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CRTC renews licences of most English-language television services: New licence terms to bolster funding for original Canadian programs
OTTAWA-GATINEAU, July 27, 2011 — Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) renewed the licences of all English-language television services operated by Rogers Media until 2014, and the licences of the services operated by Bell Media, Corus Entertainment and Shaw Media until 2016.
Over the next five years, Bell Media, Corus Entertainment and Shaw Media must allocate at least 30 per cent of gross annual revenues to the production of Canadian programs. They must also direct at least 5 per cent of these expenditures to finance programs of national interest, with the exception of Corus Entertainment who will have to allocate at least 9 per cent of gross annual revenues.
Consequently, during the five years of their renewed licence terms, these companies will invest billions of dollars in original Canadian programming. In the first year alone, using forecasts based on revenues for the previous three years, these large ownership groups will spend approximately $774 million on Canadian programs.
Given that Rogers Media owns a smaller number of specialty services, the CRTC has determined that its new licensing approach, developed specifically for large ownership group with multiple specialty channels, cannot be applied to Rogers. Instead, the CRTC renewed its licences for a three-year period and imposed different spending requirements for Canadian programming. Rogers Media will have to spend at least 23% of gross annual revenues on Canadian programming for its conventional television stations. As a result, Rogers Media will not have the flexibility to shift financial resources between its television services to meet its spending requirements.
Additionally, in the first two years of its renewed licence term, Rogers Media must direct 2.5% of these expenditures to programs of national interest and 2.5% on new local programming. In the last year of the renewed licence term, the spending level on programs of national interest will rise to 3% while the spending level on local programming may decrease to 2%.
Using forecasts based on revenues for the previous three years, Rogers Media will spend approximately $106 million on Canadian programs in the first year of its licence term.
Today’s decision follows a proceeding that included a public hearing, which was held from April 4 to 15, 2011.
Group-based approach
The CRTC’s group-based approach was established in response to an evolving broadcasting industry, where a few large groups now control both conventional television stations and specialty and pay services. In addition, many specialty and pay services have become highly profitable, while the profitability of conventional stations has been declining.
The approach requires the ownership groups to invest in Canadian programming, including programs of national interest such as drama and comedy series, documentaries and award shows that promote Canadian culture. At the same time, the qualifying ownership groups have more flexibility to shift their Canadian content spending requirements between their various television services to meet their regulatory stipulations.
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-441
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-444
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-445
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-446
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-447
The CRTC
The CRTC is an independent public authority that regulates and supervises broadcasting and telecommunications in Canada.
Reference documents:
Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-952
Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-167
News release, “CRTC unveils a new group-based television regulatory policy,” March 22, 2010
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Additional information on the large English-language private ownership groups
Below is a list of English-language television services whose expenditures on Canadian programming, including programs of national interest, will count towards the large ownership groups’ overall spending requirements. The services are operated by Bell Media, Corus Entertainment, Rogers Media and Shaw Media.
