11.   The bill would give satellite television companies a six-month grace period to work out retransmission agreements with the networks to broadcast local programming.

12.   The problem is that high-definition programming is generally broadcast in a new, wide-screen format.

13.   The stations will use their second channels for the new digital programming while continuing to broadcast conventional programming on their original channels.

14.   This violated department policy against financing noncommercial stations that broadcast religious programming.

15.   During that time, CBC remained on the air, but reduced its newscasts and broadcast repeat programming.

16.   The impasse came during negotiations for a national retransmission agreement, in which cable companies provide compensation to over-the-air networks for the right to broadcast their programming.

17.   CBC Radio North also broadcasts local programming in those languages.

18.   The government is working on obtaining a frequency to broadcast the programming which would be similar in style to the Discovery Channel, he said.