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Broadcasting Notice
of Public Hearing
CRTC 2002-10

 

See also:  2002-10-1

Ottawa, 13 September 2002

 

The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on 18 November 2002 at 9:00 a.m., at the Commission Headquarters, 1 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, to consider the following. The intervention deadline is 24 October 2002.

ITEM

APPLICANT AND LOCALITY

1

9116-1299 Québec inc.
Maniwaki, Quebec

2

CHUM Limited (CITY-TV) (e)
Toronto, Ontario

3

Telus Communications Inc.
Calgary, Edmonton (including St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove and Stony Plain), Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer, Alberta; and Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Penticton, Prince George, Terrace, Vancouver (including Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley), Vernon and Victoria, British Columbia

4

Sask-Alta Broadcasters Ltd. (e)
Lloydminster and Bonnyville, Alberta

5

Radio Station CKPG Limited
Prince George, British Columbia

 

(e) applications filed electronically

1.

Maniwaki, Quebec
Application No. 2002-0401-6

 

Application by 9116-1299 QUÉBEC INC. (9116-1299), currently owned by André Gauthier and Rock Lépine, to acquire the assets of radio station CFOR-FM Maniwaki.

 

The applicant is also requesting a licence to continue the operation of the undertaking, upon surrender of the current licence issued to 3098-9289 Quebec inc., currently owned by Georges Lafontaine, Pascal Chassé and Denise Carrière.

 

Applicant's address:

628 Ouellette Street
Mont-Laurier, Quebec
J9L 3L8
Fax: (819) 623-2203

 

Examination of application:

184 Notre Dame
Maniwaki, Quebec

 

[Intervention Form]

2.

Toronto, Ontario (e)
Application No. 2002-0534-5

 

Application by CHUM LIMITED for a licence to operate a transitional digital television undertaking associated with its existing TV station CITY-TV Toronto.

 

The new station would operate from the CN Tower on channel 53C with an effective radiated powerof 600 watts.

 

The applicant proposes to simulcast the current programming service of CITY-TV except to provide up to 14 hours per week of programming that is not duplicated on the analog service.

 

The Commission's policy requires that all of this unduplicated programming be in the high definition format and that Canadian programs aired during the evening broadcast period, whether duplicated or not, are to be broadcast in the HDTV version, where such a version exists.

 

The Commission will only proceed with this application at the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that it is technically acceptable.

 

Applicant's address:

299 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2Z5
Fax: (416) 340-1005
E-Mail: petermi@citytv.com

 

Examination of application:

At the applicant's address

 

[Intervention Form]

3.

Calgary, Edmonton (including St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove and Stony Plain), Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer, Alberta; and Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Penticton, Prince George, Terrace, Vancouver (including Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley), Vernon and Victoria, British Columbia
Application Nos. 2002-0681-4, 2002-0423-0

 

Applications by TELUS COMMUNICATIONS INC. for two regional licences to operate cable systems to serve the above-noted locations.

 

The Commission will only proceed with these applications at the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that acceptable technical documentation has been filed with the Department.

 

Applicant's address:

21, 3777 Kingsway
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5H 3Z7
Fax: (604) 437-8447
E-Mail: willie.grieve@telus.com

 

Examination of applications:

Telus Outlet
314 - 6455 McLeod Trail S.W.
Calgary, Alberta

Telus Outlet
West Edmonton Mall
2nd Floor
Edmonton, Alberta

Telus Outlet
403 - 8706 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, Alberta

Telus Outlet
10103 - 99 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta

Telus Outlet
808 Fourth Avenue S.
Lethbridge, Alberta

Telus Outlet
456 Fifth Street S.E.
Medicine Hat, Alberta

Telus Outlet
4831 - 51 Street
Red Deer, Alberta

Telus Outlet
139 - 32900 S. Fraser Way
Abbotsford, British Columbia

Telus Outlet
46037 Yale Road
Chilliwack, British Columbia

Telus Outlet
300 St. Paul Street
Kamloops, British Columbia

Telus Outlet
165-2271 Harvey
Kelowna, British Columbia

Telus Outlet
129 - 4750 Rutherford
Nanaimo, British Columbia

Telus Outlet
103 - 2111 Main Street
Penticton, British Columbia

Telus Outlet
Pine Centre Mall
169 - 3055 Massey Drive
Prince George, British Columbia

Telus Outlet
3236 Kalum Street
Terrace, British Columbia

Telus Outlet
3205 Coldstream
Vernon, British Columbia

Telus Outlet
91 - 1644 Hillside
Victoria, British Columbia

129-650 W. 41st. Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia

 

[Intervention Form]

4.

