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

ENGINEER: Dale Bicket
TELEPHONE: (202) 418-2706
FACSIMILE: (202) 418-1410
E-MAIL: dale.bickel@fcc.gov

May 23, 2013
Mr. Paul Regier
2906 E. Randolph
Enid, OK 73701
Re:

K253BC (FX), Enid, OK
Paul W. and Patsy Regier
Facility Identification Number: 51936
Special Temporary Authority
BSTA-20 1305 2OAAI

Dear Counsel:
This is in reference to the request filed May 20, 2013, on behalf of Paul W. and Patsy Regier
("Regier"). Regier requests special temporary authority ("STA") to operate FM translator
K253BC with temporary facilities.' In support of the request, Regier states that is has lost its
licensed site and must relocate before May 31, 2013. SCB requests STA for operation from an
existing tower and states that an application for permanent relocation of the station will be filed
shortly.
STA requests which involve a change in transmitter site must include four critical elements: (1)
Loss of the licensed site must be beyond the licensee's control; (2) STA facilities must continue
to provide service2 to the licensed community; (3) STA facilities must maintain, as closely as
practicable, the licensed service area3 without extending it; (4) STA facilities cannot involve the
Construction of towers intended for permanent use by the station requesting the STA. Our review
indicates that the proposed STA operation complies with the foregoing criteria.
Accordingly, the request for STA IS HEREBY GRANTED. Station K253BC may operate with
the following facilities:
Geographic coordinates
Channel
Effective radiated power:
Antenna height:
above average terrain:
above mean sea level:
above ground:

36° 23' 53.TN, 97° 50' 18.5'W (NAD 1927)
2906 E. Randolph, Enid, Oklahoma
253 (98.5 MHz)
0.250 kilowatts (H&V)
28 meters
396 meters
24 meters

'K263BC is licensed for operation on Channel 253A (98.5 MHz) with effective radiated power of 0.25 kilowatts
(H&V) and an antenna height above average terrain of 78.5 meters.
2 For AM-S mV/rn; for commercial FM - 3.16 mV/rn; for noncommercial educational FM - 1.0 mV/m.
For AM - 0.5 mV/rn contour; for FM - 1.0 mV/rn Contour.

It is anticipated that an application for construction permit to relocate the station to a permanent
site will be filed prior to the expiration date below. Regier must use whatever means are
necessary to protect workers and the public from radiofrequency exposure in excess of the
Commissions exposure guidelines. See 47 CFR § 1.13 10.
This authority expires on November 19, 2013.

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
would seriously prejudice the public interesL" 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,

Dale Bickel
Senior Engineer
Audio Division
Media Bureau

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