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Ottawa, 14 January 1991
Decision CRTC 91-38
Westman Media Co-operative Ltd.
Brandon, Manitoba - 900734500 - 901841700
Following a Public Hearing in Regina beginning on 23 October 1990, the Commission renews the Class 1 licence for the broadcasting receiving undertaking serving Brandon, held by Westman Media Co-operative Ltd., from 1 September 1991 to 31 August 1996. The operation of this undertaking is regulated pursuant to Parts I and II of the Cable Television Regulations, 1986 (the regulations) and the licence will be subject to the conditions specified in this decision and in the licence to be issued.
In addition to the services required or authorized to be distributed pursuant to the applicable sections of the regulations, the licensee is authorized, by condition of licence, to continue to distribute, at its option, WJBK-TV (CBS) and WDIV (NBC) Detroit, Michigan, received via satellite from the CANCOM network, as part of the basic service.
The licensee is also authorized to continue to distribute, at its option, KGFE (PBS) Grand Forks and WDAZ-TV (ABC) Devils Lake, North Dakota, received via microwave, as part of the basic service.
The licensee is relieved, by condition of licence, of the requirement of section 12 of the regulations that it distribute the signal of the Manitoba Legislature Question Period on an unrestricted channel. Should the quality of the signal deteriorate significantly, the licensee will be expected to undertake immediate corrective action such as moving the service to another channel.
Further, the licensee is authorized, by condition of licence, at its option, to replace the programming of WJBK-TV (CBS) Detroit, Michigan, with the signal of CKND-TV Winnipeg, during the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon for the September 1991 Labour Day Weekend broadcast.
In addition, the Commission approves the licensee's request to delete the distribution of the Racetrack Management (1983) Network.
The Commission reaffirms the particular importance it attaches to the development of community programming and has taken note of the annual budgets which will be allocated for this purpose during the new licence term. The Commission encourages the licensee to continue its efforts to develop community programs that reflect subscriber interests and concerns.
It is a condition of licence that the licensee be relieved of the requirement of section 4 of the regulations to own and operate amplifiers and the outside wiring portion of the subscriber drops. It is also a condition of licence that this system share in the joint use of a distant head end located at Tolstoi, Manitoba.
Allan J. Darling
Secretary General

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