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  Ottawa, 22 July 2009
  Notice of application received
  Across Canada
Deadline for submission of interventions/comments: 26 August 2009
  The Commission has received the following application:
 

[Broadcasting interventions/comments form]

  Item Applicant and Locality
 

1.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Across Canada
Application No. 2009-0701-6
1. Across Canada
Application No. 2009-0701-6
  Application by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to amend the broadcasting licence for its Category 1 specialty television service known as bold.
  The licensee proposes to replace the condition of licence relating to its nature of service which reads:
 

The licensee shall provide a national English-language Category 1 specialty television service for rural Canadian families, with a focus on adults 25-54. The service will provide information, interaction and entertainment from a rural perspective.

  with the following condition of licence:
 

The licensee shall provide a national English-language Category 1 specialty television service for rural Canadians. The service will provide information, interaction and entertainment.

  The CBC provides the following rationale for its application to amend its nature of service condition of licence:
 
  • Like other Category 1 specialty services, bold has neither the subscriber base nor the revenues to create any significant amount of original content as contemplated in its original application and thus it must rely almost entirely on off-the-shelf programming that is from a "rural perspective."
 
  • There is insufficient programming from a "rural perspective" to program the service.
 
  • The channel will not be economically viable if the nature of service is not amended to remove the reference to programming from a "rural perspective."
  The CBC is of the opinion that it can continue to enhance the value of the service for rural Canadian families with this proposed nature of service definition and suggests that it would be reasonable for the Commission to set an expectation that the programming offered be "from a rural perspective" and call upon the CBC to explain how it has met this expectation at bold’s next licence renewal.
  Further, the CBC states that, if the Commission is concerned that bold’s programming may be directly competitive with analog specialty or other Category 1 specialty services, it would be prepared to accept a condition of licence stating that no more than 15% of all programming broadcast during the broadcast year shall be devoted to category 8(a) programming (Music and dance other than music video programs and clips).
  Licensee’s address:

Head Office
P.O. Box 3220, Station C
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Y 1E4
Fax: 613-288-6257
E-Mail: regulatoryaffairs@cbc.ca
  Examination of application:

181 Queen Street
Ottawa, Ontario
 

Public Participation

 

Deadline for Interventions/Comments

 

26 August 2009

  The intervention must be received by the Commission and by the applicant on or before the above-mentioned date. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays and will not notify a party whose intervention is received after the deadline date. The intervention will not be considered by the Commission and will not be part of the public file.
  Interventions will be considered by the Commission and will form part of the public record of the proceeding without further notification to intervening parties, provided the procedure set out below has been followed. Parties will be contacted only if their submissions raise procedural questions.
  Written interventions should be submitted to the Secretary General of the Commission in only one of the following formats:
 

by using the
[Broadcasting interventions/comments form]

 

by mail to
CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2

 

or

 

by fax at
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.
  The Commission advises those who file and serve by electronic mode to exercise caution when using e-mail for service of documents or notification, as it may be difficult to establish that service has occurred.
  Parties must ensure, before initiating service through electronic mode, that they will be able to satisfy the Commission, upon request, that service of the notification was completed.
  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.
  Each paragraph of the document should be numbered.
  Interventions should clearly identify the application referred to and indicate whether parties support or oppose the application, or, if they propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds for their proposal.
  Important notice
  Note that all information that parties provide as part of this public process, except information granted confidentiality, whether sent by postal mail, facsimile, e-mail or through the Commission’s website at www.crtc.gc.ca, becomes part of a publicly accessible file and will be posted on the Commission’s website. This information includes personal information, such as full names, e-mail addresses, postal/street addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers, and any other personal information parties provide.
  The personal information that parties provide will be used and may be disclosed for the purpose for which the information was obtained or compiled by the Commission, or for a use consistent with that purpose.
  Documents received electronically or otherwise will be put on the Commission’s website in their entirety exactly as received, including any personal information contained therein, in the official language and format in which they are received. Documents not received electronically will be available in PDF format.
  Please note that the information that parties provide to the Commission as part of this public process is entered into an unsearchable database dedicated to this specific public process. This database is accessible only from the web page of this particular public process. As a result, a general search of our website with the help of either our own search engine or a third-party search engine will not provide access to the information that was provided as part of this public process.
  Examination of documents
  An electronic version of the applications is available from the Commission’s website by selecting the application number within this notice.
  A list of all interventions/comments will also be available on the Commission’s website. An electronic version of all interventions/comments submitted will be accessible from this list. To access the list, select "Lists of interventions/comments" under "Public Proceedings" from the Commission’s website.
  Documents are also available during normal office hours 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 2 working days, at any other Commission offices and documentation centres.
  Location of Commission offices
  Toll-free telephone: 1-877-249-2782
Toll-free TDD: 1-877-909-2782
  Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room 206
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 4B1
Tel.: 819-997-2429
Fax: 819-994-0218
  Regional offices
  Metropolitan Place
99 Wyse Road
Suite 1410
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
B3A 4S5
Tel.: 902-426-7997
Fax: 902-426-2721
  205 Viger Avenue West
Suite 504
Montréal, Quebec
H2Z 1G2
Tel.: 514-283-6607
  55 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 624
Toronto, Ontario
M4T 1M2
Tel.: 416-952-9096
  Kensington Building
275 Portage Avenue
Suite 1810
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 2B3
Tel.: 204-983-6306
TDD: 204-983-8274
Fax: 204-983-6317
  2220 – 12th Avenue, Room 620
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 0M8
Tel.: 306-780-3422
  10405 Jasper Avenue
Suite 520
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 3N4
Tel.: 780-495-3224
  530-580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 3B6
Tel.: 604-666-2111
TDD: 604-666-0778
Fax: 604-666-8322
  Secretary General
  This document is available in alternative format upon request and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca.

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