FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
445 TWELFTH STREET SW
WASHINGTON DC 20554
MEDIA BUREAU
AUDIO DIVISION
APPLICATION STATUS: (202) 418-2730
HOME PAGE: www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/

ENGINEER: CHARLES N. (NORM) MILLER
TELEPHONE: (202) 418-2767
FACSIMILE: (202) 418-1410
E-MAIL: charles.miller@fcc.gov
May 3, 2012

Carrie A. Ward, Esq.
Entercom Communications Corp.
401 City Avenue, Suite 809
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004
Re:

Entercom Portland License, LLC
KKSN (AM), Vancouver, Washington
Facility Identification Number: 35033
Special Temporary Authority

Dear Counsel:
This is in reference to the request filed May 1, 2012, on behalf of Entercom Portland License,
LLC ("Entercom"). Entercom requests special temporary authority ("STA") to operate Station
KKSN with parameters at variance and reduced power.' In support of the request, Entercom
states that it has discovered a sudden shift in the daytime and nighttime operating parameters.
Our review indicates that Station KKSN is licensed via Method of Moments ("MOM") analysis,
pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 73.15 1(c), and therefore has no licensed monitor points. For such
stations, operation with parameters at variance requires a reduction in operating power to 50% of
licensed values.
Accordingly, the request for STA IS HEREBY GRANTED. Station KKSN may operate with
parameters at variance and reduced power not to exceed 1.65 kilowatts daytime and 2.15
kilowatts nighttime. It will be necessary to further reduce power or cease operation if complaints
of interference are received. Entercom must notif' the Commission when licensed operation is
restored.2 Entercom must use whatever means are necessary to protect workers and the public
from exposure to radio frequency radiation in excess of the Commission's exposure guidelines.
See 47 CFR 1.1310.
This authority expires on August 3, 2012.
STA Advisory: Section 309(f) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, authorizes the
Commission to grant STA in cases of "extraordinary circumstances requiring temporary
authorizations in the public interest and when delay in the institution of the temporary operations
'KKSN is licensed for operation on 910 kHz with 3.3 kilowatts daytime and 4.3 kilowatts nighttime, employing
different directional antenna patterns daytime and nighttime (DA-2-U).
2See47 CFR § 73.45(c), 73.51, 73.61(b).

would seriously prejudice the public interest." However, Section 309(f) is not a means by which
a licensee/permittee may circumvent established processing procedures which require the filing
of an application, nor is it a means by which a broadcaster may enhance his facility or make
operation more convenient for the broadcaster. Stations operating with less than licensed
facilities under temporary authorities can be viewed as receiving the benefit of a larger protection
area than that in which they are currently providing service.
Accordingly, Special Temporary Authorities by nature are to be temporary and are not intended
for extended use. Licensees of stations operating under temporary authorities are reminded that
timely restoration of permanent facilities is the responsibility of the licensee and should be
undertaken expeditiously. Any request for extension of special temporary authorities carries an
increased burden with each subsequent request.
Therefore, requests for extension of STA will be granted only where the licensee can show that
one or more of the following criteria have been met:
• Restoration of licensed facilities is complete and testing is underway;
• Substantial progress has been made during the most recent STA period toward
restoration of licensed operation; or
• No progress has been made during the most recent STA period for reasons clearly
beyond the licensee's control, and the licensee has taken all possible steps to
expeditiously resolve the problem.

Sincerely,

Charles N. Miller, Engineer
Audio Division
Media Bureau
cc: Entercom Portland License, LLC

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