Update
2023-03-16: CHLY-FM C/C License has been renewed by the CRTC from 2023-09-01 to 2030-08-31. Inteventions were submitted in support of CHLY-FM by Barry Rooke Executive Director of the NCRA.
CRTC Simplified License Renewal
Below is our Simplified License Renewal application with the CRTC (The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CRTC created a Simplified Renewal process for stations that had been administratively renewed for the last two years (of which CHLY-FM was twice administratively renewed).
CHLY-FM has been licensed since 2001 as a C/C (Campus-Community) Radio Station and this will be our third renewal since our first application.
You can find our submitted application here in PDF format.
Below is what can be found in the PDF.
Simplified Renewal
1.1 Type of station
Call Sign: CHLY
Select the type of station: FM undertaking
Select the sub-type of station: Campus
1.2 Identification of applicant
Name of licensee: Radio Malaspina Society
Address: 34 Victoria Cres., Unit 2
City / Town: Nanaimo
Province / Territory: British Columbia
Postal Code: V9R 5B8
Telephone: 250-716-3410
Facsimile: N/A
Email: arbie.fru@chly.ca
1.3 Contact person representing the applicant
Name: Jesse Woodward
Title: Executive Director
Email: jesse.woodward@chly.ca
Telephone: 250-716-3410
1.4 Sent by
Name: Arbie Fru
Telephone: 250-716-3410
Email: arbie.fru@chly.ca
1.5 Designated representative
Is there a designated representative?: Yes
I, the applicant, hereby designate [designated representative] as my representative for and on my behalf and in my name to sign, file and complete (if necessary) an application with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and to sign and file a reply with respect thereto and I do hereby ratify, confirm, and adopt as my own act, such application and all replies made thereto.
Applicant Name: Jesse Woodward
Designated Representative: Arbie Fru
Date: 2022-08-25
At: Nanaimo, BC
Address of designated representative: 34 Victoria Cres. Unit 2, Nanaimo BC V9R 5B8
Title: Program Coordinator
Telephone: 250-716-3410
Facsimile: N/A
Email: arbie.fru@chly.ca
1.6 Declaration of the applicant or its designated representative
I, solemnly declare that:
I am the designated representative of the applicant named in this application and as such have knowledge of all matters declared therein.
The statements made in this application, or any document filed pursuant to any request for further information by the Commission, are (will be) to the best of my knowledge and belief true in all respects.
The opinions and estimates given in this application, or any document filed pursuant to any request for further information by the Commission, are (will be) based on facts as known to me.
I have examined the provisions of the Broadcasting Act, the broadcasting regulations and policies relevant to this application.
The applicant understands and is aware of its obligations under the Broadcasting Act and the Radio Regulations, 1986 as well as other policies relevant to its operability.
Name: Arbie Fru
Signature date: 2022-08-25
Witnessed by:
Name: Mike Witty
Signature date: 2022-08-25
At: Nanaimo, BC.
I, solemnly declare that:
The applicant is in compliance with the ownership requirements including the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of Non-Canadians) and the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility to Hold Broadcasting Licences), that the ownership information is up to date with the Commission, and that the applicant has not implemented any changes to the undertaking’s ownership structure or to its broadcasting licence that required prior approval by the Commission in accordance with the Radio Regulations, 1986.
The applicant is in compliance with the provisions of the Broadcasting Act and the Radio Regulations, 1986 relevant to its operations as well as its conditions of licence, expectations and encouragements, including its obligations relating to reporting requirements.
The applicant operates in accordance with the applicable broadcasting policies such as: best practices for cultural diversity, the implementation of an employment equity and on-air presence plan.
If you are unable to complete this section of the declaration due to non-compliance, please provide a detailed description of the non-compliance and steps taken to rectify it. You may then complete the declaration, which is understood to be made with the exception of the identified non-compliance.
No non-compliance noted.
