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Ottawa, 29 August 1994
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Public Notice CRTC 1994-108
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REVISED LISTS OF ELIGIBLE SATELLITE SERVICES
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Attached to this Public Notice are revised lists of "Part II Eligible Satellite Services" (Part II list), "Part III Eligible Canadian Satellite Services" (Part III Canadian list), and "Part III Eligible non-Canadian Satellite Services" (Part III non-Canadian list).
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The Part II list (Appendix A) contains satellite services authorized for distribution by licensees holding a Class 1 licence, or a Class 2 licence for an undertaking that has between 2,000 and 6,000 subscribers. The Part III Canadian and non-Canadian lists (Appendix B) contain satellite services authorized for distribution by licensees holding a Part III licence or licensees holding a Class 2 licence for an undertaking that has fewer than 2,000 subscribers.
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WUHF-TV Rochester
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WUHF-TV Rochester, New York is a U.S. television station affiliated with the FOX network. In Decision CRTC 94-702 of today's date, the Commission has approved an application by Canadian Satellite Communications Inc. (CANCOM) to amend its broadcasting licence to carry on a multiple channel television and radio broadcasting distribution undertaking, by adding the signal of WUHF-TV (FOX) Rochester to the signals it is authorized to distribute.
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In Public Notice CRTC 1994-107, also of today's date, the Commission has announced certain modifications to its policy governing the cable carriage of U.S. network signals, the effect of which is to permit the distribution by cable licensees of the signal of a FOX affiliate, subject to certain requirements.
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In the case of a Class 1 cable licensee, or of a Class 2 cable licensee having between 2,000 and 6,000 subscribers, such distribution is subject to the provision that either the signal of the FOX affiliate, or the authorized signal of an affiliate of one of the other three conventional commercial U.S. networks (ABC, CBS and NBC), be distributed on a discretionary tier (encrypted or unencrypted), and packaged in accordance with the Commission's distribution and linkage requirements.
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In order to authorize the distribution of the WUHF-TV signal by Class 1 licensees, and by larger class 2 licensees, on a discretionary tier, and by Part III licensees, and by Class 2 cable licensees having fewer than 2,000 subscribers, either as part of the basic service tiers or on a discretionary basis, WUHF-TV has been added to the Part II and the Part III Canadian lists.
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Pay Audio Programming Services
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In Decision CRTC 94-670 dated 23 August 1994, the Commission rescinded Decisions CRTC 93-235 and 93-236 with respect to applications by Shaw Cablesystems Ltd., on behalf of DMX Canada Ltd., and by Cogeco Radio-Télévision Inc., approving their proposals for new pay audio programming undertakings. The decision to rescind followed a public hearing held on 21 April 1994 to reconsider the two 1993 decisions pursuant to the Order in Council P.C. 1993-1799 dated 23 September 1993.
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In light of Decision CRTC 94-670, the Commission has deleted pay audio programming services from the Part II and Part III Canadian lists.
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Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
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APPENDIX A/ANNEXE A
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LIST OF PART II ELIGIBLE SATELLITE SERVICES/
SERVICES PAR SATELLITE ADMISSIBLES EN VERTU DE LA PARTIE II
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(Cable Television Regulations, l986, section l0)/
(Règlement de l986 sur la télédistribution, article l0)
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A) Access Network
Radio Québec
TVOntario
Open Learning Agency (Knowledge Network)
Atlantic Television System Ltd. (ASN)
CBC English-language Television Service/Service de télévision de langue anglaise de la SRC
CBC French-language Television Service/Service de télévision de langue française de la SRC
WDIV Detroit/WBZ-TV Boston NBC*
WTVS Detroit/WGBH-TV Boston PBS*
WJBK-TV Detroit CBS*
WXYZ-TV Detroit ABC*
WUHF-TV Rochester FOX*
Cable News Network (CNN)
CNN Headline News (CNN-2)
The Nashville Network (TNN)
The Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E)
CNBC/FNN**
The Weather Channel (TWC)
Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-Span)
The Silent Network
The Learning Channel
Country Music Television
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* Received via CANCOM
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** Pursuant to CRTC Circular Letter No. 377, dated 5 June l99l, licensees are authorized to distribute only the 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (ET) Monday to Friday programming component of CNBC/FNN.
