Nadine Davenport  

Hi All -  

I am reaching out for letters of support to lend a hand in the effort for a successful application through the CRTC for a proposed new radio station ( Jane FM 104.1) that will be a supportive new voice for all of us in BC!

Thanks –

Nadine Davenport

Grrrls With Guitars

(www.grrrlswithguitars.com)

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JANE FM is a proposed new FM radio station whose application is coming before the CRTC in late February - but, support has to reach Harvard Broadcasting or directly to the CRTC by January 23rd 2008.
 
The basic info is below but the key is getting a success application & winning the bid for the FM station available. If JANE FM is born there will be an opportunity to produce Grrrls With Guitars Compilation CD's for the next 7 years.
 

Harvard Broadcasting is in the run for a new FM Station in Vancouver. JANE FM 104.1 will not only be a voice for many new emerging & established BC Women Artists but will also play the best in Canadian Regional Artists - male or female; in Jazz, World, Roots, Folk, Alternative Rock and Pop.    
 
On a local level – this application has great potential for Vancouver longest running Women Songwriter Showcase & Compilation Series Grrrls With Guitars. From the beginning the Grrrls With Guitars mandate has always been to showcase at the highest possible level some of this Country’s brightest emerging talent. As a multifaceted project with 14 years under our belt, we continue to seek out new & upcoming women songwriters of all genres that will be the voice of the future. There is certainly no shortage of talent to choose from. It is exciting for us to think about a future with many opportunities for women artists in the years to come on the airwaves of Jane FM. The injection of funding by Harvard into the GWG project will breathe new energy into this grassroots indie endeavour and allow us to produce CDs on an annual basis.
 
The Vancouver hearings have been scheduled for the end of February. The applications are now public and there are 16 applicants. We are now in the process of getting letters of support and in order for these to become part of the public record they must be filed by the third week of January.

We hope for a submission of a 1000 letters. This will be an important part of the process in convincing the Commission.
 
For this reason Harvard Broadcasting is asking for your support to help make JANE FM 104.1 application a success. The CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) evaluates input from the local community and businesses to determine the successful applicants. You can write a letter, showing your support for the application which we will present at our license hearing the week of February 28, 2008.
 
 Procedure for filing Letters of Support for Harvard Broadcasting
 
1. Use the sample letter & support info ( see grrrlswithguitars.com ) to best address the needs of our application. We do encourage you to customize  as much as possible or the Commission will file it as a "form letter".  While this does not discount it entirely, it certainly has more force if it is seen as been inspired and constructed by the individual. 

2. Insure that the application filing number (2007-1422-1) is included.
 
3. Please provide Harvard Broadcasting with a copy of your letter at the same time that you send it to the CRTC. Mail to 1900 Rose Street, Regina, SK, S4P 0A9 or TSvedahl@harvard.ca
 
4. You can either fax the letter or mail it. CRTC - Ottawa, ON Canada, K1A 0N2.  The fax number is 819-994-0218.  If you fax they should retain the confirmation sheet.
 
5. Or you can file electronically at on the CRTC web site.
 
http://support.crtc.gc.ca/rapidscin/default.aspx?lang=en&applicant=n2007-12
 
Following the link above, click the button labeled > 2007-18
Put a check mark in the box beside ' 2007-1422-1' Harvard Broadcasting,
and click next, at the bottom of the page. Add your comments, or attach your letter and click next. Choose whether or not you would like to appear in person at the hearing, and click next. Fill out your personal information and click next. Click Submit.
 
6. If you would like to appear at the Vancouver public hearing to show your support you must state that in your letter to the CRTC.
 
7. Filing of the letters of support needs to be received by the CRTC by Jan 23rd, 2008.