Name: Arbie Fru
Signature date 2022-08-25
Witnessed by:
Name: Mike Witty
Signature date: 2022-08-25
At: Nanaimo, BC
1.7 Obtaining a copy of the application
Submit a website address or email address where an electronic copy of the application may be requested:
Website: www.chly.ca
1.8 Standard conditions of licence
Please refer to the appropriate Broadcasting Regulatory Policies or Public Notice applicable to radio stations:
Commercial radio stations – Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009-62 – Conditions of licence for commercial AM and FM radio stations
Campus and community radio stations – Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2012-304 – Standard conditions of licence for campus and community radio stations
Native radio stations - Public Notice CRTC 2001-70 – Changes to conditions of licence for certain native radio undertakings
Specialty audio programming service - Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2002-53 - New licensing Framework for specialty audio programming services
The licensee is hereby requesting the renewal of the licence under the same terms and conditions as those in the current licence and under the terms and conditions noted in the applicable policy or notice listed above: Yes.
1.9 Other application(s) before the Commission
Are there one or more applications before the Commission regarding this undertaking?: No
2. Employment equity / On-air presence
Information relating to employment equity is available in Implementation of an employment equity policy, Public Notice CRTC 1992-59, 1 September 1992, and Amendments to the Commission's Employment Equity Policy, Public Notice CRTC 1997-34, 2 April 1997.
The Commission requires that the applicant respond to questions regarding employment equity on behalf of the undertaking as a whole, with reference to all of its employees in aggregate; that is, employees of all undertakings for which it holds licences.
Information relating to on-air presence and voice-overs is set out in Consultations Regarding On-air Job Categories to be Included in the Employment Equity Plans of Broadcasters, Public Notice CRTC 1994-69, 10 June 1994, and Amendment to Reporting Requirements for Employment Equity in On- air Positions, Public Notice CRTC 1995-98, 19 June 1995.
Please select one of the following:
The licensee has less than 100 employees and has in place an employment equity plan that includes policies and procedures relating to on-air presence and voice-overs. This plan is available upon request.
3. Cultural diversity
When the Commission refers to cultural diversity, it is referring to the inclusion of groups that have been traditionally under-represented in broadcasting: ethno-cultural minorities, Indigenous peoples, as well as persons with disabilities. Such under-representation includes these groups' presence and portrayal on the air and their participation in the industry.
As set out in Canadian Association of Broadcasters Best Practices for Diversity in Private Radio; Reporting requirements on cultural diversity for commercial radio operators, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-122, 2 November 2007 (Broadcasting Public Notice 2007-122), the Commission expects all radio broadcasters to follow the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' best practices for diversity in radio in order to incorporate and reflect the reality of Canada's ethno-cultural minorities, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities in their programming.
For the purpose of meeting the reporting requirements established in Broadcasting Public Notice 2007-122 and in accordance with the definitions set out in paragraph 22 of the same notice, what is the size of the radio operator? The radio operator shall comply with the corresponding reporting requirement: Small (annual revenues below $20 million).
4. Implementation of best practices
For informational purposes and in order to better understand how licensees are reflecting best practices with respect to employment equity / on-air presence and cultural diversity, please provide details on what steps the applicant has taken to implement these best practices and what the applicant has planned in the next licence term with regard to these initiatives.
We will continue to refine our efforts to seek out and train people from all marginalized groups including, but not limited to, BiPOC and disabled communities, women and LGBT, with a view to making our on-air presence as diverse as possible. We have only 2 staff people and we will do our best to train people within our on-air pool and general volunteers with a view to providing the kind of training and experience to allow our replacements to be from marginalized communities. The development of funding for a larger number of paid staff is also a priority as a way of getting more marginalized people relevant training and experience. We have and will continue to work on identifying barriers to equity and inclusion by consulting with marginalized people inside and outside our organization with the goal of eliminating obstacles where we can.
License Renewals
2001 Initial Licence Approval
https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2001/DB2001-319.htm
Promise to Perform
In our initial application to the CRTC, a “Promise to Perform” document was submitted as part of our application but was no longer necessary as the requirement for a Promise to Perform was dropped by the CRTC with the adoption of its then-new campus radio policy (CRTC 2000-12). Under the new policy, Promises to Perform were replaced with “Standard Conditions of Licence”, of which we were subsequently licenced. At the time of our licence approval in 2001, this document was noted by the CRTC in our approved application, but it was no longer considered a binding document.
2007 Licence Renewal
https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2007/db2007-292.htm
2014 Licence Renewal
https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2014/2014-276.htm
2021 Administrative Renewal
Our station was Administratively Renewed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2023 Simplified Renewal
See above.