty Category B service Hindi Children Channel
APPROVED - Request for authority to broadcast up to six minutes per hour of local advertising

2012-7

2012-01-09

FDR Media Group Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate the national, niche third-language ethnic specialty Category B service Masala TV
APPROVED - Request for authority to broadcast up to six minutes per hour of local advertising

2012-9

2012-01-10

Golden West Broadcasting Ltd.
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio station in Fort Saskatchewan

2012-11

2012-01-10

Andtell Studios Inc.
Across Canada
DENIED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate Fitness Lifestyle TV, a national, English-language specialty Category B service

2012-12

2012-01-12

Radio communautaire Intergénération Jardin du Québec
Saint-Rémi, Napierville and Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Quebec
APPROVED - Applications to amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language community radio station CHOC-FM Saint-Rémi in order to relocate the transmitter in Saint-Rémi and to add new transmitters in Napierville and Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur

2012-18

2012-01-16

7340362 Canada Inc.
Montréal, Quebec
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the national specialty Category B service V Max by changing condition of licence 3 and by replacing condition of licence 5

2012-20

2012-01-17

UFV Campus and Community Radio Society
Abbotsford, British Columbia
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language community radio station CIVL-FM Abbotsford

2012-27

2012-01-20

Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Toronto, Ontario
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the digital English-language television undertaking CJMT-DT Toronto by changing the channel of its transmitter and increasing its average effective radiated power

2012-28

2012-01-20

Matthew Gordon McBride, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Squamish, British Columbia
DENIED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio station in Squamish

2012-32

2012-01-23

City West Cable and Telephone Corporation
Across Canada
APPROVED - Addition of Hope Channel TV to the list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution

2012-49

2012-01-24

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Vancouver and Pemberton, British Columbia
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language AM radio station CBU Vancouver in order to operate an FM transmitter at Pemberton to replace its existing low-power AM transmitter CBXK

2012-51

2012-01-26

Bell Media Inc.
Barrie, Burlington, Fonthill, Fort Erie, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Oakville and Welland, Ontario
APPROVED - Applications to amend the broadcasting licence for the conventional television station CKVR-DT Barrie in order to add two digital transmitters to serve the areas of Burlington, Fonthill, Fort Erie, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Oakville and Welland

2012-62

2012-01-30

Ear Falls T.V. Committee
Ear Falls, Ontario
APPROVED - Request to revoke the broadcasting licence for the television station CIER-TV serving the community of Ear Falls

2012-70

2012-02-03

GlassBOX Television Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate GlassBOX Système, a national, French-language specialty Category B service

2012-71

2012-02-03

7215088 Canada Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate Academy Television, a national, English-language specialty Category B service

2012-78

2012-02-08

Cogeco Cable Québec 2009 Inc. and Cogeco Cable Canada Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Cogeco Cable Québec General Partnership
Saint-Jovite/Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
APPROVED - Application to delete the Saint-Jovite/Mont-Tremblant licensed service area from the regional licence for its terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertaking serving that area
REVOKED – Regional licence for the terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertaking serving Saint-Jovite/Mont-Tremblant

2012-82

2012-02-09

Lighthouse Broadcasting Limited
Medicine Hat, Alberta
DENIED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language specialty radio station CJLT-FM Medicine Hat in order to delete the station’s condition of licence relating to the broadcast of religious musical selections
DENIED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for CJLT-FM in order to change the frequency and authorized contours of the station’s transmitter, and to relocate the transmitter

2012-84

2012-02-10

Canyon.TV, Incorporated
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate WANDS Auto TV, a national, English-language specialty Category B service

2012-85

2012-02-10

GlassBOX Television Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate GlassBOX Horror, a national, English-language specialty Category B service

2012-88

2012-02-10

Crossroads Television System
Hamilton, Ontario, Calgary and Edmonton Alberta
DENIED - Application to amend the broadcasting licences for the religious television stations CITS-DT Hamilton, CKCS-DT Calgary and CKES-DT Edmonton with respect to conditions of licence related to balance programming

2012-93

2012-02-14

Corus Entertainment Inc., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate Harmony, a national, English-language specialty Category B service

2012-95

2012-02-14

Shaw Cablesystems Limited
Prince George, British Columbia
APPROVED - Revocation of the broadcasting licence for the terrestrial distribution undertaking serving Prince George

2012-97

2012-02-15

Newcap Inc.
Penticton, British Columbia
APPROVED - Application for authority to acquire from Great Valley Ltd. the assets of the English-language commercial radio station CIGV-FM Penticton and its transmitters CIGV-FM-1 Keremeos and CIGV-FM-2 Princeton and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking
APPROVED - Renewal of the broadcasting licence for CIGV-FM and the above-mentioned transmitters from 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2016