Lloydminster and Bonnyville, Alberta (e)
Application No. 2002-0221-8

 

Application by SASK-ALTA BROADCASTERS LIMITED to convert radio station CKSA Lloydminster from the AM band to the FM band and to add a transmitter in Bonnyville to offer the programming of the new FM station.

 

The applicant intends to provide the same Country-oriented format as is currently offered on the AM station.

 

The new station in Lloydminster would operate on frequency 95.9 MHz (channel 240C1) with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts and the transmitter in Bonnyville would operate on frequency 101.3 MHz (channel 267B) with an effective radiated power of 25,000 watts.

 

The applicant is requesting permission to simulcast the programming of CKSA on the AM band for a period of six months from the date of implementation.

 

This application requires the issuance of a new licence.

 

The Commission will only proceed with this application at the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that it is technically acceptable.

 

Applicant's address:

5026 50 Street
Lloydminster, Alberta
T9V 1P3.
Fax: (780) 875-4704
E-Mail: gspenrath@cksa.com

 

Examination of application:

At the applicant's address

 

[Intervention Form]

5.

Prince George, British Columbia
Application No. 2002-0425-6

 

Application by RADIO STATION CKPG LIMITED to convert station CKPG from the AM band to the FM band.

 

The applicant intends to provide the same program format as is currently offered on the AM station.

 

The new station would operate on frequency 99.3 MHz (channel 257B) with an effective radiated power of 9,300 watts.

 

The applicant is requesting permission to simulcast the programming of CKPG on the AM band for a period of three months from the date of implementation.

 

The Commission will only proceed with this application at the public hearing if advised by the Department of Industry, at least ten days prior to the hearing, that it is technically acceptable.

 

This application requires the issuance of a new licence.

 

Applicant's address:

1600 - 1055 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 2H2
Fax: (604) 687-2601
E-Mail: kkilcullen@ckpg.bc.ca

 

Examination of application:

1220 - 6th Avenue
Prince George, British Columbia

 

[Intervention Form]

 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

 

DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION

24 October 2002

 

The intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant ON OR BEFORE the above-mentioned date. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays.

 

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 below has been followed. You will be contacted only if your submission raises procedural questions.

 

Submit your written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission in ONLY ONE of the following formats:

 

by using the form
[
intervention form]

 

OR

 

by electronic mail to
procedure@crtc.gc.ca

 

OR

 

by mail at
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2

 

OR

 

by fax to the
Secretary General - (819) 994-0218

 

A true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the intervention sent to the Commission.

 

Where the intervention is filed by electronic means, the line ***End of document*** should be entered following the last paragraph of the document, as an indication that the document has not been damaged during electronic transmission.

 

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.

 

Each paragraph of the document should be numbered.

 

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 for your proposal.

 

In the event that the application is brought to the oral phase of the hearing, and if you wish to appear, you must provide reasons why your written comments are not sufficient and why an appearance is necessary.

 

In exceptional circumstances, the Commission may allow an intervenor to present its intervention by teleconference. At the time of filing its intervention, the intervenor must clearly indicate why the Commission should grant such a request.

 

Persons requiring communications support such as assistive listening devices and sign language interpretation are requested to inform the commission at least twenty (20) days before the commencement of the public hearing so that the necessary arrangements can be made.

 

EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS

 

Documents are available at the local address provided in this notice and at the Commission offices and documentation centres directly involved with these applications or, upon request, within 48 hours, at any other CRTC offices and documentation centres.

 

Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room G-5
Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tel: (819) 997-2429 - TDD: 994-0423
FAX: (819) 994-0218

 

 

 

Metropolitan Place
99 Wyse Road, Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4S5
Tel: (902) 426-7997 - TDD: 426-6997
FAX: (902) 426-2721

 

405 de Maisonneuve Blvd East
2nd Floor, Suite B2300
Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5
Tel: (514) 283-6607 - TDD: 283-8316
FAX: (514) 283-3689

 

55 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
Tel: (416) 952-9096
FAX: (416) 954-6343

 

Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue, Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tel: (204) 983-6306 - TDD: 983-8274
FAX: (204) 983-6317

 

Cornwall Professional Building
2125 - 11th Avenue, Room 103
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3
Tel: (306) 780-3422
FAX: (306) 780-3319

 

10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4
Tel: (780) 495-3224
FAX: (780) 495-3214

 

530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6
Tel: (604) 666-2111 - TDD: 666-0778
FAX: (604) 666-8322

 

This document is available in alternative format upon request and may also be examined at the following Internet site: www.crtc.gc.ca

 

Secretary General

Date Modified: 2002-09-13

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