CBC DENIES BLUE JAYS WILL BE CUT DUE TO NEW REGULATIONS

          The CBC "intends to keep" the Blue Jays in its
     programming lineup, but there are "no guarantees" that fans
     will continue to get 40 games per season, according to Chris
     Zelkovich of the TORONTO STAR.  Following a "directive" by
     the Canadian Radio-TV and Telecom Commission (CRTC) to
     reduce its sports programming (See THE DAILY, 1/7), CBC Exec
     Dir of Sports Nancy Lee "wouldn't speculate" where the
     programming cuts would occur, and denied speculation that
     the move leaves Blue Jays broadcasts "extremely vulnerable." 
     Lee: "We may not be able to do 40 or 50 games a year but
     baseball will be part of CBC."  Lee "hinted" that
     programming changes "might involve nips and tucks on a
     variety of sports rather than radical surgery on entire
     schedules."  Lee: "We are committed to hockey, but that
     doesn't mean we can't reduce the number of hockey games we
     carry."  Lee said that she'd be "loath" to cut events like
     pro figure skating and said that she would "prefer to see
     more women's pro golf on the network" (TORONTO STAR, 1/9).