Toronto, Ontario
May 13, 2014
Peter Menzies, Vice-Chairman, Telecommunications, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to this public hearing.
At this hearing, the Commission will consider six radio applications for the use of frequency 102.7 FM in Scarborough and Whitchurch-Stouffville.
Three of the six applications are for the operation of new ethnic radio stations in Scarborough.
The fourth application comes from Intercity, which operates the commercial radio station CKFG-FM in Toronto and which is seeking to install a transmitter in Scarborough.
The last two applications come from existing low-power stations that are currently using frequency 102.7 FM. They are CJVF-FM, an ethnic station in Scarborough, and WhiStle Community Radio, a community station in Whitchurch-Stouffville. These stations wish to increase the power of their signal.
As with all public proceedings, the opinions of Canadians are very important in helping us fulfill our legislative responsibilities. We therefore wish to thank all who have agreed to participate in this hearing either by submitting comments or by appearing before us.
The panel for this hearing consists of:
- Raj Shoan, Regional Commissioner for Ontario
- Steve Simpson, Regional Commissioner for British Columbia and the Yukon
- and myself, Peter Menzies, Vice-Chairman of Telecommunications. I will be presiding over this hearing.
The Commission team assisting us includes:
- Joe Aguiar, Hearing Manager and Manager, English Radio Operations
- Joshua Dougherty, Legal Counsel, and
- Jade Roy, Hearing Secretary and Supervisor of Public Hearings.
I would now invite the Hearing Secretary, Jade Roy, to explain the procedures we will be following. Madam Secretary…
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