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Notice of Public Hearing

Ottawa, 16 May 1997

Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 1997-5-1

Atlantic Stereo Ltd.

NOTICE OF CHANGE
RELATING TO A
PUBLIC HEARING

HULL, QUEBEC

15 JULY 1997, 9:00 A.M.

Further to its Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 1997-5 dated 9 May 1997 relating to its public hearing to be held at the Conference Centre, Phase IV, 140 Promenade du Portage, Hull, Quebec commencing on 15 July 1997, the Commission announces the following:

CHANGES TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE UNDERLINED

Issue No. 1 Items 2C) and D)

PEMBROKE AND OTTAWA, Ontario

C) Application (199702999) by CHUM LIMITED, 299 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2Z5, for authority to acquire the assets and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the (television) programming undertaking CHRO-TV Pembroke and its transmitter CHRO-TV-43 Ottawa, upon surrender of the current licence issued to BBS Ontario Incorporated, under the same terms and conditions as the current licence except as follows:

The applicant has advised that it intends that the existing condition of licence for CHRO-TV relating to required annual levels of Canadian programming expenditures set out in Decision CRTC 96-542 would be replaced by, in the applicant's words:

"The licensee shall expend on Canadian programming, over the course of the licence term, a minimum of 32% of the total advertising revenues earned by the licensee during that period."

Examination of application:

CHRO-TV
Forest Lea Road
Pembroke, Ontario

1900 Walkley Road
Ottawa, Ontario

LONDON, WINGHAM, WHEATLEY AND WINDSOR, Ontario

D) Applications (199703007, 199703012, 199703020) by CHUM LIMITED, 299 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2Z5, for authority to acquire the assets and for broadcasting licences to continue the operation of the (television) programming undertakings CFPL-TV London, CKNX-TV Wingham, CHWI-TV Wheatley and its transmitter CHWI-TV-60 Windsor, upon surrender of the current licences issued to South West Ontario Television Inc., under the same terms and conditions as the current licences except as follows:

The applicant has advised that it intends that the existing condition of licence for CFPL-TV, CKNX-TV and CHWI-TV relating to required annual levels of Canadian programming expenditures would be replaced by, in the applicant's words:

"The licensee shall expend on Canadian programming, on a combined basis, over the course of the licence term, a minimum of 34% of the total advertising revenues earned by the licensee during that period."

Examination of applications:

CFPL-TV
One Communications Road
London, Ontario

CKNX-TV
215 Carling Terrace
Wingham, Ontario

Office of the Clerk/Treasurer
25 Erie Street South
Wheatley, Ontario

CHWI-TV
75 Riverside Drive East
Windsor, Ontario

SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS

PERSONS REQUIRING COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SUCH AS ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES AND SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM THE COMMISSION AT LEAST TWENTY (20) DAYS BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

 Intervention

PLEASE NOTE THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME THE COMMISSION CANNOT ACCEPT INTERVENTIONS SENT BY ELECTRONIC MAIL

IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR INTER-VENTION CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION AND PLACED ON THE PUBLIC FILE,

(  submit your original written intervention to the Secretary General of the Commission (CRTC, Ottawa, K1A 0N2). A true copy MUST be sent to the applicant and proof that this has been done must accompany the original intervention sent to the Commission;

(  the intervention must be received by the CRTC and by the applicant ON OR BEFORE the deadline date indicated below. The Commission cannot be held responsible for postal delays;

(  one may also communicate with the Commission:
-  by telecopier: (819) 994-0218

(  your intervention must clearly identify the application. It must also include clear indication of whether you support or oppose the application, or, if you propose changes to it, include the facts and grounds therefor. In the event that the subject application is brought to the oral phase of the hearing, and should you wish to appear, your intervention must include a request to do so, preferably in the first paragraph of your letter, together with reasons as to why your written submission is not sufficient and why your appearance is necessary. The Commission will inform interveners whether their requests to appear are granted. All written interventions are considered by the Commission when it makes its decisions.

To ensure the effective use of public hearing time, and consistent with the Commission's practice in similar proceedings, it may group the appearance of various interveners to particular applications at the same time.

 DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION:

20  June 1997

EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS
DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS

Documents are available:
°at the local address provided in this notice; and
°at the following Commission offices:

Central Building
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
1 Promenade du Portage, Room 201
Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2
Tels: (819) 997-2429 - TDD 994-0423
Telecopier: (819) 994-0218

Bank of Commerce Building
Suite 1007
1809 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8
Tels: (902) 426-7997 - TDD 426-6997
Telecopier: (902) 426-2721

Place Montréal Trust
1800 McGill College Avenue
Suite 1920
Montréal, Quebec H3A 3J6
Tels: (514) 283-6607 - TDD 283-8316
Telecopier: (514) 283-3689

Kensington Building
Suite 1810
275 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3
Tels: (204) 983-6306 - TDD 983-8274
Telecopier: (204) 983-6317

530 - 580 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 3B6
Téls: (604) 666-2111 - TDD 666-0778
Telecopier: (604) 666-8322

CRTC regional offices not directly involved in this public hearing will also make documents available upon request by interested parties (normal delay: 48 hours).

This document is available in alternative format upon request.

Allan J. Darling
Secretary General

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