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Ottawa, 4 December 2013

Mr. Sukhdev S. (Dave) Dhillon
Salt Spring Island Radio Corp. / Satnam Media Group (BC) Ltd.
207 – 8334 128 Street
Surrey, BC
V3W 4G2

Re: Call to 27 January 2014 Public Hearing (Surrey, B.C.)
CFSI-FM Salt Spring Island (2013-1415-3)

Dear Sir:

The above item has been added to the agenda for the hearing beginning on 27 January 2014 at 9:00 a.m., at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, 15269 104th Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia.

Please refer to Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-568-1 (the Notice), as well as to the Commission’s letters dated 18 September 2013 and 7 November 2013 regarding the submission of logger tapes and music lists for CFSI-FM. Due to the instances of apparent non-compliance identified in those documents, the Commission wishes to inform you that the presence of Salt Spring Island Radio Corporation, the licensee of the specialty FM radio programming undertaking CFSI-FM Salt Spring Island, which is controlled by Satnam Media Group (BC) Ltd. a corporation wholly owned and controlled by Sukhdev Singh Dhillon (the licensee of CFSI-FM), is required at the hearing.

Specifically, pursuant to section 12 of the Broadcasting Act the licensee has been called to the public hearing to demonstrate why a mandatory order should not be issued requiring the licensee to comply with sections 8(1), 8(4), 8(5), 8(6), 9(3) and 9(4) of the Radio Regulations, 1986 (the Regulations) with respect to the filing of program logs, filing of logger tapes and music lists, and with the requirement to provide information relating to, among other things, compliance with its regulatory obligations, at the Commission’s request. The Commission also intends to examine the possibility of suspending or revoking CFSI-FM’s licence pursuant to sections 9 and 24 of the Broadcasting Act as a result of the aforementioned instances of apparent non-compliance. Please note that at this hearing the Commission does not intend to address the renewal of CFSI-FM’s licence, only the non-compliance issues set out in the Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-568-1.

Please find attached a copy of the record gathered by the Commission. The record contains:

• Appendix 1: Copies of all decisions rendered and published by the Commission in relation to CFSI-FM, including a copy of the station’s current licensing decision;

• Appendix 2: Record of the attempts to contact the licensee in relation to the instances of apparent non-compliance to be discussed at the hearing, including:

 Correspondence from Commission staff with respect to its attempt to obtain copies of CFSI-FM’s logger tapes, program logs, and music lists;

 Correspondence from the Secretary General (dated 18 September 2013) referring to Commission staff’s attempt to obtain copies of CFSI-FM’s logger tapes and music lists, and enquiries as to why the above noted logger tapes and music lists have yet to be submitted;

 FedEx proof of delivery attesting that the correspondence from the Secretary General (dated 18 September 2013) was received at the office for Satnam Media Group (BC) Ltd. on 20 September 2013;

 Correspondence from the Secretary General (dated 7 November 2013) referring to Commission staff’s attempt to obtain copies of CFSI-FM’s logger tapes and music lists, enquiries as to why the above noted logger tapes and music lists have yet to be submitted, and enquiries with respect to its apparent non-compliance with sections 8(1) and 8(4) of the Regulations;

 FedEx proof of delivery attesting that the correspondence from the Secretary General (dated 7 November 2013) was received at the office for Satnam Media Group (BC) Ltd. on 7 November 2013.

These documents, as well as all the interventions received and evidence filed as part of the hearing, will be used by the Commission to render its final determination regarding CFSI-FM’s licence.

The licensee may provide comments or evidence to contest any incorrect facts set out on the record in question. It should be noted that your comments and supporting documentation must be filed with the Commission (reference number 2013-1415-3) by 19 December 2013 and that this documentation will be placed on the public record and reviewed by the Commission.

Should interested parties ask you how to file an intervention, inform them that a link to the electronic intervention form is included in every Commission notice. The use of this electronic form will greatly facilitate the Commission's processing of interventions. The deadline for interventions is 6 January 2014.

Please note, if the licensee wishes to file with the Commission a reply to an intervention or answer from a respondent, it must do so no later than 13 January 2014. A copy of the reply must be served upon the intervener or respondent. The Commission will not systematically solicit replies to interventions or answers.

Sincerely,

(original signed by)

John Traversy
Secretary General

Date modified:

2013-12-04