Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Application Concerning A Community or Campus FM Broadcasting Undertaking
Application to renew a license for a campus/community station
Part II
Promise of Performance
Name of applicant: Trent Radio CFFF-FM 96.3
Location of station: Peterborough Ontario
Date application files with Commission: December 4, 1992
To be completed by Commission
Call letters: CFFF-FM
Hearing reference: P.N. 1993-59
Decision reference: DEC 93-430
Date of issuance of licence: 1 September 1993
Date of expiry of license: 31 August 2000
Responses should be completed in the space provided. Elaboration on
comments made in the Promise of Performance may be attached as part of a
Schedule in Part 1 titled "Special or Supplementary Brief".
The applicant is reminded that answers should be precise, comprehensive and
complete in the space provided, in single-spaced, typewritten form.
It is a condition of licence that the licensee comply with each section and
subsection of the Promise of Performance, and appendix "A" where
applicable, which are part of its license.
Note: Terms marked with an asterisk (*) are defined or explained in the
Glossary of Terms.
Applicants should consult Public notice CRTC 1992-38 [Policies For
Community and Campus Radio]
Section A - Language of Programming
1. The principal language of broadcast will be: ENGLISH
2. Other languages of broadcast:
Minimum per broadcast week
Hours Minutes %
Other official language 3 180 2
Aboriginal Canadian Languages
Other languages 3 180 2
If the station will devote 15% or more of the broadcast week* to
Ethnic programming* , please complete Appendix "A".
Section B - Station Production
The applicant undertakes to broadcast a minimum of: 126:hrs (hrs:mins) of
station-produced programming per broadcast week*.
Section C - Spoken Word*
The applicant undertakes that during each broadcast week*
1. Total Spoken Word*
The minimum level of subcategories 11-News and 12-Spoken Word-Other
will be: 37:00 (hrs:min), or: 29% of the broadcast week*.
Section D - Advertising* SEE CRTC D93-430
a) (Only community station should answer this question)
The maximum level of Category 5 advertising will be: minutes of the
broadcast week*.
The maximum number of minutes from category 5 - Advertising that will
broadcast in an hour, excluding ethnic program periods will be:
minutes.
The maximum number of minutes from category 5 - Advertising that will be
broadcast in an hour during ethnic program periods will be: minutes.
b) (Only campus stations should answer this question)
The maximum level of category 5 - Advertising will be: 252 minutes of the
broadcast week*.
The maximum number of minutes from category 5 - Advertising that will be
broadcast in an hour will be*: 2 minutes.
The applicant undertakes that all material from Category 5 - Advertising
will conform to the following restriction:
'The Commission will permit simple statements of sponsorship which
identify the sponsors of a program or of the station. Such statements
may incorporate the name of the sponsor, the business address, hours of
business and a brief general description of the types of services or
products which the sponsor provides, including the price, name and brand
name of the product. Such statements must not contain references to
convenience, durability or desirability or contain other comparative or
competitive references.'
Section E - Music Categories 2 & 3*
note: Subsection 4 does not apply to French-language situations
The applicant undertakes that, during each broadcast week*:
1. Music - Subcategory 21*
The maximum percentage of the station's total music programming that
will come from Subcategory 21 will be: 40%.
2. Music - Category 3*
The minimum percentage of the station's total music programming that
will come from category 3 will be: 20%.
3. Maximum Repeat Factor*
The maximum number of times a distinct musical selection is broadcast
will be: 5
4. Hits*
The maximum percentage of musical selections qualifying as hits will be: 5
5. Canadian Content*
The minimum level of Canadian selections will be:
30% of all musical selections broadcast within content category 2*
where applicable, the minimum level of Canadian selections will be:
10% of all musical selections broadcast within content category 3*
__% of all musical selections broadcast within ethnic program* periods
6. Language of vocal selections*
The principal language of Category 2 vocal music* selections will be
English. At least ______% of Category 2 vocal music* selections
broadcast each week will be in this language.
Where applicable, other languages of vocal selections will include a
minimum of:
English: 95%
French: 3%
Aboriginal: _%
Other: 2%
Section F - Station Policies
The applicant undertakes during all hours of broadcast to accept as
condition of licence:
A. to adhere to the broadcast code for advertising to children (CRTC
Circular No. 341, dated February 5, 1988) as amended from time to time and
approved by the commission [X] yes
Note: revised as Public Notice 1993-99 30Jun93
B. to adhere to the industry code on sex-role portrayal
(Public notice CRTC 1990-99, dated October 26, 1990), as amended from
time to time by the Commission. [X] yes
C. to log acquired programs according to type (network or syndicated*)
and origin (Canadian or Foreign). [X] yes
Section G - Block Programs
(This section only applies to campus/community stations)
The applicant will devote at least: 75% of the broadcast week* to
focused spoken word programs, specialised block programs that showcase
particular types of music, or programs targeted to identifiable groups
within the community.
Section H - Educational Programming (N/A)
(This section only applies to instructional stations)
The applicant will devote at least: hours per broadcast week to formal
educational programming that provides academic instruction.