ARCHIVED - Public Notice CRTC 1999-48
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Ottawa, 19 March 1999
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Public Notice CRTC 1999-48
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Lac-Sat Communications Ltd.
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The Commission has received the following applications:
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1. ACROSS CANADA
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Applications (199811641, 199811659, 199811625, 199811633, 199811667) by ALLIANCE ATLANTIS COMMUNICATIONS INC., on behalf of History Television Inc., Showcase Television Inc., Life Network Inc./Réseau Life Inc., HGTV Canada Inc. and Alliance Communications Corporation and Shaw Communications Inc., on behalf of a general partnership (Alliance/Shaw VOD Partnership), for authority to effect changes of ownership and control of Alliance Communications Corporation ("Alliance") and Atlantis Communications Inc. ("Atlantis") of their broadcasting undertakings as they were reorganized pursuant to a plan of arrangement.
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Until the Commission approves the transactions, Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. ("Alliance/Atlantis") have put in place respective trust arrangements permitting the transfer of shares and partnership interests of Alliance and Atlantis to the new merged corporate entity.
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If the transactions are authorized Alliance/Atlantis would own and control Alliance broadcasting undertakings (History Television Inc., Showcase Television Inc., Alliance/Shaw VOD Partnership) and Atlantis broadcasting undertakings (Life Network Inc./Réseau Life Inc., HGTV Canada Inc.).
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The Commission also notes that Alliance/Atlantis has a significant involvement in the television program production and distribution industries.
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Examination of applications:
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Showcase Television Inc.
and History Television Inc. 121 Bloor Street East, Suite 200 Toronto, Ontario M4W 3M5 |
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Life Network Inc.
and HGTV Canada Inc. 1155 Leslie Street Toronto, Ontario |
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2. OTTAWA, Ontario
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Applications (199807492, 199807500) by ROGERS BROADCASTING LIMITED ("Rogers") 36 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1H3, for authority to acquire the issued and outstanding shares of CHEZ-FM Inc., licensee company for three radio stations in Eastern Ontario: CHEZ-FM Ottawa, CFMO-FM and CJET-AM Smiths Falls.
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If the transaction is authorized, Rogers would own three commercial radio stations in Ottawa; CKBY-FM, CHEZ-FM and CIWW-AM. In addition, Rogers, through affiliate companies, is also the incumbent cable distributor for the Ottawa market and has a television presence via the multilingual and multicultural television station (CFMT-TV-2).
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In the Commission's common ownership policy established in Public Notice CRTC 1998-41 "Commercial Radio Policy 1998" ("the radio policy"), it stated that in markets with eight or more radio stations operating in a given language, a single owner may be permitted to own or control as many as two AM and two FM stations in a given language. However, the Commission indicated that it will take into consideration the impact on competition and the diversity of news voices in a market whenever the proposed purchaser has media cross-ownership and multiple local radio stations in the market.
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Examination of applications:
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CJET
10 Jasper Highway Smiths Falls, Ontario |
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CHEZ-FM and CFMO-FM
134 York Street Ottawa, Ontario |
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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Intervention
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IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION AND PLACED ON THE PUBLIC FILE,
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- submit your original written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission (CRTC, Ottawa, K1A 0N2). A true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the original intervention sent to the Commission.
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Please note that you may also file your interventions by Electronic Mail
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- the intervention may be filed with the Commission by electronic mail at the following e-mail address: public.broadcasting@crtc.gc.ca and should indicate if a true copy has been sent to the applicant. Each paragraph of the document should be numbered. In addition, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of each document. However, your intervention and the proof of service to the applicant will also have to be filed in hard copy;
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- please note, that only the documents (applications and interventions) electronically filed will be available on the Commission's web site. You will be able to access these documents by indicating the public notice or the notice of public hearing number;
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- the intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant ON OR BEFORE the deadline date indicated below. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays;
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- your intervention should clearly identify the application and indicate whether you support or oppose the application, or if you propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds therefor. In the event that the application is brought to the oral phase of the hearing it would be helpful to the Commission if you provide reasons why your written comments are not sufficient and an appearance is necessary;
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Your intervention will be considered by the Commission, and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to you, provided the procedure set out above has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions.
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DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION:
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26 April 1999
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EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS
DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS |
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Documents are available:
° at the local address provided in this notice; and ° at the following Commission offices and documentation centre: |
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Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 1 Promenade du Portage, Ground Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2 Tels: (819) 997-2429 - TDD 994-0423 Telecopier: (819) 994-0218 |
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Bank of Commerce Building
Suite 1007 1809 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8 Tels: (902) 426-7997 - TDD 426-6997 Telecopier: (902) 426-2721 |
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Place Montréal Trust
1800 McGill College Avenue Suite 1920 Montréal, Quebec H3A 3J6 Tels: (514) 283-6607 - TDD 283-8316 Telecopier: (514) 283-3689 |
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Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue Suite 1810 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3 Tels: (204) 983-6306 - TDD 983-8274 Telecopier: (204) 983-6317 |
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530 - 580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6 Tels: (604) 666-2111 - TDD 666-0778 Telecopier: (604) 666-8322 |
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C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre
55 St. Clair Avenue East Suite 624 Toronto, Ontario Telephone: (416) 952-9096 |
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Other CRTC regional offices and documentation centre will also make documents available upon request by interested parties (normal delay: 48 hours).
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This document is available in alternative format upon request and may also be viewed at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca
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Secretary General
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