Programs Logs

Program logging is a key element in the regulation and supervision of the Canadian broadcasting system. This important tool enables the Commission to verify the compliance of television licensees with regulations and conditions of licence, and to gather the information necessary for monitoring the impact of its policies on the broadcasting system, such as the Broadcasting and Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009-430 (http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009- 430.htm). Tables

BroadcastLanguages

Defines the relationship of a broadcast with languages.

[BroadcastLogID] [int] NOT NULL Broadcast languages are the languages that can be used in broadcast programming. If the primary language broadcast is not Enlglish, French or a

[AirLanguageID] [int] NOT NULL, language of the Aborignial peoples of Canada, the licencee must be identified in Condition of Licence that they are a desginated ethnic program broadcaster.

BroadcastLogPaySpeciality

Defines the relationship of a broadcast with film classification and exhibition.

Licensees are required to keep, in a form acceptable to the Commission, a program log or a machine readable record of all of its programming. Specialty services must follow the logging format defined in Specialty Services Regulations, 1990. Pay services must follow the logging format defined in Pay Television Regulations, 1990.

[BroadcastLogID] [int] NOT NULL, [FilmClassificationID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_FilmClassification [ExhibitionID] [smallint] NULL, -See table CD_Exhibition

BroadcastLogs broadcasts logs submitted by the industry.

Licensees are required to keep, in a form acceptable to the Commission, a program log or a machine readable record of all of its programming. Licensees are also required to furnish to the Commission, within 30 days after the end of each month, the program log or machine readable record for that month. [BroadcastLogID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [LogDate] [date] NOT NULL, - Date of log submission [AudienceTargetAgeID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_AudienceTargetAge [AudienceTargetEthnicID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_AudienceTargetEthnic [CategoryID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_Category [ClosedCaptionID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_ClosedCaption [CountryOfOriginID] [smallint] NULL, -See table CD_CountryOfOrigin [DubDramaCreditID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_DubDramaCredit [EthnicProgramID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_EthnicProgram [ProductionSourceID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_ProductionSource [ProgramClassID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_ProgramClass [Duration] [time](7) NULL, [EndTime] [time](7) NULL, [ProductionNO] [varchar](20) NULL, [ProgramTitle] [varchar](100) NULL, [StartTime] [time](7) NOT NULL, [Subtitle] [varchar](100) NULL,

BroadcastLogTV

Licensees are required to keep, in a form acceptable to the Commission, a program log or a machine readable record of all of its programming. Conventional Television services must follow the logging format defined in Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987.

[BroadcastLogID] [int] NOT NULL, [NetworkAffiliationID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_NetworkAffiliation [SpecialAttentionID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_FilmClassification [BroadcastOriginPointID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_BroadcastOriginPoint [CompositionID] [int] NULL, -See table CD_Composition

BroadcastProducers

Defines the producer of broadcast.

In program logs, the field “Producer 1” is to be completed when the program has been produced either by another licensed Canadian programming undertaking or a network the broadcaster is not affiliated with. The field is six characters in length, and is comprised of both letters and numbers. “Producer 2” is to be completed only when another undertaking is involved in the production of the program. The field is six characters in length and is the undertaking’s call sign or identifier.

[BroadcastProducersID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, - Unique ID [BroadcastLogID] [int] NOT NULL, - Foriegn Key to BroadcastLog table. [ProducerNO] [varchar](6) NULL, - Producer

CD_AirLanguage

Code table defining language of a broadcast.

All licensees must identify language of a broadcast for: 1) all programs of an ethnic undertaking; and 2) programs of all other undertakings where the program is not in the French or English language. These codes are three characters in length, and identify the language of programs that are not aired in the English or French language.

[AirLanguageID] [int] NOT NULL, - [AirLanguageCode] [char](3) NOT NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [IsAboriginalLanguage] [bit] NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 1 = true else false. [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL,

CD_AudienceTargetAge

The Code Table of target age for broadcast.

Target Audience code is one character in length, and defines the intended audience of a broadcast. The numeric codes are defined by age group, and can be found in the Television Broadcasting Regulations 1987, Specialty Services Regulations, 1990, and Pay Television Regulations, 1990, for conventional television, specialty services and pay television services, respectively.

[AudienceTargetAgeID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [AudienceTargetAgeCD] [smallint] NOT NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL,

CD_AudienceTargetEthnic Code table defining target ethnic group.

This field is to be completed if an Ethnic Program Type code has been entered. The Audience Target Ethnic codes identify the targeted ethnic group of the ethnic programming. The alpha-numeric/alpha-alpha codes are two characters in length, and describe an ethnic group (for example, “E1” represents East Indians).

[AudienceTargetEthnicID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [AudienceTargetEthnicCD] [char](2) NOT NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL,

CD_BroadcastOriginPoint

Code table defining originating point of broadcast.

The Broadcast Origin Point code is used by conventional television broadcasters, is one character in length, and is to be entered for all long- form programs. The numeric codes identify whether a program is a locally oriented program, a network program, or other in origin.

[BroadcastOriginPointID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [BroadcastOriginPointCD] [smallint] NOT NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL,

CD_Category

Code table defining broadcast category.

The category code defines the nature of the broadcast program. The program categories are three characters in length, ranging from 010 to 150. All applicable categories can be found in the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987, the Specialty Services regulations, 1990, and the Pay Television Regulations, 1990, for conventional services, specialty services and pay services, respectively.

[CategoryID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [CategoryCD] [char](3) NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [varchar](255) NULL,

CD_ClosedCaption Code table defining closed caption

Closed captioning codes indicate whether a program has been closed captioned. These codes include closed captioning (CC), descriptive video (DV), and closed captioning and video description (CD). The use of these codes indicates that the program was captioned/descbribed in it’s full length.

