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Decision

Ottawa, 10 March 1995
Decision CRTC 95-95
Various locations in Canada
Licence amendments for television programming undertakings concerning the airing of infomercials
In Public Notice CRTC 1994-139 dated 7 November 1994, the Commission announced that it would be prepared to consider applications for licence amendments from licensees of private television programming undertakings who are interested in airing infomercials during the broadcast day.
In that notice, the Commission stated that it would also expect licensees who air commercial messages that are 2 minutes or longer to adhere to the requirements concerning the identification of paid commercial programming as described in criterion 7.
Further to queries made by various television broadcasters, the Commission hereby advises that criterion 7 applies to messages exceeding 2 minutes in length. A public notice clarifying the Commission's expectation in that respect will be issued in the near future.
In Public Notice CRTC 1995-11 dated 23 January 1995, the Commission announced applications submitted in response to Public Notice CRTC 1994-139. The Commission approves the applications to amend the broadcasting licences for the television programming undertakings listed in the appendix to this decision by adding to each licence the following condition of licence:2
 In addition to the 12 minutes of advertising material permitted by subsection 11(1) of the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987, the licensee may broadcast more than 12 minutes of advertising material in any clock hour in a broadcast day, in order to broadcast infomercials as defined in Public Notice CRTC 1994-139 and in accordance with the criteria contained in that public notice, as amended.
The Commission acknowledges an intervention in opposition to the application by Canwest Television Inc. with respect to CKVU-TV and has noted the licensee's reply thereto.
Allan J. Darling
Secretary General
APPENDIX / ANNEXE
LICENSEE/ LOCATION/ UNDERTAKING/ APPLICATION NO./
TITULAIRE ENDROIT ENTREPRISE NUMÉRO DE DEMANDE
Newfoundland Broad- St. John's, CJON-TV and 950034900
casting Company Nfld./(T.-N.) its transmitters/
Limited et ses émetteurs
Canwest Maritime Halifax, N.S./ CIHF-TV 950040600
Television Inc. (N.-É.)
Saint John, CIHF-TV-2 950041400
N.B./(N.-B.)
Global Communica- Paris, Ont. CIII-TV 950039800
tions Limited
Canwest Television Winnipeg, Man. CKND-TV 950035600
Inc. Regina, Sask. CFRE-TV 950036400
Saskatoon, Sask. CFSK-TV 950037200
Canwest Television Vancouver, CKVU-TV 950038000
Inc. B.C./(C.-B.)

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