OTTAWA, April 21, 2005 -- After careful review of the petition received by the Governor in Council, the Government of Canada announced today its decision (P.C.2005-609, April18, 2005) not to set aside the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) decision 2005-15 concerning the exchange of radio assets in Quebec between Astral Media Radio Inc. and Corus Entertainment Inc. By virtue of the decision, Corus acquired seven AM radio stations: CKAC Montréal, CHRC Québec, CJRC Gatineau, CKRS Saguenay/Jonquière, CHLN Trois-Rivières, CHLT Sherbrooke and CKTS Sherbrooke and; one FM radio station, CFOM-FM Lévis serving Québec City. In exchange, Astral acquired five FM stations from Corus: CFVM-FM Amqui, CJDM-FM Drummondville, CJOI-FM Rimouski, CIKI-FM Rimouski, and CFZZ-FM Saint-Jean-Iberville.The Governor in Council, having considered the petition, is satisfied that the Decision meets the policy objectives set out in subsection 3(1) of the Broadcasting Act.Information:Daniel DezaindePress SecretaryOffice of the Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canadafor the Regions of Quebec and Minister responsible for the Francophonie(613) 995-9301