Note: DT = digital transmitter
Bell Media
Conventional services
| Province | Station | Transmitters |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | CIVT-DT Vancouver | |
| CIVI-DT Victoria | CIVI-DT-2 Vancouver | |
| Alberta | CFCN-DT Calgary | CFCN-TV-1 Drumheller |
| CFCN-TV-2 Banff | ||
| CFCN-TV-6 Drumheller | ||
| CFCN-TV-13 Pigeon Mountain | ||
| CFCN-TV-14 Harvie Heights | ||
| CFCN-TV-15 Invermere, B.C. | ||
| CFCN-TV-16 Oyen | ||
| CFWL-TV-1 Invermere, B.C. | ||
| CFCN-DT-5 Lethbridge | CFCN-TV-3 Brooks | |
| CFCN-TV-4 Burmis | ||
| CFCN-TV-8 Medicine Hat | ||
| CFCN-TV-9 Cranbrook, B.C. | ||
| CFCN-TV-10 Fernie, B.C. | ||
| CFCN-TV-11 Sparwood, B.C. | ||
| CFCN-TV-12 Moyie, B.C. | ||
| CFCN-TV-17 Waterton Park | ||
| CFCN-TV-18 Coleman | ||
| CFRN-DT Edmonton | CFRN-TV-1 Grand Prairie | |
| CFRN-TV-2 Peace River | ||
| CFRN-TV-3 Whitecourt | ||
| CFRN-TV-4 Ashmont | ||
| CFRN-TV-5 Lac La Biche | ||
| CFRN-TV-7 Lougheed | ||
| CFRN-TV-8 Grouard Mission | ||
| CFRN-TV-9 Slave Lake | ||
| CFRN-TV-11 Jasper | ||
| CFRN-TV-12 Athabasca | ||
| CFRN-TV-6 Red Deer | CFRN-TV-10 Rocky Mountain House | |
| Saskatchewan | CFQC-DT Saskatoon | CFQC-TV-1 Stranraer |
| CFQC-TV-2 North Battleford | ||
| CICC-TV Yorkton | CICC-TV-2 Norquay | |
| CICC-TV-3 Hudson Bay | ||
| CIEW-TV Warmley | ||
| CIWH-TV Wynyard | ||
| CIPA-TV Prince Albert | CIPA-TV-1 Spiritwood | |
| CIPA-TV-2 Big River | ||
| CKBQ-TV Melfort | ||
| CKBQ-TV-1 Nipawin | ||
| CKCK-DT Regina | CKCK-TV-1 Colgate | |
| CKCK-TV-2 Willow Bunch | ||
| CKCK-TV-7 Fort Qu’Appelle | ||
| CKMC-TV Swift Current | ||
| CKMC-TV-1 Golden Prairie | ||
| CKMJ-TV Marquis | ||
| Manitoba | CKY-DT Winnipeg | CKYA-TV Fisher Branch |
| CKYB-TV Brandon | ||
| CKYB-TV-1 McCreary | ||
| CKYD-TV Dauphin | ||
| CKYF-TV Flin Flon | ||
| CKYP-TV The Pas | ||
| CKYS-TV Snow Lake | ||
| CKYT-TV Thompson | ||
| Ontario | CKVR-DT Barrie | CKVR-TV-1 Parry Sound |
| CKCO-DT Kitchener | CKCO-TV-2 Wiarton | |
| CKCO-TV-3 Oil Springs | ||
| CFPL-DT London | CKNX-TV Wingham | |
| CKNY-TV North Bay | ||
| CHRO-DT-43 Ottawa | ||
| CJOH-DT Ottawa | CJOH-TV-6 Deseronto | |
| CJOH-TV8 Cornwall | ||
| CJOH-TV-47 Pembroke | ||
| CHRO-TV Pembroke | ||
| CHBX-TV Sault Ste. Marie | CHBX-TV-1 Wawa | |
| CICI-TV Sudbury | CICI-TV-1 Elliot Lake | |
| CKNY-TV-11 Huntsville | ||
| CITO-TV Timmins | CITO-TV-1 Kapuskasing | |
| CITO-TV-2 Kearns | ||
| CITO-TV-3 Hearst | ||
| CITO-TV-4 Chapleau | ||
| CFTO-DT Toronto | CFTO-TV-21 Orillia | |
| CFTO-TV-54 Peterborough | ||
| CHWI-DT Weatley | CHWI-DT-60 Windsor | |
| Quebec | CFCF-DT Montreal | |
| New Brunswick | CKCW-DT Moncton | CKAM-TV Upsalquitch |
| CKAM-TV-1 Newcastle | ||
| CKAM-TV-2 Chatham | ||
| CKAM-TV-3 Blackville | ||
| CKAM-TV-4 Doaktown | ||
| CKCD-TV Campbellton | ||