2012-100

2012-02-16

Various licensees
Across Canada
RENEWED - Broadcasting licences for the national direct-to-home satellite distribution undertakings and the national satellite relay distribution undertakings listed in the appendix to this decision, from 1 March 2012 to 31 August 2012

2012-104

2012-02-16

GlassBOX Television Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate GlassBOX News, a national, English-language specialty Category C service

2012-105

2012-02-17

Golden West Broadcasting Ltd.
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language, commercial FM radio programming undertaking in Weyburn, Saskatchewan

2012-106

2012-02-17

TELETOON Canada Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the national English- and French-language specialty service Teletoon/Télétoon to avail itself of additional programming flexibility

2012-108

2012-02-20

Newcap Inc.
Kelowna, British Columbia
APPROVED - Application for authority to acquire from Sun Country Radio Ltd. (Sun Country) the assets of the English-language commercial radio station CKKO-FM Kelowna, as well as a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking

2012-110

2012-02-22

Mark Tamagi, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Leduc, Alberta
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio station in Leduc

2012-111

2012-02-22

Newcap Inc.
Stettler, Alberta
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a new English-language FM commercial radio station in Stettler to replace the AM station CKSQ

2012-113

2012-02-23

GlassBOX Television Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for AUX (formerly AUX TV), previously categorized as a national, English-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking, by replacing category 11 with categories 11(a) and 11(b)

2012-114

2012-02-23

GlassBOX Television Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for BITE TV, formerly categorized as a national, English-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking, by adding category 10 (Game shows) and replacing category 11 with categories 11(a) and 11(b)

2012-116

2012-02-24

Various licensees
Various locations
RENEWED - Broadcasting licences for the video-on-demand stations listed in the appendix to the decision, from 1 March 2012 to 31 May 2012

2012-118

2012-02-27

Instant Information Services Incorporated
Gravenhurst, Ontario
APPROVED - Application to change the technical parameters of the English-language low-power tourist information radio programming undertaking CIIG-FM Gravenhurst

2012-123

2012-02-29

Various applicants
Shelburne and Collingwood, Ontario
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a new FM radio station to serve Shelburne
APPROVED IN PART - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a new specialty FM radio station to serve Collingwood
APPROVED - Request to grant the new station an exception to the Commission’s policy on local programming as it relates to soliciting or accepting local advertising
DENIED - Applications for other broadcasting licences for radio stations to serve Shelburne and Collingwood

2012-125

2012-03-01

Newfoundland Broadcasting Corporation
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
APPROVED - Application for authority to multicast the English-language commercial radio station CHOZ-FM on a sub-channel of the English-language conventional television station CJON-DT

2012-127

2012-03-02

Neeti P. Ray, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Windsor, Ontario
APPROVED - Application to use frequency 102.3 MHz for a new ethnic FM radio station in Windsor

2012-128

2012-03-02

Le5 Communications Inc.
Timmins and Hearst, Ontario
APPROVED - Application to change the authorized contours of CHYK-FM-3 Hearst, a transmitter of the French-language commercial radio programming undertaking CHYK-FM Timmins

2012-129

2012-03-02

Ethnic Channels Group Limited
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate Bollywood SD – Hindi Movie Channel, a national, niche third-language ethnic specialty Category B service
APPROVED - Request to be authorized to broadcast up to 6 minutes of local and regional advertising for every 12 minutes of advertising material permitted during each clock hour

2012-131

2012-03-05

Glen Ferguson, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Bathurst, New Brunswick
DENIED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English language, low-power community FM radio station in Bathurst

2012-132

2012-03-05

CKMO Radio Society
Victoria, British Columbia
APPROVED - Request to revoke the broadcasting licence for the AM radio station CKMO Victoria

2012-135

2012-02-06

Viewer’s Choice Canada Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for its regional, English-language general interest terrestrial television pay-per-view service serving Eastern Canada by changing its nature of service from regional to national

2012-136

2012-02-07

Northern Native Broadcasting, Yukon
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language Type B Native radio station CHON-FM Whitehorse in order to operate a low-power FM transmitter at Johnson’s Crossing

2012-142

2012-03-09

2190015 Ontario Inc.
Hamilton, Ontario
APPROVED - Application to change the technical parameters of the English-language digital television station CHCH-DT Hamilton by changing the channel from 11 to 15 and increasing the average effective radiated power

2012-146

2012-03-13

Bell Media Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the specialty Category A service MuchMusic in order to remove the 5% limitation per broadcast week on programming that the service may draw from program category 2(b) Long-form documentary

2012-147

2012-03-13

7590474 Canada Inc.
Laval, Quebec
DENIED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial AM radio programming undertaking CJLV Laval in order to authorize it to devote, in each broadcast week, up to 40% of its programming to third-language programming

