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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-417

Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-417

Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-417

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Ottawa, 12 July 2011

Various undertakings Across

Administrative renewals

1. The Commission renews the licences for the undertakings listed in Appendix 1 of this decision to 31 August 2012 and to 31 August 2013 for the licences of the undertakings listed in Appendix 2. These licences are 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 licences.

3. The Commission will consider at a later date the renewal of these licences and interested parties will have an opportunity to comment at the appropriate time.

4. Pursuant to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-167, the Commission is not renewing authorizations for full-power analog transmitters operating in the mandatory markets or on channels 52 to 69 outside the mandatory markets beyond 31 August 2011. In addition, the Commission imposes the following condition of licence on the stations listed in the appendix to this decision that operate in mandatory markets or on channels 52 to 69 outside the mandatory markets:

Unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, the licensee shall not transmit analog television signals after 31 August 2011 in mandatory markets designated as such by the Commission in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-184 or transmit television signals on channels 52 to 69.

5. The Commission also notes that pursuant to Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2010-69, the Commission is not renewing authorizations for the transitional digital transmitters included in these licences beyond 31 August 2011.

Secretary General

*This decision is to be appended to each licence.

Appendix 1 to the Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-417

Renewed authority until 31 August 2012

Licensee Call Sign/Location Television programming undertakings TVA Group Inc. CFTM-DT Montréal CFCM-DT Québec CHEM-DT Trois-Rivières CFER-TV Rimouski and its transmitter CHLT-DT Sherbrooke CJPM-DT Saguenay and its transmitter Radio () Inc. and 4382072 CFTK-TV Terrace and its transmitter Canada Inc., partners in a general partnership CJDC-TV and its transmitters carrying on business as Astral Media Radio G.P.

Licensee Name of service/Call sign Specialty television programming undertakings Category 1 service TVA Group Inc. AddikTV ARGENT (LCN) Shaw Television G.P. Inc. (the general partner) and The Cave Shaw Media Global Inc. (the limited partner) carrying on business as Shaw Television Limited Partnership, and TVA Group Inc., partners in Men TV General Partnership

Appendix 2 to the Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-417

Renewed authority until 31 August 2013

Licensee Location Community programming network TV Hamilton Limited Hamilton, Ontario

Licensee Call sign/Location Community-based television programming undertakings New Brunswick St. Andrews Community Channel Inc. CHCT-TV St. Andrews Nova Scotia Acadian Communication Limited CHNE-TV Cheticamp Telile: Isle Madame Community Television CIMC-TV Isle Madame & Areas of Nova Association Scotia Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Limited CJON-DT St. John’s and its transmitters Quebec Télé-Mag inc. CHMG-TV Québec Ontario Crossroads Television System CITS-DT Hamilton and its transmitters (except the transitional digital television transmitter serving Hamilton which will expire on 31 August 2011) Ear Falls T.V. Committee CIER-TV Ear Falls Southshore Broadcasting Inc. CFTV-TV Leamington Thunder Bay Electronics Limited CKPR-DT Thunder Bay CHFD-DT Thunder Bay Manitoba Neepawa Access Community T.V. (ACTV) Inc. CH5248 Neepawa Alberta Crossroads Television System CKCS-DT CKES-DT Logan McCarthy CFSO-TV Cardston The Miracle Channel Association CJIL-DT Lethbridge and its transmitters

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Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. (the general CHAT-TV Medicine Hat and its transmitters partner) and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. (the limited in Alberta and Saskatchewan partner), carrying on business as Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership Newcap Inc. CITL-DT Lloydminster and its transmitters CKSA-DT Lloydminster and its transmitters Samson Management Ltd. CHOB-TV Hobbema British Columbia Chetwynd Communications Society CHET-TV Chetwynd and its transmitter Christian Channel Inc. CHNU-DT Fraser Valley and its transmitter The B.C. Conference of the Mennonite Brethren CFEG-TV Abbotsford Churches Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. (the general CFJC-TV and its transmitters partner) and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Jim Pattison CKPG-TV Prince George and its transmitters Broadcast Group Limited Partnership Northwest Territories Uncle Gabe's Friendship Centre CH4150 Forth Smith Hay River Community Service Society CIHC-TV Hay River

Licensee Name of service/Call sign Specialty television programming undertakings Specialty Services Fairchild Television Ltd. Fairchild TV Fairchild Television Ltd. Talentvision Odyssey Television Network Inc. Odyssey South Asian Television Canada Limited ATN (South Asian Television) TELETOON Canada Inc. TELETOON/TÉLÉTOON The Score Television Network Ltd. The Score ZoomerMedia Limited Vision TV

Category 1 services 7506465 Canada Inc. travel + escape ONE: The Body, Mind and Spirit Channel Inc. ONE: The Body, Mind & Spirit Channel OUTtv Network Inc. OUTtv Stornoway Communications General Partner Inc. (the general partner) and 1403318 Ontario Limited (the limited partner), carrying on business as