[ClosedCaptionID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [ClosedCaptionCD] [char](2) NOT NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL,

CD_Composition

Code table defining composition.

The composition code used by conventional television broadcasters. It is one character in length, and describes whether the broadcast program is a live program, a recording of a live program, a recorded program (other than live) or a repeat program of any of the previously mentioned.

[CompositionID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [CompositionCD] [smallint] NOT NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL,

CD_CountryOfOrigin

Code table defining a broadcast’s country of origin.

The Country of Origin code is one character in lenth, and describes the country in which the program was produced. The codes range from 1-5 for conventional television services, and from 1- 7 for specialty and pay television services. The codes for Conventional Services are attributed to Canada, United States (other than Disney Channel), United Kingdom, France, Disney Channel, and other. The Specialty and Pay codes also include Quebec.

[CountryOfOriginID] [smallint] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [CountryOfOriginCD] [smallint] NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [EnglishShortDescription] [nvarchar](15) NULL, [FrenchShortDescription] [nvarchar](15) NULL,

CD_DubDramaCredit

Code table defining dubbing of broadcast. Programs that are Dubbed in Canada are eligible to be assigned a Dubbing/Dramatic Credit, allowing a percentage based Canadian Content credit. The D/C- Dubbing/Dramatic Credit codes are one character in length, and identify which programs are eligible for such a credit, as well as the amount of credit it recieves. These programs must be associated with a Canadian production source number (i.e. a “C” number).

[DubDramaCreditID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [DubDramaCreditCD] [char](1) NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL,

CD_EthnicProgram

The Ethnic Program code is to be completed only for ethnic programs. The ethnic program code one character in length, and is used to identify whether a program is English, French, or a language of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada, and either designated toward a distinct ethnic group, depicts Canada’s cultural diversity, or targeted at Aboriginal groups of Canada. Alternatively, broadcasters that are not required to broadcast ethnic programming of this nature can use Ethnic Program Type ‘X’.

[EthnicProgramID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [EthnicProgramCD] [char](1) NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL,

CD_Exhibition

The Exhibition code applies only to Specialty and Pay Television services, and identifies whether a program is an original broadcast either distributed by another undertaking or not, or if it is a repeat program either distributed by another undertaking or not. The code is one character in length.

[ExhibitionID] [smallint] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [ExhibitionCD] [smallint] NOT NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [EnglishShortDescription] [nvarchar](15) NULL, [FrenchShortDescription] [nvarchar](15) NULL,

CD_FilmClassification

The Film Classification code describes the audience/age group that is appropraite for a film. In Ontario, the codes range from “G” (General) rating to “R” (Restricted)rating- codes “Q” to “L”. In Quebec, the codes range from a “G” (General) rating to “18+” (18 years of age and above) rating- codes “M” to “P”. This field is to be completed only in the event that the Commission has imposed a condition of license indicating it as necessary, and only for programs with the category codes “07C”, “07D”, and “07E”.

[FilmClassificationID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [FilmClassificationCD] [char](1) NOT NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [EnglishShortDescription] [nvarchar](15) NULL, [FrenchShortDescription] [nvarchar](15) NULL,

CD_NetworkAffiliation

The Network Affiliation codes are to be entered to identify services that are affiliates of the following networks: CBC Owned & Operated, SRC Owned & Operated, CBC Affiliates, SRC Affiliates, CTV Affiliates, TVA Affiliates, Radio-Canada Affiliates, Quatre-Saisons (TQS), or if they are Independent. The numeric codes are two characters in length and are entered in the field before the Call Sign/Identifier.

[NetworkAffiliationID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [NetworkAffiliationCD] [smallint] NOT NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL,

CD_ProductionSource

The production source code is one character in length, and describes the source of production of a program. This key figure describes whether a program is local, produced by another station, by a network, Canadian independent producer, receives special recognition, government or National Film Board, or any source not accredited as Canadian. Production numbers must accompany applicable production source codes. The codes can be found in the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987, the Specialty Services Regulations, 1990, and the Pay Television Regualtions, 1990, for Contventinal, Specialty and Pay services, respectively.

[ProductionSourceID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [ProdSourceCD] [smallint] NOT NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL,

CD_SpecialAttention

The Special Attention codes are used by Conventional Television broadcasters, and are to be completed for network originated programs, (i.e. CBC, SRC, CTV), which are carried either by the network or its affiliates. The codes are one character in length, and range from 1-3, and are to be entered in the “S/A” field of a log.

[SpecialAttentionID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [SpecialAttentionCD] [smallint] NOT NULL, [ActiveFG] [bit] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [nvarchar](255) NULL, [EnglishShortDescription] [nvarchar](15) NULL, [FrenchShortDescription] [nvarchar](15) NULL,

CD_Programming Class

This is a code table which describe the program.

Programming class describes the nature of each log entry in regards to whether it is a long-form program or a program segment, as well as which type of program it is(i.e. commercial, public service announcement, licensee identification,etc.). The field is three characters in length and is the first entry in each log line. Program classes also identify when a service is not airing programming, by logging OFF (Off Air) time.

[ProgramClassID] [INT] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, - Unique Identifyer [ProgramClassCD] [CHAR](4) NOT NULL, [ActiveFG] [BIT] NOT NULL, - Flag indicating if code is active 0 = false, 1 = true. [EnglishDescription] [NVARCHAR](255) NULL, [FrenchDescription] [NVARCHAR](255) NULL, [EnglishShortDescription] [NVARCHAR](15) NULL, [FrenchShortDescription] [NVARCHAR](15) NULL, [DurationCalcDescription] [VARCHAR](30) NULL, [DurationCalcShortDescription] [CHAR](2) NULL,