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As per the Communications Policy of the Government of Canada, you can request alternate formats by <a href="/eng/contact/">contacting us</a>.</p> </section> <section id="archived-bnr" class="wb-overlay modal-content overlay-def wb-bar-t"> <header> <h2 class="wb-inv">Archived</h2> </header> <p><a href="#archived">This page has been archived on the Web.</a></p> </section> <a id="skipnav"></a> <table class="tableborder0 tablecellpadding7 tablecellspacing0 tablewidth100%" style="border-collapse: collapse"> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <h2> Decision CRTC 2001-304 </h2> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> Ottawa, 4 June 2001 </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> CHUM Limited<br> Across Canada 2001-0156-9, 2001-0152-7 </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> <em>17 April 2001 Public Hearing<br> National Capital Region</em> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <h3> Relationship Television </h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> <em>The Commission approves a Category 2 specialty television service to be known as Relationship Television. The terms and conditions generally applicable to Category 2 services are set out in Public Notice CRTC 2000-171-1. A second application (2001-0152-7) with an almost identical description is denied, in view of the Commission's approval of the first.</em> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> <strong>Conditions of licence</strong> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> The licence, when issued, will expire 31 August 2007 and will be subject to the following conditions as well as to the terms and conditions set out in Public Notice CRTC 2000-171-1, as well as in the licence to be issued. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> <strong>Nature of service</strong> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> a) The licensee shall provide a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted exclusively to programming related to love, romance, marriage, relationship-themed game shows, sexuality and gender issues, family planning, relationship breakdown and magazine style programming featuring romantic vacation resorts. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> b) The programming must be drawn exclusively from the following categories, as set out in Schedule I to the <em>Specialty Services Regulations,</em> 1990: 2(a), 2(b), 3, 5(a), 5(b), 7(a), 7(b), 7(c), 7(d), 7(e), 7(f), 7(g), 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> <strong>Definitions</strong> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> <em>Broadcast day</em> shall have the same meaning as that set out in section 2 of the <em>Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987.</em> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> <strong>Interventions</strong> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> Interventions in opposition to this application were submitted by TEN Broadcasting Inc. and Passion Media Inc. In November 2000, both interveners received approval for new Category 2 digital specialty television services. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> While the Commission is sensitive to some of the concerns raised by the interveners about new Category 2 services, it has determined that delaying the launch or approval of new services would be contrary to its competitive, open-entry approach to licensing new Category 2 specialty television services. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> <strong>Related CRTC documents</strong> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <ul> <li>Public Notice 2000-171-1 - <em>Introductory statement - Licensing of new digital pay and specialty services</em> - <em>Corrected Appendix 2</em> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <ul> <li>Public Notice 2000-171 <em>- Introductory statement - Licensing of new digital pay and specialty services</em> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <ul> <li>Public Notice 2000-6 - <em>Licensing framework policy for new digital pay and specialty services</em> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> Secretary General </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdalignright tdvaligntop" >  </td> <td class="tdvaligntop"> <p> <em>This decision is to be appended to the licence. 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