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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-47 PDF version Route reference: 2012-372 Additional reference: 2012-372-1 Ottawa, 6 February 2013 Various radio programming undertakings Across Canada Administrative renewals 1. The Commission renews the broadcasting licences for the radio programming undertakings set out in the appendix to this decision, from 1 April 2013 to 31 August 2013, subject to the terms and conditions in effect under the current licences. 2. This decision does not dispose of any substantive issues that may exist with respect to the renewal of these broadcasting licences. The administrative renewal of the licences for these stations will allow the Commission to fully consider the applications to renew these licences at the same time that it considers the renewal of the broadcasting licences for other radio stations that are owned by Astral Media Radio Inc., Astral Media Radio Atlantic Inc. and Astral Media Radio G.P., and that expire 31 August 2013. Secretary General *This decision is to be appended to each licence. Appendix to Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-47 New Brunswick Licensee Stations Astral Media Radio Atlantic CFXY-FM Fredericton Inc. CIKX-FM Grand Falls and its transmitter CIKX-FM-1 Plaster Rock Nova Scotia Licensee Station Astral Media Radio Atlantic CKTO-FM Truro Inc. Quebec Licensee Stations Astral Media Radio Inc. CFIX-FM Chicoutimi CIMF-FM Gatineau and its transmitter CIMF-FM-1 Hawkesbury, Ontario CJMV-FM Val-d’Or CJMM-FM Rouyn-Noranda and its transmitter CJMM-FM-1 La Sarre Ontario Licensee Stations Astral Media Radio G.P. CHRE-FM St. Catharines CHTZ-FM St. Catharines CKQB-FM Ottawa and its transmitter CKQB-FM-1 Pembroke CKSL London CKTB St. Catharines Manitoba Licensee Stations Astral Media Radio G.P. CKMM-FM Winnipeg CKX-FM Brandon CFQX-FM Selkirk ii Alberta Licensee Stations Astral Media Radio G.P. CFBR-FM Edmonton CFMG-FM St. Albert CFRN Edmonton CJAY-FM Calgary and its transmitters CJAY-FM-1 Banff and CJAY-FM-3 Invermere, British Columbia CKMX Calgary and its transmitter CFVP Calgary British Columbia Licensee Stations Astral Media Radio G.P. CFTK Terrace CHRX-FM Fort St. John and its transmitter CHRX-FM- 1 Dawson Creek CHSU-FM Kelowna and its transmitter CHSU-FM-1 Big White Mountain CJAT-FM Trail and its transmitters CKFC Creston, CJAT-FM-1 Castlegar and CJAT-FM-2 Grand Forks CJDC Dawson Creek and its transmitter CJDC-1-FM Tumbler Ridge CIOR Princeton CKFR Kelowna CJOR Osoyoos and its transmitter CJOR-FM Oliver CKKC-FM Nelson and its transmitters CKZX-FM New Denver, CKZX-FM-1 Kaslo, CKKC-1-FM Crawford Bay and CKBS-FM Nakusp CJMG-FM Penticton and its transmitter CJMG-FM-2 Oliver CJFW-FM Terrace and its transmitters CJFW-FM-1 Kitimat, CJFW-FM-2 Prince Rupert, CJFW-FM-3 Sandspit, CJFW-FM-4 Masset, CJFW-FM-5 Burns Lake, CJFW-FM-6 Smithers, CJFW-FM-7 Houston and CJFW-FM-8 Hazelton CKOR Penticton CKRX-FM Fort Nelson iii CKXR-FM Salmon Arm and its transmitters CKXR-FM-1 Sorrento, CKXR-FM-2 Enderby and CKXR-FM-3 Sicamous .

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