UCB CANADA NEWS FLASH!!!

URGENT … We only have until 2 May, 2008 to get our letters of support into the CRTC so time is of the essence …PLEASE respond ASAP!

Why have we applied for a Repeater Licence in Bancroft and why is it important?

A Repeater Licence in Bancroft will allow us to re-broadcast our Belleville programming to Bancroft area. The approval for this licence is important to UCB Canada as it will allow us to increase our listenership in a region that is quite familiar to the Belleville area and has little or no Christian Radio available.

It will also allow us to make our programming available to small towns and communities that could never afford to have their own local 24/7 Christian formatted station. In other words if your community would like Christian radio, if we have this licence we can give you high quality Christian music and spoken word programs.

What should you do?

Send an electronic letter of support ( as per below) and IMPORTANTLY tell as many friends as you think might be interested ( wherever they are in Canada) that if they want this they should also send a letter of support.

Can you make a difference?

YES! Because of the letters of support we received from Belleville and Chatham the CRTC approved those applications…they listened to the local people…they will listen to you! … Please send a letter of support.

More Info?

No problem, email me. My name is Garry Quinn and I'm the GM for new projects here at UCB Canada 102.3FM in Belleville.

Email: gq@ucbcanada.com
Phone: 613-966-4822

We have only been able to have Christian radio in Canada since 1994 …..if we don't tell the government we want to have it they'll give the opportunities to other groups that do.

URGENT … We only have until 2 May, 2008 to get our letters of support into the CRTC so time is of the essence …PLEASE respond ASAP!

An intervention is a letter or email received by the CRTC which either supports or opposes UCB Canada’s application. The more positive responses, the better – thousands would be great!

"You have become my partners in spreading the good news.” (Phil. 4:3 NLT)
You can make a difference by letting the CRTC know why you want Christian radio. BUT, time is of the essence. Your letter of support must be at the CRTC no later than 2 May, 2008. Any response received later will not be considered.

THANK YOU! We really appreciate you contacting others who will lend their support in this way. Please give them our website address: http://www.ucbcanada.com.
REMEMBER … time is of the essence!

To the Secretary General - CRTC,
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2
Name of Applicant/Licensee: United Christian Broadcasters Canada
Application No.: 2008-0350-4
From:  (e-mail address)
My First name is:  (First name)
My Surname is:  (Surname)
My Address: (address)
My City is:  (City)
My Postal Code: (Postal Code)
Subject Line:

My Letter:

 

(See to the right for some thought starters
on what to write in your letter.)

Some Thought Starters for your letter:
PLEASE BE POSITIVE

Please write your personal letter in the box using any of the below subjects that you feel are pertinent

I support this application because Christian radio deals with:
-social issues from a family perspective
-help the Christian community deal with divorce and suicide
-provide wholesome, uplifting content
-promote humanitarian, relief & non profit organisations
-will positively impact my family
-educates & promotes healthy living
-promote & strengthen values similar to mine
-inadequate Christian representation in current media outlets
-a platform to discuss current affairs within the Christian community
-encourage, support and help me get through life
-provide daily bible and spiritual teaching programs provide children & family orientated programs
-100% Christian musical artists who are not currently available to me on a regular basis
-will actively promote and play local Christian artists who currently cannot get regular (if any) airplay on the existing local stations
- wholesome entertainment
-excellent children's programs

I support this application because:
-I have always wanted to hear Canadian Christian music artists that currently do not get played on my local stations.
-I want to hear a station that reflects my values and culture and at the moment my only options are American stations and I'd prefer to hear a Canadian Christian station.
-A local Christian radio station will allow me to hear what is happening in my community.
-I would appreciate a station that has the same values as I have.
-It would be good to be able to hear some of the programs like Focus on The Family.
-I would like to be able to hear the Christian music Top 20 on my home radio.
-Currently I can only receive American Christian stations.
-I have heard UCB in Belleville and it is the type of station I'd like for my community.
-To be able to get good children's programs on the radio would be good.
-I cannot listen to my local station because the language is not consistent with my values and beliefs.
-I would appreciate a Christian radio station that is safe for all the family to listen to.
-I object to having to act as a censor all the time.
-If this station plays the same music as the UCB station in Belleville I could then hear Southern Gospel and hymns. Currently I am unable to hear this type of music on any stations in my area.
-I believe as a Canadian I have a right to be able to hear my kind of music on a radio.
-I would like to be able to hear more in depth Christian news. For example what visiting speakers and singers are coming to my area and knowing what church events are on. At the moment this information is not available to me.
-I would like to hear comment on Canadian and world news from a Christian perspective.
-It would good to be able to ask potential politicians what they believe to see if they have the same value systems as me. A lot of commentators do not ask questions from a religious point of view and I believe a Christian station would provide that platform.
-We have been talking about getting a Christian station here for some time. UCB is willing to help us get our own station and train people to work on it to a level that is going to make it worth listening to.
-I have heard Christian radio in the States and would like my own local version.
-There are rock, country, sports and news stations in my area already. I support this application for a Christian formatted station.
-There are many Christian artists who have been leaving Canada to work in America because not many stations in Canada will play their music. I think it would a good thing for many more Christian stations here to stop them having to go to America. We have some great artists and never get to hear them on the radio.
-As a family we will support this radio stations with donations as well as listening it as we know that their advertising will be not be for all advertisers.
-I am currently not advertising on any radio station because they do not mirror my beliefs. I would support this proposed station with advertising dollars.
-I have spoken with friends about this station and we all agree that it would be good for this community as it is likely to have family values and standards.
-I like the idea of a radio station that is community in it's focus rather than dollar focused.
-It appears that there is every other type of station for all sorts of different community groups and I support the application for a Christian formatted station for this area. Currently we don't have one.
-I understand why the other stations won't play hymns so to have a station that will has my support.
-I have heard the Christian radio stations in Ottawa and Belleville and would like something similar to listen to here.

 

Your letter of support will make a difference. This is your opportunity to tell the government that you would like a national Christian radio station.
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