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Stornoway Communications Limited Partnership

Category 2 services 1225520 Ontario Inc. AOV Maleflixxx (AOVMF) AOV XXX Action Clips (AOVXXX) 1395047 Ontario Inc. Festival Portuguese Television 1490525 Ontario Inc. 1494679 Ontario Inc. ERT sat 4399781 Canada Inc. D.I.Y. Network 4510810 Canada Inc. HARDtv AdrenalineHD Inc. radX All Points Bulletin Incorporated All Points Bulletin All TV Inc. All TV Artefact HD Inc. Treasure HD incorporée Avis de Recherche Drive Publishing Inc. AOV Adult Movie Channel (AOVMC) Ethnic Channels Group Limited ITN-Iran TV Network The Israeli Network Abu Dhabi TV MEGA Cosmos NDTV Imagine ProSieBenSat.1 RTVi RTVi+ SBTN The Mabuhay Channel Fight Media Inc. The Glassbox Television Inc. BITE Television Gol TV (Canada) Ltd. Gol TV (The Soccer net) HTB Canada Inc. HTB Canada Moviola: Short Film Channel Inc. Movieola NMTV inc. NuevoMundo Television (NMTV) OasisHD Inc. Oasis HD (OasisHD) Persian Vision Broadcast and Media Corporation Persian Vision

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QuestHD Inc. eqhd S. S. TV Inc. SSTV Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation Salt & Light (Inner Peace Television Network) South Asian Television Canada Limited ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi ATN ARY (Urdu) ATN Tamil Channel (Jaya TV) ATN Zee Gujarati Stornoway Communications General Partner Inc. BPM:TV (The Dance Channel) (the general partner) and 1403318 Ontario Limited The Pet Network (the limited partner), carrying on business as Stornoway Communications Limited Partnership Tamil Vision Inc. Tamil Vision Channel TamilOne Inc. Tamil One Telelatino Network Inc. EUROWORLD SPORT Soccer Television TELETOON Canada Inc. TELETOON Retro (English) TÉLÉTOON Rétro (French) TEN Broadcasting Inc. Hustler TV Red Hot TV (Red Light District TV) The Armed Forces Network Inc. The Armed Forces Network The Auto Channel Inc. The Auto Channel The Canadian Teen Television Network Inc. Canadian Teen Television Network The Cult Movie Channel The Cult Movie Channel The GameTV Corporation GameTV The Natural Resources Television Channel (IDRN- IDNR-TV Natural Resources Television TV/IDNR-TV) Inc. The NHL Network Inc. The NHL Network Network Ltd. Leafs TV Network Ltd. NBA TV (Canada) WETV Canada Corporation the green channel Wild TV Inc. Wild tv (The Hunting Channel) Woodbine Entertainment Group HPItv World Fishing Network ULC World Fishing Network (WFN-TV) World Impact Ministries Grace TV

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Licensee Call Sign/Location programming undertakings Pay services Allarco Entertainment (2008) Inc., the general Super Channel partner, as well as limited partner with C.R.A. Investments Ltd. (the limited partners), carrying on business as Allarco Entertainment Limited Partnership Category 2 services 1272558 Ontario Inc. ATN Caribbean (CBN) International Limited AASTHA (South Asian Devotional Music & Discourse Channel) ATN B4U Music ATN Bangla ATN NDTV 24/7 ATN ATN – Cricket ATN Cricket Plus (ATN – Asian Sports Network (ASN)) South Asian Television Canada Limited ATN B4U Movie

Licensee Call Sign/Location Pay-per-view television programming undertakings Inc. and Inc., Rogers PPV partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Rogers Communications Partnership Shaw Pay-Per-View Ltd. Shaw Pay-Per-View Videotron Ltd. and 9227-2590 Québec inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Videotron G.P. Viewer's Choice Canada Inc. Viewer's Choice Canada (PPV)

Licensee Call Sign/Location Audio programming undertakings La Magnétothèque La Magnétothèque

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Licensee Call Sign/Location Specialty audio programming undertakings Persian Vision Broadcast and Media Corporation Persian Vision Radio

Licensee Call Sign/Location Satellite-to-cable programming undertakings Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. CPAC (English) CPAC (French) Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)

Licensee Call Sign/Location Direct-to-home pay-per-view programming undertakings Breakaway PPV Corporation Live Games Shaw Pay-Per-View Ltd. Shaw Pay-Per-View Viewer’s Choice Canada Inc. Viewer's Choice Canada (DTH PPV) Rogers Communications Inc. and Fido Solutions Inc., Rogers Sportsnet (DTH PPV) partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Rogers Communications Partnership Bell ExpressVu Inc.(the general partner), and Bell Bell TV On Demand and Vu! Canada and Bell ExpressVu Inc., (partners in BCE Holdings, G.P., a general partnership that is the limited partner) carrying on business as Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership