[IRCA] New X-Band station for Mississauga ON (1650) approved by CRTC

[Deane McIntyre <dmcintyr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A new AM X-band station on 1650, 1kW day, 680 watts night, for  
Mississauga ON has
been approved by the CRTC. The competing application for a station on  
the
same frequency for Brampton ON was denied (both cities are suburbs of  
Toronto).

The night power of the new station is limited to 680 watts instead of  
the
1kW requested

<http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2007/db2007-117.htm>

Ethnic radio programming undertakings in Mississauga and Brampton

In this decision, the Commission approves the application by Neeti P.  
Ray,
  on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a broadcasting  
licence
to operate a commercial AM ethnic radio programming undertaking in  
Mississauga.

The Commission denies the application by S. S. TV Inc. for a  
broadcasting
licence to operate a commercial AM ethnic radio programming  
undertaking in Brampton.

Background
1.
On 29 December 2005, the Commission received an application by S. S.  
TV Inc.
(S. S. TV) for a broadcasting licence to operate a commercial AM ethnic
radio programming undertaking in Brampton. The applicant proposed to
operate the station at 1,650 kHz (Class C) with a transmitter power  
of 1,000 watts,
day and night. The application was announced in Broadcasting Notice  
of Public
Hearing CRTC 2006-7, 13 July 2006, as part of the 11 September 2006  
public hearing process.
2.
On 4 August 2006, the Commission received an application by Neeti P.  
Ray, on
behalf of a corporation to be incorporated (Ray), for a broadcasting  
licence
to operate a commercial AM ethnic radio programming undertaking in  
Mississauga.
The applicant also proposed to operate the new station at 1,650 kHz  
(Class C)
with a transmitter power of 1,000 watts, day and night. The  
application was
announced in Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2006-11, 19  
October
2006, as part of the 18 December 2006 public hearing process.

28.
The Commission is satisfied that Ray will be able to provide high- 
quality
programming and that its application is consistent with the  
objectives of
the Ethnic Policy. As such, approval of Ray’s proposal would ensure the
availability of more over-the-air radio programming in the proposed  
languages
in the Mississauga area, as well as programming to cultural groups  
that receive
minimal radio service or, in the case of the Armenian community, no  
radio
service. Furthermore, it is the Commission’s view that the contributions
proposed by Ray to the development of Canadian talent are concrete.
Accordingly, the Commission considers that the application by Ray would
make effective use of the proposed frequency.
29.
In light of the above, the Commission approves the application by  
Neeti P. Ray,
on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, for a broadcasting  
licence to
operate a commercial AM ethnic radio programming undertaking in  
Mississauga
at 1,650 kHz (Class C) with a transmitter power of 1,000 watts for  
daytime
and 680 watts for night-time operations.

73,

Deane McIntyre VE6BPO
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