Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC

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1 Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC PDF version Ottawa, 1 June 2017 Call for licence renewal applications Submission of renewal applications for broadcasting licences of television services expiring on 31 August The Commission requests that the licensees listed in Appendix 1 to this notice submit renewal applications for their licences expiring on 31 August The licensees must submit their renewal applications by no later than 31 August s who do not wish to renew their licences beyond the expiry date of 31 August 2018 must advise the Commission in writing by no later than 31 August The Commission will process the licence renewal applications for licensees in Appendix 1 in accordance with the rules for applications set out in Part 1 of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure and in Broadcasting Information Bulletin Interested persons will be given the opportunity to comment on the renewal applications once they are posted on the Commission s website. 5. In instances where the Commission deems it appropriate, some renewal applications may be published as part of a notice of consultation or notice of hearing. Services eligible for exemption 6. Pursuant to Broadcasting Order , the Commission will not renew the licences of discretionary services serving fewer than 200,000 subscribers that are eligible to operate under the Exemption Order Respecting Discretionary Television Programming Undertakings Serving Fewer than 200,000 Subscribers. The Commission directs those broadcasters who have not already done so to register their undertakings with the Commission using Form 308 by no later than 31 August s benefitting from a distribution order under section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act 7. s listed in Appendix 2 to this notice benefit from a distribution order pursuant to section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act. These licensees have been invited by way of a Commission staff letter to submit renewal applications for their licences and distribution orders expiring on 31 August s must submit their renewal applications by no later than 10 July 2017.

2 8. Given the complexity of these applications, the Commission will not use the streamlined procedures for the licensees listed in Appendix 2 and will issue a notice of consultation at a later date to seek comment on these applications. Licences held by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 9. The Commission will announce at a later date the process to be followed for the renewal of the various television licences held by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as well as the orders relating to the mandatory distribution of some of its services. Procedure for filing 10. s must file their renewal applications electronically by completing the Broadcasting Cover Page using the secured service My CRTC Account (Sign-In Partner or GCKey). Samples of the application forms can be viewed on the Find a Broadcasting Form web page. s that have questions related to the application forms may contact a Commission specialist at Reminder 11. Pursuant to section 32 of the Broadcasting Act, unless otherwise exempt from the requirement to hold a licence, it is an offence to carry on a broadcasting undertaking without a licence. Failure to submit an application for renewal by the date specified in this notice may result in the licence expiring, after which the licensee would no longer have the authority to carry on a broadcasting undertaking. Secretary General Related documents New procedures for licence renewal applications, Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC , 31 March 2015 Exemption order respecting discretionary television programming undertakings serving fewer than 200,000 subscribers, Broadcasting Order CRTC , 12 March 2015

3 Appendix 1 to Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC Television services for which the broadcasting licences will expire on 31 August 2018 Discretionary services Name of service Ontario Inc. Silver Screen Classics Ontario Inc. Hindi Children Channel Canada Inc. Playmen (formerly HARDtv) Canada Limited and Blue Ant Media Solutions Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Blue Ant Television General Partnership AUX TV BBC Earth (formerly radx) Cottage Life (formerly Bold) HIFI (formerly Treasure HD) Love Nature (formerly Oasis HD) Makeful TV (formerly BITE Television ) travel + escape Canada Limited and Blue Ant Media Solutions Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Blue Ant Television General Partnership, and SN Channel ULC, partners in a general partnership carrying on business as the SN Channel General Partnership Afroglobal Network Inc. Afromedia Communications Incorporated Ag-Com Productions Ltd. Smithsonian Channel (formerly eqhd) Afroglobal Television AMET-TV The Rural Channel