2012-148

2012-03-14

Haliburton Broadcasting Group Inc.
Bolton and Caledon, Ontario
APPROVED - Application for authority to acquire from Rick Sargent the assets of the English-language commercial radio stations CJFB-FM Bolton and CFGM-FM Caledon, as well as for new broadcasting licences to continue the operation of the undertakings

2012-149

2012-03-14

Canyon.TV, Incorporated
Across Canada
DENIED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate Canyon Music TV, a national, English-language specialty Category B service

2012-152

2012-03-15

Company, partners in a general partnership carrying on business as TELUS Communications Company
Various locations in British Columbia
APPROVED - Application to amend the regional broadcasting licence for the terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings serving communities in British Columbia in order to be granted authorization to extend the distribution of KVOS-TV (IND) Bellingham and KSTW (IND) Tacoma/Seattle, Washington, to subscribers in Kamloops and Prince George

2012-153

2012-03-15

Astral Media Radio inc.
Val-d’Or, Quebec
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language radio station CJMV-FM Val-d’Or by changing the antenna radiation pattern, by increasing the effective radiated power, by decreasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain, and by changing the transmitter site

2012-156

2012-03-15

8064750 Canada Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the national, English-language specialty Category B service FX Canada to add certain program categories to the list of categories from which it may draw programming

2012-157

2012-03-16

Northern Native Broadcasting, Yukon
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language Type B Native radio station CHON-FM Whitehorse in order to operate a low-power FM transmitter at Takhini River Subdivision to expand its existing network

2012-158

2012-03-16

Northern Native Broadcasting, Yukon
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the English-language Type B Native radio station CHON-FM Whitehorse in order to operate a low-power FM transmitter at Klukshu to expand its existing network

2012-159

2012-03-19

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Prince Rupert and Kispiox, British Columbia
APPROVED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the AM radio station CFPR Prince Rupert in order to add a new FM transmitter in Kispiox.

2012-163

2012-03-20

Various radio programming undertakings
Various locations
RENEWED - Broadcasting licences for the radio stations listed in the appendix to the decision from 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2013, subject to the terms and conditions in effect under the current licences

2012-164

2012-03-20

Various radio programming undertakings
Various locations
RENEWED - Broadcasting licences for the radio stations listed in the appendix to the decision from 1 April 2012 to 31 August 2012, subject to the terms and conditions in effect under the current licences

2012-171

2012-03-23

Ethnic Channels Group Limited
Toronto, Ontario
APPROVED - Application to add 2M Maroc to the List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution

2012-172

2012-03-23

Rogers Communications Partnership
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application to add K TV to the List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution

2012-175

2012-03-23

GlassBOX Television Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate GlassBOX Créneau musical : musiques émergentes, a national, French-language specialty Category B service

2012-180

2012-03-26

Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria Inc.
Cornwall, Ontario
APPROVED - Application to change the authorized contours of the French-language community radio station CHOD-FM Cornwall by increasing the average effective radiated power, by changing the class from B to C1, by increasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain and by changing the transmission site

2012-187

2012-03-30

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Kamloops and Kelowna, British Columbia
APPROVED – Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language FM radio station in Kamloops, British Columbia
APPROVED – Application to amend the broadcasting licence for CBTK-FM Kelowna in order to delete various transmitters from that licence, subject to an amendment
APPROVED – Application to add the above-noted transmitters of CBTK-FM to the broadcasting licence for the new FM radio station in Kamloops

2012-201

2012-04-03

Frank Torres, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Uxbridge, Ontario
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language, FM radio station in Uxbridge

2012-207

2012-04-05

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Ottawa, Ontario
APPROVED - Application to change the technical parameters for the French-language conventional digital television undertaking CBOFT-DT Ottawa

2012-208

2012-04-05

Request for dispute resolution by the Canadian Independent Distributors Group relating to the distribution of specialty television services controlled by Bell Media Inc.

2012-218

2012-04-13

NGC Channel Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate NatGeo Wild, a national, English-language specialty Category B service

2012-222

2012-04-16

Radio du Golfe inc.
Chandler and Percé, Quebec
DENIED - Application to amend the broadcasting licence for the French-language commercial radio station CFMV-FM Chandler in order to add a low-power FM transmitter in Percé to rebroadcast the programming of CFMV-FM Chandler to the population of Percé

2012-228

2012-04-20

Jean-Yves Roux, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate CHANNEL NEW VICTORY/CNV, a national, English-language specialty Category B service
DENIED - Request for authority to broadcast local advertising

2012-229

2012-04-20

Jean-Yves Roux, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate CNV – CANAL NOUVELLE VISION (CNV), a national, French-language specialty Category B service
DENIED - Request for authority to broadcast local advertising

