diff --git a/schedule_single_station.py b/schedule_single_station.py
index c0e35ef..80e0d16 100755
--- a/schedule_single_station.py
+++ b/schedule_single_station.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     schedule = not args.dryrun
     search_transmitters = args.search_transmitters
     priority_filename = args.priorities
-    
+
     # Set time range
     tnow = datetime.strptime(args.starttime, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
     tmin = tnow
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         lines = f.readlines()
         tles = [twolineelement(lines[i], lines[i + 1], lines[i + 2])
                 for i in range(0, len(lines), 3)]
-
+   
     # Read transmitters
     satellites = []
     with open(os.path.join(cache_dir, "transmitters_%d.txt" % ground_station_id), "r") as f:
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                         success_rate,
                         good_count,
                         data_count))
-
+      
     # Find passes
     passes = find_passes(satellites, observer, tmin, tmax, minimum_altitude)
 
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index b9ce6e7..270b9f5 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import ephem
 import lxml
 import settings
 from tqdm import tqdm
-import csv
-
 
 def get_paginated_endpoint(url, max_entries=None):
     r = requests.get(url=url)
@@ -26,16 +24,16 @@ def get_paginated_endpoint(url, max_entries=None):
 
     return data
 
-
 def read_priorities_transmitters(filename):
-    with open(filename, 'rb') as csvfile:
+    with open(filename, "r") as fp:
         satprio = {}
         sattrans = {}
-        csvreader = csv.reader(csvfile, delimiter=' ', quotechar='|')
-        for row in csvreader:
-            sat = row[0]
-            prio = row[1]
-            transmitter = row[2]
+        lines = fp.readlines()
+        for line in lines:
+            parts = line.strip().split(" ")
+            sat = parts[0]
+            prio = parts[1]
+            transmitter = parts[2]
             satprio[sat] = float(prio)
             sattrans[sat] = transmitter
     return (satprio, sattrans)