| CKCW-DT-1 Charlottetown, PEI | ||
| CKCW-DT-2 St. Edward/St. Louis, PEI | ||
| CKLT-DT Saint John | CKLT-TV-1 Florenceville | |
| CKLT-TV-2 Boiestown | ||
| Nova Scotia | CJCH-DT Halifax | CJCH-TV-1 Canning |
| CJCH-TV-2 Truro | ||
| CJCH-TV-3 Valley Colchester County | ||
| CJCH-TV-4 Bridgetown | ||
| CJCH-TV-5 Sheet Harbour | ||
| CJCH-TV-6 Caledonia | ||
| CJCH-TV-7 Yarmouth | ||
| CJCH-TV-8 Marinette | ||
| CJCB-TV Sydney | CJCB-TV-1 Inverness | |
| CJCB-TV-2 Antigonish | ||
| CJCB-TV-3 Dingwall | ||
| CJCB-TV-5 Bay St. Lawrence | ||
| CJCB-TV-6 Port Hawkesbury |
Satellite-to-cable service
| Region | Service |
|---|---|
| Maritimes | Atlantic Satellite Network |
Other services
| Specialty services | Animal Planet |
| Book Television | |
| Bravo! | |
| Business News Network | |
| CablePulse 24 | |
| The Comedy Network | |
| Discovery Channel | |
| Discovery Science | |
| Discovery World HD | |
| E! | |
| ESPN Classic | |
| Fashion Television Channel | |
| MTV (Canada) | |
| MTV2 | |
| MuchMoreMusic | |
| MuchMusic | |
| Réseau Info Sports | |
| Space |
Corus Entertainment
Conventional services
| Province | Station | Transmitters |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | CKWS-DT-1 Brighton | |
| CKWS-TV Kingston | CKWS-TV-3 Smiths Falls | |
| CHEX-TV-2 Oshawa | CHEX-TV-1 Bancroft | |
| CHEX-TV Peterborough | ||
| CKWS-TV-2 Prescott |
Other services
| Pay services | Encore Avenue |
| Movie Central | |
| Specialty services | Country Music Television |
| Cosmopolitan TV | |
| Dusk | |
| Nickelodeon | |
| Sundance Channel | |
| OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network | |
| Treehouse TV | |
| W Movies | |
| W Network | |
| YTV |
Rogers Media
Conventional services
| Province | Station | Transmitters |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | CKVU-TV Vancouver | CKVU-DT Vancouver |
| CKVU-TV-1 Courtenay | ||
| Alberta | CKAL-TV Calgary | CKAL-TV-1 Lethbridge |
| CKEM-TV Edmonton | CKEM-DT Edmonton | |
| CKEM-TV-1 Red Deer | ||
| Manitoba | CHMI-TV Portage La Prairie | CHMI-DT Portage La Prairie |
| Ontario | CITY-TV Toronto | CITY-DT Toronto |
| CITY-TV-2 Woodstock | ||
| CITY-TV-3 Ottawa |
Other services
| Specialty services | The Biography Channel |
| G4TechTV | |
| Outdoor Life Network | |
| Rogers Sportsnet |
Shaw Media
Conventional services
| Province | Station | Transmitters |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | CHBC-TV Kelowna | CHBC-TV-1 Penticton |
| CHBC-TV-2 Vernon | ||
| CHBC-TV-3 Oliver | ||
| CHBC-TV-4 Salmon Arm | ||
| CHBC-TV-5 Enderby | ||
| CHBC-TV-7 Skaha Lake | ||
| CHBC-TV-8 Canoe | ||
| CHBC-TV-9Apex Mountain | ||
| CHRP-TV-2 Revelstoke | ||
| CHAN-TV Vancouver | CHAN-DT Vancouver | |
| CHAN-TV-1 Chilliwack | ||
| CHAN-TV-2 Bowen Island | ||
