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Ottawa, 9 August 1993
Decision CRTC 93-334
Maclean Hunter Cable TV (Sault) Limited
Sault Ste. Marie, Heyden, Garden River, and Echo Bay, Ontario
-921081600
Licence renewal
Pursuant to Public Notice CRTC 1993-14 dated 24 February 1993, the Commission renews the Class 1 licence held by Maclean Hunter Cable TV (Sault) Limited (Maclean Hunter), for the cable distribution undertaking serving the above-mentioned communities, from 1 September 1993 to 31 August 2000. 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 in effect under the current licence, as well as to those 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, WNEM-TV (NBC) Bay City, WKBD-TV (IND) Detroit, WNMU-TV (PBS) Marquette and WJRT-TV (ABC) Flint, Michigan, received via microwave, as part of the basic service of the cable distribution undertaking serving the communities noted above.
With respect to the carriage of the distant signal of CHCH-TV Hamilton, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to a condition of Maclean Hunter's licence, the licensee is henceforth prohibited from distributing this signal. In making this determination, the Commission has taken into account the intervention submitted by Mid-Canada Communications (Canada) Corp., claiming that it is being prejudiced by the distribution of CHCH-TV. The Commission has also considered Maclean Hunter's response to this intervention.
The Commission considers that, in light of its policy statement contained in Public Notice CRTC 1993-74 dated 3 June 1993, distribution of CHCH-TV on this undertaking should take place only upon the licensee obtaining the Commission's approval following a public process. Should the licensee wish to distribute this service in the future, it will be required to submit an application which takes into account the criteria set out in Public Notice CRTC 1993-74.
The Commission reaffirms the particular importance it attaches to the development of community programming and has taken note of the annual budgets that 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.In Public Notice CRTC 1992-59 dated 1 September 1992 and entitled "Implementation of an Employment Equity Policy", the Commission announced that the employment equity practices of broadcasters would be subject to examination by the Commission. It encourages the licensee to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources.
Allan J. Darling
Secretary General

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