Broadcasting Distribution Regulations

31 (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall devote not less than 60% of the programming distributed on the community channel in the licensed area in each broadcast week to the distribution of local community television programming.

(2) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee

• (a) shall devote at least the following percentages of the programming distributed on the community channel in each broadcast week to community access television programming:

  • (i) 35% for the broadcast year beginning on September 1, 2011 and ending on August 31, 2012,

  • (ii) 40% for the broadcast year beginning on September 1, 2012 and ending on August 31, 2013,

  • (iii) 45% for the broadcast year beginning on September 1, 2013 and ending on August 31, 2014, and

  • (iv) 50% for each successive broadcast year beginning on September 1, 2014;

• (b) shall, on or before August 31, 2014, devote a further percentage up to a total of 50% of the programming distributed on the community channel in each broadcast week to community access television programming, according to requests;

• (c) shall, if one or more community television corporations are in operation in a licensed area, make available to them up to 20% of the programming distributed on the community channel in each broadcast week for community access television programming; and

• (d) shall, if one or more community television corporations are in operation in a licensed area, make available to each of them, on request, not less than four hours of community access television programming in each broadcast week.

(3) The time allocated to the distribution of alphanumeric message services is excluded from the calculation of the programming requirement under this section.