[IRCA] Application by CHHA-1610 Toronto ON to increase night power DENIED by CRTC

[Deane McIntyre <dmcintyr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The application by CHHA-1610 to change its daytime power from 10 kW and
it night power from 1 kW to 6.25 kW U has been denied by the CRTC. They 
were late in filing annual reports with the CRTC, a mortal sin in their opinion:)

I believe that CHHA at present only uses 1kW daytime.

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-594.htm

CHHA Toronto – Technical change
The Commission denies an application by San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre 
to change the authorized contours of the Type B community radio station CHHA Toronto.


Introduction
1.      The Commission received an application by San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre 
(San Lorenzo) relating to the Type B community radio programming undertaking CHHA Toronto.
 Specifically, the licensee proposed to change the station’s authorized contours by decreasing 
the daytime transmitter power from 10,000 watts to 6,250 watts and by increasing the night 
time transmitter power from 1,000 watts to 6,250 watts. 

4.      The Commission notes that the licensee may have failed to comply with section 9(2) of 
the Radio Regulations, 1986 (the Regulations) in regard to the requirement to file annual returns 
for the broadcast years 2005 through 2007. After examining the present application in light of 
the applicable regulations and policies, the Commission considers that the only issue to be 
addressed in its determinations is the licensee’s apparent non-compliance with its regulatory requirements.

5.      As set out in the Regulations, licensees are required to file their annual return for a 
given broadcast year by 30 November of that same broadcast year. The Commission notes that the 
licensee submitted the annual returns for the 2005, 2006 and 2007 broadcast years on 27 February 2006, 
27 February 2007 and 19 February 2008, respectively. The Commission further notes that the station’s 
annual returns for other broadcast years were submitted prior to the 30 November deadline.

6.      The Commission generally denies licence amendments requested by licensees that are 
in non-compliance with their regulatory requirements. It is the Commission’s view that the 
same practice should be applied to applications for technical changes that do not constitute
 licence amendments. Given CHHA’s non-compliance with section 9(2) of the Regulations, th
Commission does not consider that a departure from this practice is warranted in this case.

Conclusion
7.      Accordingly, the Commission denies the application by San Lorenzo Latin American 
Community Centre to change the authorized contours of the radio programming undertaking 
CHHA Toronto by decreasing the daytime transmitter power from 10,000 watts to 6,250 watts 
and by increasing the night time transmitter power from 1,000 watts to 6,250 watts.

73,

Deane McIntyre
VE6BPO
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