| CHAN-TV-3 Squamish | ||
| CHAN-TV-4 Courtenay | ||
| CHAN-TV-5 Brackendale | ||
| CHAN-TV-6 Wilson Creek | ||
| CHAN-TV-7 Whistler | ||
| CITM-TV 100 Mile House | ||
| CITM-TV-1 Williams Lake | ||
| CITM-TV-2 Quesnel | ||
| CIFG-TV Prince George | ||
| CHKL-TV Kelowna | ||
| CHKL-TV-1 Penticton | ||
| CHKL-TV-2 Vernon | ||
| CHKL-TV-3 Revelstoke | ||
| CISR-TV Santa Rosa | ||
| CISR-TV-1 Grand Forks | ||
| CKKM-TV Oliver | ||
| CKTN-TV Trail | ||
| CKTN-1 Castlegar | ||
| CKTN-TV-2 Taghum | ||
| CKTN-TV-3 Nelson | ||
| CKTN-TV-4 Creston | ||
| CHKM-TV Kamloops | ||
| CHKM-TV-1 Pritchard | ||
| Alberta | CICT-TV Calgary | CICT-DT Calgary |
| CICT-TV-1 Drumheller | ||
| CICT-TV-2 Banff | ||
| CITV-TV Edmonton | CITV-DT Edmonton | |
| CITV-TV-1 Red Deer | ||
| CISA-TV Lethbridge | CISA-DT Lethbridge | |
| CISA-TV-1 Burmis | ||
| CISA-TV-2 Brooks | ||
| CISA-TV-3 Coleman | ||
| CISA-TV-4 Waterton Park | ||
| CISA-TV-5 Pincher Creek | ||
| Saskatchewan | CFRE-TV Regina | CFRE-DT Regina |
| CFRE-TV-2 Fort Qu’Appelle | ||
| CFSK-TV Saskatoon | CFSK-DT Saskatoon | |
| Manitoba | CKND-TV Winnipeg | CKND-DT Winnipeg |
| CKND-TV-2 Minnedosa | ||
| Ontario | CIII-TV-41 Toronto | CIII-DT-41 Toronto |
| CFGC-TV Sudbury | ||
| CFGC-TV-2 North Bay | ||
| CIII-TV Paris | ||
| CIII-DT Paris | ||
| CIII-TV-2 Bancroft | ||
| CIII-TV-4 Owen Sound | ||
| CIII-TV-6 Ottawa | ||
| CIII-DT-6 Ottawa | ||
| CIII-TV-7 Midland | ||
| CIII-TV-12 Sault Ste. Marie | ||
| CIII-TV-13 Timmins | ||
| CIII-TV-22 Stevenson | ||
| CIII-DT-22 Stevenson | ||
| CIII-TV-27 Peterborough | ||
| CIII-TV-29 Oil Springs | ||
| CIII-TV-55 Fort Erie | ||
| Quebec | CKMI-TV-1 Montreal | CKMI-DT-1 Montreal |
| CKMI-TV Quebec | ||
| CKMI-DT Quebec | ||
| CKMI-TV-2 Sherbrooke | ||
| CKMI-DT-2 Sherbrooke | ||
| New Brunswick | CIHF-TV-2 Saint John | CIHF-DT-2 Saint John |
| CIHF-TV-1 Fredericton | ||
| CIHF-DT-1 Fredericton | ||
| CIHF-TV-3 Moncton | ||
| CIHF-DT-3 Moncton | ||
| CIHF-TV-11 Woodstock | ||
| CIHF-TV-12 St. Stephen | ||
| CIHF-TV-13 Miramichi | ||
| CIHF-TV-14 Charlottetown, P.E.I. | ||
| CIHF-DT-14 Charlottetown, P.E.I. | ||
| Nova Scotia | CIHF-TV Halifax | CIHF-DT Halifax |
| CIHF-TV-4 Truro | ||
| CIHF-TV-5 Wolfville | ||
| CIHF-TV-6 Bridgewater | ||
| CIHF-TV-7 Sydney | ||
| CIHF-TV-8 New Glasgow | ||
| CIHF-TV-9 Shelburne | ||
| CIHF-TV-10 Yarmouth | ||
| CIHF-TV-15 Antigonish | ||
| CIHF-TV-16 Mulgrave |
Other services
| Specialty services | BBC Canada |
| DejaView | |
| Food Network Canada | |
| HGTV Canada | |
| History Television | |
| The Independent Film Channel Canada | |
| Movie Time | |
| Mystery | |
| National Geographic Channel | |
| Showcase | |
| Showcase Action | |
| Showcase Diva | |
| Slice | |
| TVtropolis | |
| Twist (formerly Discovery Health Network) |
