ARCHIVED - Broadcasting Procedural Letter addressed to Jeff Lutes (International Harvesters for Christ)
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Ottawa, 4 December 2014
Jeff Lutes
President, International Harvesters for Christ
645 Pinewood Road, Unit 4
Riverview, NB
E1B 5R6
By Email: jeff@jefflutes.com
Re: Broadcasting application 2014-1152-9 (CITA-FM Moncton)
Dear Mr Lutes,
This letter is in reference to the Part 1 application by the International Harvesters for Christ to amend the condition of licence for the specialty (Christian music) radio station CITA-FM Moncton. In order to pursue the analysis of the above noted application, please address the following:
Financial Projections
- Staff notes that according to your projections, if the requested licence amendment is denied, CITA-FM would generate $47,000 to $61,000 in advertising revenues (section 4.3) despite the station’s condition of licence prohibiting it to broadcast commercial messages.
Please explain the nature of the projected advertising revenues and the authority under which this would be permitted.
Respondents
- Pursuant to section 22(1)b) of the CRTC Rules of Procedure (“The Rules”), an application must be served on any respondent. A respondent is defined in section 1 of the Rules as “a person that is adverse in interest to an applicant”. The onus is on applicants to clearly identify and provide service of the application to all respondents.
The guidelines on the Rules of procedure include a chart of persons generally considered to be respondents (paragraph 61). The list is not exhaustive since parties that can be considered respondents depend on the specific facts of the application.
Commission staff notes that you have indicated in your application that no respondents have been served. However, in light of your financial projections under an approval scenario, Commission staff is of the view that the other incumbent radio stations currently licensed to serve Moncton could be adverse in interest.
In light of the above facts related to the application, you are required to serve the application on the incumbent radio stations currently licensed to serve Moncton no later than 12 December 2014. Note that a document is not served until it is received by the intended recipient. Therefore, if you are serving a person by mail, you must send it in time for it to be delivered on or before 12 December 2014.
Furthermore, please revise the chart below with the required information as stated in the Rules of Practice and Procedure.
| Respondent | Mail or E-mail Address | Date Served |
|---|---|---|
Timeline change
Considering the above request, the timetable for the proceeding is changed as follows:
| Notice Number/ Part 1 | Subject | Posted Date | Deadlines (Interventions/ Comments/ Answers) | Related Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | International Harvesters for Christ Evangelistic Remove condition of licence Moncton, New Brunswick; Sussex, New Brunswick; Amherst, Nova Scotia CITA-FM; CITA-FM-1; CITA-FM-2 2014-1152-9 Open application for applicant contact information. | 18 November 2014 | 8 January 2015 (New Deadline) |
Deadline for response
The information requested herein should be received at the Commission no later than 12 December 2014, failing which, your application may be returned to be completed and resubmitted with the Commission should you wish to pursue this proposal.
A copy of this letter and your reply should be added to your application to be made available for public examination.
It is important to note that in the absence of a response on your part by the specified deadline, the licensee will be in a situation of apparent non-compliance with section 9(4) of the Radio Regulations, 1986, relating to the requirement of licensees to respond to Commission requests for information relating to adherence to their regulatory requirements.
We also ask that you repeat each question in your reply.
The Commission requires that your response and/or other documents be submitted electronically by using the secured service “My CRTC Account” (Partner Log In or GCKey) and filling the “Broadcasting and Telecom Cover page” or the “Broadcasting Online Form and Cover Page” located on this web page. Also on this web page you will find information on the submission of applications to the Commission “Submitting applications and other documents to the CRTC using My CRTC Account.”
Should you need further information concerning your application, please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone at 819-953-5130 or by fax at 819-994-0218.
Yours truly,
Sherwin PagtakhanAnalyst, Radio Policy & Applications
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