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Procedural letter

Ottawa, 22 June 2016

By E-mail: FGauthier@LStelcom.com             

François O. Gauthier
Octave Communications

Designated Representative for:
Southern Onkwehon:we Nishinabec Indigenous Communications Society Inc. (SONICS Inc.)
P.O. Box 189
Ohsweken, ON
N0A 1M0

Re: Broadcasting application 2015-0776-6 (CKRZ-FM Ohsweken)

Dear Mr. Gauthier,

This letter is in reference to the Part 1 application submitted to the Commission by SONICS Inc. for a technical amendment to CKRZ-FM Ohsweken. In order to pursue the analysis of the above noted application, please address the following:

Financial analysis and considerations

1. In section 6.4 of the application form, you have indicated that the proposed amendment would not have a financial impact on other stations in the market.

However, in Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-583, the Commission approved an application by Arrow Radio for a broadcasting licence to operate a new Type B Native FM radio station in Ohsweken, Ontario.

Please explain why the proposed amendment would not have any impact on Arrow Radio’s new station.

Respondents

2. Pursuant to section 22(1) b) of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure (the Rules of Procedure), an application must be served on any respondent. A respondent is defined in section 1 of the Rules of Procedure as “a person that is adverse in interest to an applicant”. The onus is on applicants to clearly identify and provide service of an application to all respondents.^{Footnote 1}

   In the present case, Arrow Radio was not identified as a respondent served in section 8 of your application form. Commission staff is of the view that Arrow Radio could be adverse in interest to your application.

   In light of the above, you are required to serve your application on Arrow Radio, including your response to the previous question in this letter, by no later than 27 June 2016. 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 27June 2016.

   Furthermore, please revise the chart below with the required information as stated in the Rules of Procedure.

Timeline change

Considering the above request, the intervention period for this proceeding will be re-opened for additional comments from all parties.

As such, the timetable for the proceeding is changed as follows:

Deadline for Response

Your explanation concerning the financial impact of the proposed amendment on Arrow Radio’s new station and your revised chart concerning the service to Arrow Radio as a respondent should be received at the Commission by no later than 27 June 2016, failing which, your application may be returned to be completed and resubmitted with the Commission should you wish to pursue this proposal.

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 in 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.” 

A copy of this letter and all related correspondence will be added to the public record of the proceeding.

Sincerely,

Original signed by John Fernandez

John Fernandez
Analyst, Radio Policy & Applications

cc: SONICS Inc., director@ckrzfm.com

Date modified:

2016-06-22