Vol. 140, No. 16 — August 9, 2006

Registration
SOR/2006-174 July 31, 2006

BROADCASTING ACT

Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 10(3) of the Broadcasting Act (see footnote a), a copy of the proposed Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, substantially in the form set out in the annexed Regulations, was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on May 20, 2006, and a reasonable opportunity was thereby given to licensees and other interested persons to make representations to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission with respect to the proposed Regulations;

Therefore, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, pursuant to subsection 10(1) of the Broadcasting Act (see footnote b), hereby makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations.

Gatineau, Quebec, July 31, 2006

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE BROADCASTING DISTRIBUTION REGULATIONS

AMENDMENT

1. Section 22 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following:

22. (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a Class 1 licensee, and any Class 2 licensee that elects to distribute an audio programming service in a licensed area, shall distribute in the licensed area

(a) the programming services of each local radio station that is a radio programming undertaking licensed as a campus station, a community station or a native station; and

(b) the programming services of at least one radio station that broadcasts in English and at least one that broadcasts in French that are owned and operated by the Corporation.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a licensee is not required to distribute the programming service of a digital radio station that is licensed on a transitional basis.

COMING INTO FORCE

2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

The purpose of the amendment is to reduce the number of radio stations, the services of which Class 1 and 2 broadcasting distribution undertakings are required to distribute.

Footnote a

S.C. 1991, c. 11

Footnote b

S.C. 1991, c. 11

Footnote 1

SOR/97-555

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