FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20554
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Susan A. Marshall, Esq.
Fletcher Heald & Hildreth P.L.C.
1300 North 17th Street, 11th Floor
Arlington, Virginia 22209-380 1
In re: KDNM(FM), Reserve, NM
Facility ID No. 175526
Silent since December 7, 2012
Request for Special Temporary
Authority to Remain Silent
Dear Ms. Marshall:
This letter concerns the request you filed on December 10, 2012, on behalf of Cochise
Community Radio Corporation ("CCR"), for Special Temporary Authority to permit FM Radio Station
KDNM to remain silent.
CCR's request states that Station KDNM(FM) went silent on December 7, 2012, for technical
reasons. The request includes the appropriate certification regarding Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug
Abuse Act of 1988.1
CCR's request is granted. Accordingly, Special Temporary Authority is granted to permit Station
KDNM(FM) to remain silent not to exceed 180 days from the date of this letter. Notwithstanding the
grant of this Special Temporary Authority, the broadcast license for Station KDNM(FM) will
automatically expire as a matter of law if broadcast operations do not commence by 12:01 a.m.,
December 8,2013.2 See Section 3 12(g) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 3 12(g).
The station's silent status does not suspend the licensee's obligation to comply with all other
relevant Commission rules, including the filing, when appropriate, of applications for renewal of
broadcast license. It is imperative to the safety of air navigation that any prescribed painting and
illumination of the station's tower shall be maintained until removed. See 47 C.F.R. § 17.6 and
73.1 740(a)(4).
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Lisa Scanlan
Assistant Chief, Audio Division
Media Bureau

'In the event extension of special temporary authority is sought, please renew the certification in this matter.
2 In addition to filing electronically with the Commission on the date operations resume, notification of resumption
of broadcast operations must be emailed to Denise. Will iamsFCC.gov.