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Licensees may distribute only one CANCOM signal of each U.S. network.
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B)WTBS Atlanta
WGN-TV Chicago
WWOR-TV New York City
WPIX New York City
WSBK-TV Boston
KTLA Los Angeles
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Lifetime Television
Comedy Central
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Authorization for the above-noted services is subject to the following:
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- When this list of Part II Eligible Satellite Services is replaced by another list of Part II Eligible Satellite Services, the only authorized services will be those contained in the most recent list; accordingly, this list supersedes the list dated 8 June 1994.
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- In the case of CANCOM signals, ASN, the CBC English- and French-language Television Services, U.S. satellite services, and any licensed pay audio programming services, licensees are required to enter into the necessary contractual arrangements for such carriage.
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- In the case of Country Music Television, licensees may continue to distribute this service only until such time as the Canadian specialty service known as "The Country Network" first becomes available to affiliates, at which time authority for the distribution of Country Music Television shall cease.
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Date of issue:
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29 August 1994
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APPENDIX B/ANNEXE B
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LIST OF PART III ELIGIBLE SATELLITE SERVICES/
SERVICES PAR SATELLITE ADMISSIBLES EN VERTU DE LA PARTIE III
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(Cable Television Regulations, l986, section 24)/
(Règlement de l986 sur la télédistribution, article 24)
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Part III Eligible Canadian Satellite Services/Services par satellite canadien admissibles en vertu de la partie III
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Access Network
Radio Québec
TVOntario
Open Learning Agency (Knowledge Network)
Atlantic Television System Ltd. (ASN)
CBC English-language Television Service/Service de télévision de langue anglaise de la SRC
CBC French-language Television Service/Service de télévision de langue française de la SRC
CHCH-TV Hamilton Ind*
CFTM-TV Montréal TVA*
CITV-TV Edmonton Ind*
CHAN-TV Vancouver CTV*
CITY-TV Toronto IND*
WDIV Detroit/WBZ-TV Boston NBC*
WTVS Detroit/WGBH-TV Boston PBS*
WJBK-TV Detroit CBS*
WXYZ-TV Detroit ABC*
WUHF-TV Rochester FOX*
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Part III Eligible non-Canadian Satellite Services/Services par satellite non canadien admissibles en vertu de la partie III
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WTBS Atlanta
WGN-TV Chicago
WWOR-TV New York City
WPIX New York City
WSBK-TV Boston
KTLA Los Angeles
Cable News Network (CNN)
CNN Headline News (CNN-2)
The Nashville Network (TNN)
The Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E)
CNBC/FNN**
The Weather Channel (TWC)
Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-Span)
The Silent Network
The Learning Channel
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Lifetime Television
Comedy Central
Country Music Television
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* Received via CANCOM
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** Pursuant to CRTC Circular Letter No. 377, dated 5 June l99l, licensees are authorized to distribute only the 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (ET) Monday to Friday programming component of CNBC/FNN.
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Licensees may distribute only one CANCOM signal of each U.S. network.Authorization for the above-noted services is subject to the following:
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- When these lists of Part III Eligible Satellite Services are replaced by other lists of Part III Eligible Satellite Services, the only authorized services will be those contained in the most recent lists; accordingly, these lists supersede the list of Part III Eligible Canadian Satellite Services and the list of Part III Eligible non-Canadian Satellite Services dated 8 June 1994.
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- In the case of out-of-province educational services, there should be no objection on the part of the originating service.
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- In the case of CANCOM signals, ASN, the CBC English- and French-language Television Services, and any licensed pay audio programming services, licensees are required to enter into the necessary contractual arrangements for such carriage.
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- In the case of CFTM-TV and CHAN-TV, a licensee also distributing the signal of a local TVA/CTV affiliate shall delete the duplicate programming from the CANCOM services or substitute the local service(s) when the programming is identical.
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- In the case of Country Music Television, licensees may continue to distribute this service only until such time as the Canadian specialty service known as "The Country Network" first becomes available to affiliates, at which time authority for the distribution of Country Music Television shall cease.
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Date of Issue: 29 August 1994
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