4 ii Allarco Entertainment 2008 Inc., the general partner, as well as limited partner with C.R.A. Investments Ltd. (the limited partners), carrying on business as Allarco Entertainment Limited Partnership Asian Television Network International Limited Super Channel (formerly Allarco Entertainment) ATN CBN (Cricket Channel One) ATN Cricket Plus (Asian Sports Network) ATN DD SPORTS (Cricket Channel Two) ATN Hindi Movie Channel ATN Hindi Movie Channel 3 ATN - Music Network One (Hindi Music) - AMN1 ATN NDTV 24x7 (formerly South Asian English News Channel 2) ATN SAB (Comedy Channel One) ATN - Times Now (formerly South Asian News - English) ATN - Zoom (formerly Music Network Two) Bell Media Inc. Bollywood Times HD TV Inc. Canal Évasion inc. Clovys TV inc. CNV TV Inc. DHX Television Ltd. Discovery French Bollywood Times HD TV Évasion (formerly Canal Évasion) Chaîne de Divertissement Clovys Entertainment Channel CNV TV - Channel New Victory Télémagino (formerly Disney Junior) Family Channel (formerly Family) Family CHRGD (formerly Disney XD) Ethnic Channels Group Limited Zee Cinema Canada (formerly Bollywood SD)

5 iii Fifth Dimension Properties Inc. Greek National Television Network (Canada) Inc. Hollywood Suite Corp. Penthouse TV OTN 3 Hollywood Suite 90s Movies (formerly AXN Movies) Hollywood Suite 2000s Movies (formerly Sony Movie Channel) Hollywood Suite Inc. Hollywood Suite 70s Movies (formerly Warner Films) Hollywood Suite 80s Movies (formerly MGM Channel) Knowledge-West Communications Corporation Love World Christian Network Mehndi HD TV Inc. Moviola: Short Film Channel Inc. New Tang Dynasty Television (Canada) Soundview Entertainment Inc. Telelatino Network Inc. BBC Kids LoveworldCan Mehndi HD TV Rewind (formerly Movieola) NTD Television UTV Movies Telebimbi (formerly All Italian Children s Television) Teleniños (formerly All Spanish Children s Television) TEN Broadcasting Inc. Wild TV Inc. Red Hot TV (Red Light District TV) Wild tv (The Hunting Channel) Television (community-based, low-power) Southshore Broadcasting Inc. Call sign and location CFTV-DT Leamington, Ontario

6 iv Television (educational) Call sign and location Canal Savoir Société de télédiffusion du Québec (also known as Télé-Québec) CFTU-DT Montréal, Quebec CIVM-DT Montréal, Quebec and its CIVQ-DT Québec CIVC-DT Trois-Rivières CIVB-DT Rimouski CIVS-DT Sherbrooke CIVK-DT-1 L Anse-aux-Gascons CIVK-DT Carleton CIVK-DT-3 Gaspé CIVK-DT-2 Percé CIVB-DT-1 Grand-Portage CIVO-DT Gatineau (Hull) CIVP-DT Chapeau CIVA-DT-1 Abitibi-Témiscamingue (Rouyn) CIVA-DT Abitibi-Témiscamingue (Val d Or) CIVG-DT Sept-Îles CIVF-DT Baie-Trinité CIVV-DT Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Television (religious) Crossroads Television System Call sign and location CKES-DT Edmonton, Alberta CITS-DT Hamilton, Ontario and its CITS-DT-1 Ottawa CITS-DT-2 London CKCS-DT Calgary, Alberta

7 v Television (commercial) Call sign and location B.C. Ltd. CHEK-DT Victoria, British Columbia and its transmitter CHEK-TV-2 River Jordan Ontario Inc. CHCH-DT Hamilton, Ontario and its CHAU-TV Communications ltée CKRT-TV ltée Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. (the general partner) and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership CHCH-DT-1 Ottawa CHCH-DT-2 London CHCH-TV-4 Sudbury CHCH-TV-5 Sault Ste. Marie CHCH-TV-6 North Bay CHCH-TV-7 Timmins CHAU-DT Carleton, Quebec and its CHAU-DT-1 Sainte-Marguerite-Marie CHAU-DT-2 Saint-Quentin CHAU-DT-3 Port-Daniel (partie est) CHAU-DT-4 Chandler CHAU-DT-5 Percé CHAU-DT-6 Gaspé CHAU-DT-7 Rivière-au-Renard CHAU-DT-8 Cloridorme CHAU-DT-9 L Anse-à-Valleau CHAU-DT-10 Tracadie CHAU-DT-11 Kedgwick CKRT-DT Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec and its CKRT-DT-1 Baie-Saint-Paul CKRT-DT-2 Dégelis CKRT-DT-3 Rivière-du-Loup CKRT-DT-4 Cabano CKRT-DT-5 Saint-Urbain CKRT-DT-6 Trois-Pistoles CFJC-TV Kamloops, British Columbia and its CFJC-TV-3 Merritt CFJC-TV-4 Clinton CFJC-TV-5 Williams Lake CFJC-TV Mile House

