Dan Sys wrote:That is correct Don. CKPM's licence will expire on August 31, 2019. To my knowledge Mr. McBride has not voluntarily surrendered the licence, so it should be interesting to see what happens at that point.
Dave L wrote:Dan Sys wrote:That is correct Don. CKPM's licence will expire on August 31, 2019. To my knowledge Mr. McBride has not voluntarily surrendered the licence, so it should be interesting to see what happens at that point.
All four McBride licenses expire on that date.
The operator (if you call it that) of CIMM was ousted because both CIMM and CHMZ were sold to Cam Dennison.
Here's the thing though, how does one sell a station in the absence of compliance and a public hearing?
While just an observation, it seems to me he's been bilked into paying the outstanding CCD contributions, so they might bring the stations into compliance then apply for an administrative transfer. After all the BS from both previous license holders, the commission would be negligent to allow it.
https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2018/2018-196.htm
CFPV-FM Radio Ltd. CFPV-FM Pemberton, British Columbia
CHMZ-FM Radio Ltd. CHMZ-FM Tofino, British Columbia
CIMM-FM Radio Ltd. CIMM-FM Ucluelet, British Columbia
CKPM-FM Radio Ltd. CKPM-FM Port Moody, British Columbia
Here it clearly states the public will have an opportunity to intervene. I'm still awaiting the next bulletin on this, because they're going to get an earful from me.
"5. Interested persons will be given the opportunity to comment on the renewal applications once these are posted on the Commission’s website."
Meanwhile, the station broadcasts from an illegally mounted antenna in a non-advertised nor NAVCAN approved location. No legal ID's, no Cancon compliance. Websites and social media infer effective control is by TuffCity Radio, not McBride himself.
The commission ordered McBride to run non-compliance reparation spots, but didn't.
It's just one big scam after another.
splunge wrote:
For those interested, the above stations are being considered for renewal in September, at a non-appearing public hearing. Applications can be downloaded from this link, and public interventions/comments will be accepted until July 29th. Enjoy!
https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2019/2019-225.htm#bm2
splunge wrote:i look forward to reading your crtc intervention!
CFPV in Pemberton has been off the air for TEN years. McBride abandoned the studio on Oct 31, 2009.
Dan Sys wrote:CFPV in Pemberton has been off the air for TEN years. McBride abandoned the studio on Oct 31, 2009.
Interesting because all of a sudden a couple months ago CFPV reappeared on the ISEDC database listed as "operational". Did the station actually return to the air or is this a screw up on ISEDC's part?
Dave L wrote:splunge wrote:i look forward to reading your crtc intervention!
Here's the thing, though. McBride is obviously the height of neglect and defiance. Never in my six decades have I seen a radio licensee at that level of non-compliance, bad debt and blatant disregard for the community. It's supposedly my understanding that transferring effective control is dependent upon a history of compliance, at least for an administrative transfer. A public hearing is essentially hamstringing other applications. No less by one's who are best equipped to undertake it.
As much as I favor Dennison taking over, he's basically usurped the license process. He's been in effective control, despite the premise McBride is. They placate each other but that's all. He erected the TX without engineering or IC approval or gazetting for NAVCAN. The station IDs are not running as regulated. In fact the call CHMZ is NEVER heard. Instead the brand Tuff City Radio is the ID. No CANCON compliance. The station itself sounds good, has a good signal pattern despite the illegal location and the content is satisfactory to many. Cameron is a well known, local resident with a young family and I expect he'll work hard to do a good job. But I maintain this upcoming process is unfair. I have no doubt he will receive many letters of support. I doubt any will object, including me. But that's not what I'm objected to.
Allowing the transfer would reward bad behavior and punish those who would otherwise apply for a commercial license in the prescribed manner. I know this because I am in an advisory position with a locally operated media company who has diversified from a successful run of a tourist channel on the local cable system which was defuncted by TELUS buying out the provider. The have an application before IC at this time and rather than apply for a commercial license, is granted a CRTC exception as a tourist station. That may be all well and good, but again, puts up barriers to a commercial operation. The TX site is ideal (MT Ozzard) and the power, tower and technical access is approved by the provider.
Okay, so it's a workaround, but why should this be? I thought commercial radio was not to imply a monopoly or an outlet for cliques. I get a "shut the fuck up Dave" all the time from the former licensee and his blind followers, as though I have no right to even intervene in the process. He's basically driving the Dennison application, even though he lost his license for non-compliance through lack of effective control and not providing the service.
For the commission to even entertain the renewal of CFPV in Pemberton is a joke. I mean really. Ten years of nothing is not service, it's neglect. If the commission thinks it's still on the air, then either someone is not telling the truth or not doing their job. I suggest it's both.
The mere fact approval or non approval is dependent upon an intervention by a member of the public at his own time and cost is pathetic. Intervention will undoubtedly be met with the usual sour grapes accusations and assertions effective control is BS and the commission simply takes the least path of resistance by defaulting to the licensee, even though a pattern of non-compliance is their history.
Sure, I'm hostile. I have every reason to be. I'm not alone in that view, but they've all thrown their hands in the air after twenty years of this nonsense. They all look to me to make the intervention, at a time when I can least afford it.
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