2012-230

2012-04-20

iLaugh Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate iLaugh TV, a national, English-language specialty Category B service

2012-231

2012-04-20

Papoo Holdings Inc.
Ottawa, Ontario
DENIED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an ethnic commercial AM radio station in Ottawa

2012-233

2012-04-23

CKPM-FM Radio Ltd.
Port Moody, British Columbia
APPROVED - Application to change the technical parameters of the English-language commercial radio station CKPM-FM Port Moody

2012-234

2012-04-23

Various transitional digital radio undertakings
Various locations
RENEWED - Broadcasting licences for the digital radio programming undertakings listed in the appendix to this decision from 1 May 2012 to 31 August 2012

2012-236

2012-04-24

Rawlco Radio Ltd. and 587681 Saskatchewan Ltd., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Northwestern Radio Partnership
Rawlco Radio Ltd.
North Battleford and Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
APPROVED - Applications for authority to effect a multi-step corporate reorganization involving the assets of the radio programming undertakings CJCQ-FM, CJHD-FM and CJNB North Battleford and CJNS-FM Meadow Lake

2012-238

2012-04-25

Shaw Television G.P. Inc. (the general partner) and Shaw Media Global Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Shaw Television Limited Partnership, and Shaw Media Global Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Mystery Partnership
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for authority to acquire, through the acquisition by Shaw Media Global Inc. of Mystery Partnership’s units held by TVA Group Inc., the assets of the national, English-language specialty Category A service Mystery, and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking, subject to the applicant filing an updated payment schedule for its proposed tangible benefits

2012-238-1

2012-05-22

Shaw Television G.P. Inc. (the general partner) and Shaw Media Global Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Shaw Television Limited Partnership, and Shaw Media Global Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Mystery Partnership
Across Canada
CORRECTION - The Commission corrects the French-language version of Mystery – acquisition of assets, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-238, 25 April 2012 by replacing the title and summary for that decision

2012-239

2012-04-25

Shaw Television G.P. Inc. (the general partner) and Shaw Media Global Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Shaw Television Limited Partnership, and Shaw Media Global Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Men TV General Partnership
Shaw Television G.P. Inc. (the general partner) and Shaw Media Global Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Shaw Television Limited Partnership, and Shaw Media Global Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Men TV General Partnership
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for authority to acquire, through the acquisition by Shaw Media Global Inc. of Men TV General Partnership’s units held by TVA Group Inc., the assets of the national, English-language specialty Category A service The Cave, and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the undertaking, subject to the applicant filing an updated payment schedule for its proposed tangible benefits
Renewal of the broadcasting licence for The Cave until 31 August 2016

2012-239-1

2012-05-22

Shaw Television G.P. Inc. (the general partner) and Shaw Media Global Inc. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Shaw Television Limited Partnership, and Shaw Media Global Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Men TV General Partnership
Across Canada
CORRECTION - The Commission corrects the French version of The Cave – Acquisition of assets, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-239, 25 April 2012, by replacing the name of the licensee, the first paragraph of the summary and paragraphs 1 and 30 of that decision

2012-241

2012-04-26

Astral Media inc., on behalf of various licensees
Across Canada
APPROVED - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the various specialty and pay television services affiliated with the Astral Media inc. broadcasting ownership group

2012-242

2012-04-26

Québecor Média inc., on behalf of Groupe TVA inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the national, French-language television network TVA and the conventional television stations associated with that network, as well as the specialty Category A, B and C services affiliated with the Quebecor Media Inc. broadcasting ownership group

2012-243

2012-04-26

V Interactions inc.
Across Canada
Application to review certain conditions of licence for its television stations CFJP-DT Montréal, CFAP-DT Québec, CFKM-DT Trois Rivières, CFKS-DT Sherbrooke and CFRS-DT Saguenay, Quebec, as well as those for the licence for the V Interactions network

2012-244

2012-04-26

Astral Media Radio (Toronto) Inc. and 4382072 Canada Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Astral Media Radio G.P.
Dawson Creek and Terrace, British Columbia
APPROVED - Application to renew the broadcasting licences for the English-language conventional television stations CJDC-TV Dawson Creek and its transmitters CJDC-TV-1 Hudson Hope and CJDC-TV-2 Bullhead Mountain, and CFTK-TV Terrace and its transmitter CFTK-TV-1 Prince Rupert

2012-245

2012-04-26

Canal Évasion inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the national, French-language specialty Category A service known as Évasion, and to amend certain conditions of licence

2012-247

2012-04-26

GlassBOX Television Inc.
Across Canada
APPROVED - Application for a broadcasting licence to operate AUX 2, a national, English-language specialty Category B service

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