8 vi CFJC-TV-8 Chase CFJC-TV-11 Quesnel CFJC-TV-12 Nicola CFJC-TV-19 Pritchard CHAT-TV Medicine Hat, Alberta and its CHAT-TV-1 Pivot CHAT-TV-2 Maple Creek CKPG-TV Prince George, British Columbia and its Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Limited RNC MÉDIA inc. / RNC MEDIA Inc. CKPG-TV-1 Hixon CKPG-TV-4 Mackenzie CKPG-TV-5 Quesnel CJON-DT St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador CFEM-DT Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec and its transmitter CFEM-DT-1 Val d Or CHOT-DT Gatineau, Quebec CFGS-DT Gatineau, Quebec CFVS-DT Val d Or, Quebec and its transmitter Télé Inter-Rives ltée CFVS-DT-1 Rouyn-Noranda CKRN-DT Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec and its CKRN-TV-2 Ville-Marie CKRN-TV-3 Fabre CJDG-DT Val d Or CJDG-TV-2 Lebel-sur-Quévillon CJDG-TV-3 Joutel CJDG-TV-4 Matagami CIMT-DT Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec and its CIMT-DT-1 Edmundston, New Brunswick CIMT-DT-2 Trois-Pistoles, Quebec CIMT-DT-4 Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec

9 vii Télévision MBS inc. Thunder Bay Electronics Limited CIMT-DT-5 Saint-Urbain, Quebec CIMT-DT-6 Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec CIMT-DT-7 Les Escoumins, Quebec CIMT-DT-8 Cabano, Quebec CFTF-DT Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec and its CFTF-DT-1 Edmundston, New Brunswick CFTF-DT-2 Trois-Pistoles, Quebec CFTF-DT-3 Cabano, Quebec CFTF-DT-4 Forestville, Quebec CFTF-DT-5 Baie-Comeau, Quebec CFTF-DT-6 Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec CFTF-DT-7 Sept-Îles, Quebec CFTF-DT-8 Les Escoumins, Quebec CFTF-DT-9 Gaspé, Quebec CFTF-DT-10 Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec CFTF-DT-11 Carleton, Quebec CJPC-DT Rimouski, Quebec CHFD-DT Thunder Bay, Ontario Television (satellite to cable - other) Manitoba Jockey Club Inc. Horse Racing Name of service Television (satellite to cable - educational) Knowledge Network Corporation Rogers Media Inc. Name of service Knowledge (Formerly CKNO-TV Knowledge Network) Saskatchewan Communications Network Video-on-demand Access Communications Co-operative Limited Cable Cable Inc. Cogeco Connexion Inc. Saskatchewan Telecommunications Location Regina, Saskatchewan Fenelon Falls, Ontario Montréal, Quebec Regina, Saskatchewan

10 viii TBayTel TELUS Communications Inc. and Alberta ULC in partnership with TELUS Communications Inc. in TELE-MOBILE Company, partners in a general partnership carrying on business as TELUS Communications Company Thunder Bay, Ontario Across Canada Pay-per-view Wightman Telecom Ltd. Clifford, Ontario Location

11 Appendix 2 to Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC Television services for which the broadcasting licences and distribution orders under section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act will expire on 31 August 2018 Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated Accessible Media Inc. Name of service Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) AMI-télé AMI-tv (formerly The Accessible Channel) AMI-Audio Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. Débats de la chambre des communes «La Chaîne» Public Affairs programming/coverage of the HOC proceedings Pelmorex Communications Inc. TV5 Québec Canada Vues & voix The Weather Network / MétéoMédia TV5 / Unis Canal M Exempt services for which the distribution orders under section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act expire in 2018 Exempt services operated by the Legislative Assemblies of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories