Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-467 PDF version Route reference: 2013-19 Additional references: 2013-19-1, 2013-19-3 and 2013-19-4 Ottawa, 30 August 2013 Various licensees Various locations The application numbers are set out below. Public hearing in the National Capital Region 23 April 2013 Various independent conventional and community-based television programming undertakings – Licence renewals The Commission renews the broadcasting licences of independent conventional and community-based television stations for various licence terms. The stations addressed in this decision are operated by licensees that are not part of large ownership groups. The length of the licence term is based on each licensee’s compliance with its regulatory requirements during the past licence term. This decision also addresses licensees’ requests for licence amendments. The terms and conditions of licence for each station are set out in the appendices to this decision. Introduction 1. The Commission received applications to renew the broadcasting licences for the following independent conventional and community-based television stations, which expire 31 August 2013:1 1 The original licence expiry date for these stations was 31 August 2012. The licences were administratively renewed until 31 August 2013 as a result of Broadcasting Decision 2011-417. Conventional television stations Licensee Application number Station and date received Newfoundland 2012-1102-8 CJON-DT St. John’s, Newfoundland Broadcasting Company 30 August 2012 and Labrador and its transmitters Limited (Newfoundland CJOM-TV Argentia, CJCN-TV Norris Broadcasting) Arm, CJSV-TV Stephenville, CJMA-TV Marystown, CJWB-TV Bonavista, CJWN-TV Corner Brook, CJRR-TV Red Rocks, CJCV-TV Clarenville, CJLW-TV Deer Lake and CJOX-TV-1 Grand Bank Thunder Bay Electronics 2012-1024-4 CHFD-DT Thunder Bay, Ontario Limited (Thunder Bay) 23 August 2012 2012-1031-9 CKPR-DT Thunder Bay, Ontario 23 August 2012 Crossroads Television 2012-1115-1 CITS-DT Hamilton, Ontario and its System (Crossroads) 31 August 2012 transmitters CITS-DT-1 Ottawa and CITS-DT-2 London 2012-1114-3 CKES-DT Edmonton, Alberta 31 August 2012 2012-1219-1 CKCS-DT Calgary, Alberta 31 August 2012 ZoomerMedia Limited 2012-1194-5 CIIT-DT Winnipeg, Manitoba (ZoomerMedia)2 13 September 2012 2012-1193-7 CHNU-DT Fraser Valley, 13 September 2012 British Columbia and its transmitter CHNU-DT-1 Victoria 2 On 1 July 2013, ONE: The Body, Mind and Spirit Channel Inc., Christian Channel Inc.,Vision TV Digital Inc., 8567093 Canada Limited and ZoomMedia Limited amalgamated to continue as ZoomerMedia Limited. Jim Pattison Broadcast 2012-1106-0 CHAT-TV Medicine Hat, Alberta and Group Industries Ltd. 30 August 2012 its transmitters CHAT-TV-1 Pivot and (the general partner) and CHAT-TV-2 Maple Creek Jim Pattison Industries 2012-1104-4 CFJC-TV Kamloops, Ltd. (the limited 30 August 2012 British Columbia and its transmitters partner), carrying on CFJC-TV-3 Merritt, CFJC-TV-4 business as Jim Pattison Clinton, CFJC-TV-5 Williams Lake, Broadcast Group CFJC-TV-6 100 Mile House, CFJC- Limited Partnership TV-8 Chase, CFJC-TV-11 Quesnel, (Jim Pattison) CFJC-TV-12 Nicola and CFJC-TV-19 Pritchard 2012-1108-6 CKPG-TV Prince George, 30 August 2012 British Columbia and its transmitters CKPG-TV-1 Hixon, CKPG-TV-4 Mackenzie and CKPG-TV-5 Quesnel Newcap Inc. (Newcap) 2012-0925-5 CITL-DT Lloydminster, Alberta and 31 July 2012 its transmitters CITL-TV-1 Wainwright, CITL-TV-2 Provost, CITL-TV-3 Meadow Lake, CITL-TV- 4 Bonnyville, and CITL-TV-10 Alcot Trail 2012-0929-7 CKSA-DT Lloydminster, Alberta and 31 July 2012 its transmitters CKSA-TV-2 Bonnyville, CKSA-TV-3 Wainwright and CKSA-TV-4 Provost The Miracle Channel 2012-1044-2 CJIL-DT Lethbridge, Alberta and its Association 28 August 2012 transmitters CJIL-TV-1 Bow Island (Miracle Channel) and CJIL-TV-2 Burmis Low-power conventional television stations Licensee Application Station number and date received Logan McCarthy 2012-1069-0 CFSO-TV Cardston, Alberta 29 August 2012 Low-power community-based television stations Licensee Application Station number and date received Chetwynd 2012-0743-1 CHET-TV Chetwynd, British Columbia Communications 12 June 2012 and its transmitter CHET-TV-1 Hasler Society Flats Telile: Isle Madame 2012-0998-2 CIMC-TV Isle Madame, Nova Scotia Community Television 17 August 2012 Association Acadian 2012-1112-7 CHNE-TV Cheticamp, Nova Scotia Communication 30 August 2012 Limited St. Andrews 2012-1002-0 CHCO-TV St. Andrews, New Brunswick Community Channel 20 August 2012 Inc. Télé-Mag inc. 2012-0931-2 CHMG-TV, Québec, Quebec (Télé-Mag) 1 August 2012 Southshore 2012-1060-9 CFTV-DT Leamington, Ontario Broadcasting Inc. 29 August 2012 (Southshore) Neepawa Access 2012-0893-4 CH5248 Neepawa, Manitoba Community T.V. Inc. 25 July 2012 (ACTV) The B.C. Conference of 2012-1070-8 CFEG-TV Abbotsford, British Columbia Mennonite Brethren 30 August 2012 Churches Community-based television station Licensee Application Station number and date received Hay River Community 2012-0791-0 CIHC-TV Hay River, Service Society 27 June 2012 Northwest Territories Community programming network Licensee Application Undertaking number and date received TV Hamilton Limited 2012-1156-5 Cable14 Hamilton, Ontario 12 August 2012 2. The Commission received numerous interventions in this proceeding, almost all of which related to mandatory distribution of services under section 9(1)(h) of the Broadcasting Act (the Act). The Commission addressed mandatory distribution in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2013-372. The public record for this proceeding can be found on the Commission’s website at www.crtc.gc.ca under “Public Proceedings.” 3. The conventional and community-based television programming undertakings addressed in this decision are operated by independent licensees that are not part of large ownership groups. These licensees are key players in the provision of diverse Canadian programming that serves the needs and interests of communities across the country. In rendering its determinations, the Commission intent is to ensure that its licensing and regulation of smaller independent television services is as flexible and targeted as possible. Such an approach will enable televison programming undertakings to adapt to the changing communications environment, thus ensuring that they contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in the Act, including: • each programming undertaking shall make maximum use, and in no case less than predominant use, of Canadian creative and other resources in the creation and presentation of programming, unless the nature of the service provided by the undertakings, such as specialized content or format or the use of languages other than French and English, renders that use impracticable, in which case the undertaking shall make the greatest practicable use of those resources (section 3(1)(f)); • the Canadian broadcasting system should encourage the development of Canadian expression by providing a wide range of programming that reflects Canadian attitudes, opinions, ideas, values and artistic creativity, by displaying Canadian talent in entertainment programming and by offering information and analysis concerning Canada and other countries from a Canadian point of view (section 3(1)(d)(ii)); and • the programming provided by the Canadian broadcasting system should be varied and comprehensive, providing a balance of information, enlightenment and entertainment for men, women and children of all ages, interests and tastes (section 3(1)(i)(i)). 4. The Commission’s determinations also implement a number of recent policy changes, such as those set out in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2011-442, which sets out standard conditions of licence, expectations and encouragements for conventional television stations, and Broadcasting Regulatory Policies 2010-622 and 2010-622-1, which set out the Commission’s community television policy. Commission’s analysis and decisions 5. After examining the applications in light of all applicable regulations and policies, the Commission considers that the issues it must address relate to the following: • exceptions to the standard requirements for conventional television stations; • request for local programming improvement fund (LPIF) support; • religious programming requirements; • broadcast of advertising; • licensees that wish to operate their undertakings under the same terms and conditions; and • non-compliance and length of the licence term. Exceptions to standard requirements for conventional television stations 6. The Commission has established standard conditions of licence, expectations and encouragements for conventional television stations, as set out in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2011-442. As part of their licence renewal applications, each licensee of a conventional television station was asked to confirm that it would adhere to the standard requirements or to provide a rationale should it wish to have an exception to any of those requirements. The following sections address the licensees’ requests. Standard requirement for local programming CHFD-DT and CKPR-DT Thunder Bay, ON and CITL-DT and CKSA-DT Lloydminster, British Columbia 7. In Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2009-406, the Commission harmonized obligations relating to local programming for English-language non-metropolitan markets. Stations operating in such markets are required to offer at least seven hours of local programming per broadcast week. This requirement was included in the standard condition