Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 12-1548 September 27, 2012 Matthew H. McCormick Christian Heritage Broadcasting, Inc. Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C. 1300 North 17th Street 11th Floor Arlington, VA 22209 Call Sign: E120188 File No.: SES-LIC-20120918-00836 SES-STA-20120918-00830 Dear Mr. McCormick: On September 18, 2012, Christian Heritage Broadcasting, Inc. (Christian Heritage Broadcasting) filed the above-captioned applications for a license to operate a new transmit and receive fixed satellite earth station that will be operating in the conventional Ku-band.1 Pursuant to Section 25.112(a)(1) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.112(a)(1), we dismiss the application as defective without prejudice to refiling. 2 Section 25.112 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.112, requires the Commission to return, as unacceptable for filing, any earth station application that is not substantially complete, contains internal inconsistencies, or does not substantially comply with the Commission’s rules. The Christian Heritage Broadcasting application is not substantially complete, which renders it unacceptable and subject to dismissal. The deficiencies are as follows: Christian Heritage Broadcasting did not include a radiation hazard study as an exhibit to its application. Item 28 of FCC Form 312 indicates that a radiation hazard study must accompany all applications as an exhibit for new transmitting facilities such as the one proposed.3 1 The conventional Ku-band encompasses the 11.7 – 12.2 MHz and 14.0-14.5 frequency bands. 2 If Christian Heritage Broadcasting refiles an application identical to the one dismissed, with the exception of supplying the corrected information, it need not pay an application fee. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1111(d). 3 47 C.F.R. § 1.1307(b). Federal Communications Commission DA 12-1548 2 In light of the above, pursuant to Section 25.112(a)(1) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.112(a)(1), and Section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegations of authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, we dismiss the Christian Heritage Broadcasting applications without prejudice to refiling. Sincerely, Paul E. Blais Chief, Systems Analysis Branch Satellite Division International Bureau