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Newsletter: February 17, 2021

Emmanuel Appiah

Weekly News (February 17, 2021)

Compiled by Emmanuel Appiah, Meaghan Wester, and Nick Gertler with Sara Bannerman, Fenwick McKelvey, Guillaume Dandurand, Marek Blottière, and Kevin Morin

This week’s newsletter includes additional links to articles made available through Factiva via McMaster and York respectively.

The Communications Governance Discussion Group meets every few weeks by Zoom.  Email organizer Derek Hrynyshyn <derekh@yorku.ca> for details.

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Microsoft

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CRTC

News Releases:

  • Broadcasting decision 2021-66
    [2021-02-16 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Maritime Broadcasting System Limited – Sydney, Nova Scotia – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio station CHER-FM Sydney
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-65
    [2021-02-16 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – CAB-K Broadcasting Ltd. – Vegreville, Alberta – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio station CKVG-FM Vegreville
  • Telecom order 2020-64
    [2021-02-15 11:00:00]
    Streamlined Order – The Commission approves the following tariff applications: Saskatchewan Telecommunications (SaskTel), TN 368 and TN 368A
  • Broadcasting decision 2020-63
    [2021-02-15 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Rogers Media Inc. – Smiths Falls, Ontario – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio station CJET-FM Smiths Falls – DENIED – Application to amend CJET-FM’s broadcasting licence by deleting its condition of licence relating to the broadcast of hit material
  • Telecom order 2020-62
    [2021-02-15 11:00:00]
    Streamlined order – Commission approves the following tariff application: TELUS Communications Inc. TN 639 (TCQ)
  • Broadcasting decision 2020-61
    [2021-02-15 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Acadia Broadcasting Limited – Moncton, New Brunswick – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial radio station CKNI-FM Moncton – Application to amend CKNI-FM’s condition of licence relating to over-and-above Canadian content development contributions
  • Broadcasting decision 2020-60
    [2021-02-15 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Association d’Églises baptistes réformées du Québec – Québec and Saint-Jérôme, Quebec – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the French-language religious specialty radio station CFOI-FM Québec and its transmitter CFOI-FM-1 Saint-Jérôme
  • Broadcasting decision 2020-59
    [2021-02-15 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Base Commander of Canadian Forces in Suffield – Suffield, Alberta – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the non-commercial English language radio station CKBF-FM Suffield and its transmitter CKBF-FM-1 Suffield
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-58
    [2021-02-11 11:00:00]
    DENIED – JAZZ.FM91 Inc. – Toronto, Ontario – Application to increase from 504 to 1,200 the maximum number of minutes of advertising that may be broadcast per broadcast week on the English-language radio station CJRT-FM Toronto
  • Telecom order 2021-57
    [2021-02-11 11:00:00]
    Shaw Cablesystems G.P. – Introduction of Internet 1000 wholesale high-speed access service – Public record: Tariff Notice 34
  • Telecom order 2021-56
    [2021-02-10 11:00:00]
    Streamlined order – The Commission approves on an interim basis the following tariff application: Northwestel Inc. TN 1112
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-55
    [2021-02-10 11:00:00]
    APPROVED – Bell Media Inc. and 8384819 Canada Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Bell Media Regional Radio Partnership – Montréal, Quebec – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language commercial AM radio station CKGM Montréal – DENIED – Request to amend CKGM’s condition of licence relating to local programming in order to reduce the amount of local programming broadcast from 96 hours to 63 hours per broadcast week – APPROVED – Request to delete CKGM’s condition of licence relating to over-and-above Canadian content development contributions
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-54
    [2021-02-10 11:00:00]
    Findings regarding market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve the Ajax/Pickering market – Public record: 1011-NOC2020-0001
  • Broadcasting decision 2021-53
    [2021-02-10 11:00:00]
    Findings regarding market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve Salt Spring Island – Public record: 1011-NOC2019-0384
  • Broadcasting notice of consultation 2019-379-7
    [2021-02-09 11:00:00]
    Notice of hearing – 11 January 2021 – Gatineau, Quebec – New deadline for the filing of final submissions from interveners: 1 March 2021 – New deadline for the filing of final reply by the Corporation: 17 March 2021

Senate of Canada

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 Upcoming Committee Meetings

Bills in Current Session

CRTC

Open Proceedings

Anticipated releases for the week of February 15-19, 2021

The CRTC plans to issue the following decisions and/or regulatory policies in the coming week. This list may be incomplete and is subject to change without notice.

      Broadcasting Decision:

Decisions relating to the following applications considered under the Commission’s Part 1 process:

  • Applications by various licensees to renew the broadcasting licences for various radio stations

         Regulatory Policies

Broadcasting
2021-3 – Revised list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution – Annual compilation of amendments

Public Hearings

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