FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20554

AUG 0 7 2013

Ii, reply refer to:

1800B3-VM

Ms. Georgia Edmiston
Southeast Alabama Broadcasters, LLC
152 Shore Line Drive
Mary Esther, FL 32569-1391
In re: WLDA(FM), Fort Rucker, AL
Facility ID No. 63945
Silent since June 11, 2013
Request for Special Temporary
Authority to Remain Silent
Dear Ms. Edmiston:
This letter concerns the request you filed on June 14, 2013, on behalf of Southeast Alabama
Broadcasters, LLC ("SAB"), for Special Temporary Authority to permit FM Radio Station WLDA to
remain silent.
SAB's request states that Station WLDA(FM) went silent on June 11, 2013, for financial reasons.
The request includes the appropriate certification regarding Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of
1988.1
SAB's request is granted. Accordingly, Special Temporary Authority is granted to permit Station
WLDA(FM) to remain silent not to exceed 180 days from the date of this letter. Not%vithstanding the
grant of this Special Temporary Authority, the broadcast license for Station WLDA(FM) will
automatically expire as a matter of law if broadcast operations do not commence by 12:01 a.m.,
June 12,2014.2 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).
Sincerely,

Lisa Scanlan
Assistant Chief, Audio Division
Media Bureau

1111 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.WilIiarnsFCC.gov.