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Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-22

  Ottawa, 21 February 2006
 

Ownership applications granted approval

  In this notice, the Commission publishes a list of transfers of ownership and changes to the effective control of broadcasting undertakings that it has authorized during the period 1 November 2005 to 31 December 2005 pursuant to its streamlined procedure, and the details regarding these transactions.

1.

The Commission has a streamlined procedure for its consideration of applications involving transfers of ownership and changes in the effective control of broadcasting undertakings. Under this procedure, and on a case-by-case basis, the Commission may approve such an ownership application without first having issued a public notice provided that:
 

a) its examination of the application reveals the presence of no significant policy concern; and

 

b) the Commission is convinced that approval would be consistent with its approvals of previous applications.

2.

Where these two conditions are met, the Commission is generally satisfied that a process initiated by a public notice is not required in the public interest, and would unnecessarily delay implementation of the transaction contemplated by the applicant.

3.

In the appendix to this public notice, the Commission publishes a list of transfers of ownership and changes to the effective control of broadcasting undertakings that it has authorized during the period 1 November 2005 to 31 December 2005 pursuant to its streamlined procedure, and the details regarding these transactions.
  Secretary General
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Appendix to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-22

 

Ownership applications authorized by the Commission
during the period 1 November 2005 to 31 December 2005

 

 

Licensee

Application number and date of approval

 

Description of the transaction

1.

Rawlco (Edmonton) Ltd. (Rawlco Edmonton) 2005-1234-4
3 November 2005
Corporate reorganization transferring the effective control of Rawlco Edmonton, licensee of CHMC-FM Edmonton, Alberta, from Rawlco Capital Ltd. to Rawlco Inc. Following the transfer, Rawlco Edmonton and Rawlco Radio Ltd. amalgamated to continue the operation of the undertaking under the name of Rawlco Radio Ltd.

2.

Ottawa Media Inc. (Ottawa Media) 2005-1228-7
25 November 2005
Corporate reorganization transferring to Evanov Radio Group Inc. 80% voting interest of its subsidiary CKMW Radio Ltd. in Ottawa Media. In English-language adult standards/easy listening FM radio station in Ottawa, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-254, 23 June 2005, the Commission authorized CKMW Radio Ltd., on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated1 to operate a new English-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking in Ottawa, Ontario. The station is not yet in operation.

3.

Arya Persian TV Network Inc. (Arya) 2005-1141-1
25 November 2005
Transfer of ownership and control of Arya, from Michael Arturi and Pejman Lak, to Bijan Pardis. In Arya TV - Category 2 specialty service, Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-446, 8 October 2004, the Commission authorized Arya to operate a national, Farsi-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking to be known as Arya TV. The service is not yet in operation.

4.

CJRN 710 Inc. (CJRN 710)

788813 Ontario Inc. (788813)

2005-1146-1
19 December 2005
Transfer of ownership and control of CJRN 710, licensee of CJRN Niagara Falls and of CKEY-FM Fort Erie and its transmitter CKEY-FM-1 St. Catharines, Ontario, from Niagara Broadcasting Corporation, a corporation controlled by David Dancy as its sole director, to Northguard Capital Corp. (Northguard), a corporation wholly owned and controlled by Andrew Ferri. This approval also covers the transfer to Northguard of the ultimate control of 788813, licensee of CFLZ-FM Niagara Falls, Ontario, once it becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of CJRN 710 (transfer approved by letter of approval, 1 February 2001). The licensee also informed the Commission of Northguard's intention to amalgamate both entities to continue the operation of the undertakings under the name of CJRN 710 Inc.

5.

CHOY-FM Limitée 2005-0958-1
19 December 2005
Transfer of the effective control of CHOY-FM Limitée, licensee of CHOY-FM Moncton, New Brunswick, from Radio Diffusion Acadie Inc. to Maritime Broadcasting System Limited (MBS). Through this transaction, CHOY-FM Limitée becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of MBS.

6.

Stuart Media Group Inc. (Stuart Media) 2005-1106-5
23 December 2005
Change in the effective control of Stuart Media, licensee of the national, Category 2 specialty programming undertaking known as CGTV Canada (formerly known as The Gaming Channel) through a restructuring of Stuart Media's capital, resulting in an increase in Penetanguishene-Huronia Bingo, Inc.'s (PHB) voting interest from 40% to 50.41%. PHB exercises legal control of Stuart Media.
Footnote:

[1] The corporation incorporated as Ottawa Media Inc.

Date Modified: 2006-02-21

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