Attachment 20160414172039.pdf

20160414172039.pdf

DECISION submitted by FCC-IB

Grant

2016-04-14

This document pretains to SES-STA-20160404-00319 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                              E970050     sES—STA—20160404—00319         182016000830
                                              The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc


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                                 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY


     APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description ofthis application to identify it on the main menu:
     Extension of STA Request — E970050 — Operate with new satellite Telstar 12 V
      1. Applicant

                Name:        The Christian Broadcasting            Phone Number:                          757—226—5764
                             Network, Inc.

                DBA Name:                                          Fax Number:                            757—226—5770
                Street:      977 Centerville Turnpike              E—Mail:                                Randy.Morell@legal.cbn.org


                City:        Virginia Beach                        State:                                 VA
                Country:     USA                                   Zipcode:                               23463         =
                Attention:   Randy J. Morell, Esq.




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6.     Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuantto this special
temporary authority is solely at CBN risk.

7.     Antenna elevation for all operations must be at least 5 degrees above the geographic
horizon.

8.      This action is issued pursuantto Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated
authority, 47 C.F.R.§ 0.261, and is effective immediately. Petitions for reconsideration under
Section 1.106 or applications for review under Sections 1.115 of the Commission‘s rules, 47
C.F.R. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may be made within thirty days ofthe date of the public notice indicating
that this action was taken.




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Applicant: The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc.
Call Sign: E970050
File No.:    SES—STA—20160404—00319
Special Temporary Authority (STA)

The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc, ("CBN"), is granted STA for a period of 60 days,
commencing April 15, 2016, to operate its fixed earth stations in Virginia Beach, VA with the
TELSTAR 12V ($2933) satellite operating at the 15.0 W.L. orbital location in the 13.8—14.0
GHz (Earth—to—space) frequency band under the following conditions:


1.     Operations under this grant of special temporary authority must be on an unprotected,
non—harmful interference basis, i.e., while operating under this temporary authority CBN must
not cause harmful interference to, and must not claim protection from interference caused to it
by, any other lawfully operating radiocommunication system. CBN must cease operations
immediately upon notification of such interference and must immediately inform the
Commission, in writing, of such an event.

2.    All operations must be within the limits power requested in IBFS File Nos. SES—MOD—
20151201—00882 as amended by SES—AMD—20160121—00092.

3.      CBN. must take all necessary measures to ensure that the antenna does not create
potential exposure of humans to radio frequency radiation in excess of the FCC exposure limits
defined in 47 CFR §§ 1.1307(b) and 1.1310 wherever such exposures might occur. Measures
must be taken to ensure compliance with limits for both occupational controlled exposure and for
general population/uncontrolled exposure, as defined in these rule sections. Requirements for
restrictions can be determined by predictions based on calculations, modeling or by field
measurements. The FCC‘s OET Bulletin 65 (available on—line at www.fec.gov/octirfsafety)
provides information on predicting exposure levels and on methods for ensuring compliance,
including the use of warning and alerting signs and protective equipment for workers. The
licensee shall ensure installation of by qualified installers who have an understanding of the
antenna‘s radiation environment and the measures best suited to maximize protection of the
general public and persons operating the equipment. A terminal exhibiting radiation exposure
levels exceeding 1.0 m W/cem2 in accessible areas, such as at the exterior surface of the radome,
shall have a label attached to the surface of the terminal warning about the radiation hazard and
shall include thereon a diagram showing the regions around the terminal where the radiation
levels could exceed 1.0 mW/cm2.

4.     CBN must maintain a point of contact available 24 hours per day, seven days per week,
with the authority and ability to terminate operations authorized, for discussing interference
concerns with other licensees and U.S. Government agencies.

5.    Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission
may make regarding pending applications or future requests for special temporary authority.


2. Contact


             Name:          Clifford M. Harrington, Esq.        Phone Number:                        202—663—8525
             Company:       Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman     Fax Number:                          202—663—8007
                            LLP
             Street:        1200 Seventeenth Street, NW        E—Mail:                               clifford.harrington@pillsburylaw.
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             City:          Washington                         State:                                DC
             Country:       USA                                Zipcode:                              20036      —
             Attention:                                         Relationship:                        Legal Counsel


(If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter cither the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related
application. Please enter only one.)
 3. Reference File Number SESMOD2015120100882 or Submission ID
   4a. Is a fee submitted with this application?
@ IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159.         If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114).
G Governmental Entity        0 Noncommercial educational licensee
0 Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification    COGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station

5. Type Request

    Use Prior to Grant                                 Change Station Location                         Other
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6. Requested Use Prior Date
      04/02/2016


7. CityVirginia Beach                                                      8. Latitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)      36   48     1.5    N
9. State   VA                                                              10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)      76   11     30.0   W
11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1:                                     Attachment 2:                                          Attachment 3:


12. Description.   (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.)
    The applicant seeks an extension of its current special temporary authority (‘STA‘) to
    continue using the Telstar 12 V, with conditions, as a new point of communication. The
     current STA was granted on January 29,                       2016 and slated to expire on April 2,                      2016.      See
     FCC File No. SES—STA—20160226—00180.                      During the interim STA operations, there have not




13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is               Yes        ( No
subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act
of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance.
See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes.


14. Name of Person Signing                                                 15. Title of Person Signing
  Michael Stonecypher                                                         Vice President
           WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT
                  (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION
                   (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).


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12. Description

The applicant seeks an extension of its current special temporary authority (‘STA‘)         to continue
using the Telstar 12 V, with conditions, as a new point of communication.          The current STA was
granted on January 29,    2016 and slated to expire on April 2,   2016.     See FCC File No. SES—STA—
20160226—00180.    During the interim STA operations,    there have not been any interference
complaints.            As the Commission is aware, the applicant has a pending modification, filed
on FCC Form 312,    seeking permanent authority to add Telstar 12 V,      and all associated aspects of
that operation,    to the E970050 authorization.    See FCC File No. SES—MOD—20151201—00882.            The
ALLSAT satellite Telstar 12,    predecessor to Telstar 12 V,   is slated to be decommissioned on
Sunday, January 31, 2016.      In December 2015, and at the time the applicant submitted its
original E970050 modification application, the Telstar 12 decommissioning was slated for the first
few weeks of February.     However,   the Telstar 12 operator very recently accelerated the
decommissioning timeline to cease operations on Sunday, January 31, 2016. As such, the applicant
has no other option but seek an STA in order to continue service to its viewing community.
Accordingly, the applicant respectfully requests an STA to commence temporary operations to
include communications with Telstar 12 V as soon as possible.



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Document Modified: 2016-04-14 17:21:04

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