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Decision CRTC 2001-507

Ottawa, 21 August 2001

CTV Television Inc.
Toronto, Thunder Bay and Kenora, Ontario; Lloydminster, Wainwright, Provost and Bonnyville, Alberta; and Alcot Trail and Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan 2001-0550-4

24 July 2001 Public Hearing
National Capital Region

Licence to carry on a new television network

1.

The Commission approves the application by CTV Television Inc. for a licence to carry on a new, English-language television programming network. The new network will operate for the purpose of providing programming to Thunder Bay Electronics Inc., Norcom Communications Limited, and Mid-West Television Ltd. These are the licensees, respectively, of the English-language television stations CHFD-TV Thunder Bay, CJBN-TV Kenora and of CITL-TV Lloydminster and its transmitters.

2.

The Commission will issue CTV Television Inc. a licence to be in effect from 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2008. The licence will be subject to the conditions set out therein.

3.

The new network will provide news and sports programming, and may also originate some non-news, non-sports, entertainment programming for delivery to the three stations.

4.

The Commission notes that this licensee is subject to the Employment Equity Act and therefore files reports concerning employment equity with Human Resources Development Canada.

Secretary General

This decision is to be appended to the licence. It is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca

Date Modified: 2001-08-21

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