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Golden West Media
c/o Joyce Gardner
4068 Buckwoods Road
Woodlawn, VA 24381
Re:

NEW-LP, Galax, VA
Facility ID No. 196365
Golden West Media
File No. BNPL-20 13111 4AOB

Dear Applicant:
The staff has under consideration the above-captioned application for a new low power FM (LPFM) station.
According to the Commission's rules, an applicant for an LPFM station is generally prohibited from the crossownership of an LPFM station with any other media interest (e.g., any full power AM or FM radio station, or
full or low power television station).' This restriction applies to each party to the application (e.g., member of
the board of directors) as well as to the applicant itself. Any LPFM applicant, or party to the application, that
does hold an attributable interest in another media interest must divest the interest.2 Divestiture is not required if
the LPFM applicant is an accredited college or university that can cettif' that the existing media interest is a
broadcast radio station that is not student run and the LPFM station will be managed and operated by students of
the accredited educational institution.3
In the application, the applicant acknowledges its interest in W274AZ. Applicant has not stated its intent to
divest W274AZ4 and the applicant is not an accredited educational institution. Consequently, it cannot have
ownership interests in both the Proposed LPFM station and W274AZ. Grant of the Form 318 application would
violate the Commission's rules,5 thus, the application IS HEREBY DISMISSED. This action is taken pursuant
to 47 C.F.R. § 0.283, 73.801, 73 .3518, and 73.3566(a).
-ThEly,

ames D. Bradshaw
Deputy Chief
Audio Division
Media Bureau

47 C.F.R. § 73.860 (the rule permits a party to have an attributable interest in one LPFM station and up to two translators (under certain
conditions) and permits a Tribal Applicant or a party with an attributable interest in a Tribal Applicant to have an attributable interest in
up to two LPFM and up to four translator stations). See also, Instructions for FCC Form 318, Section II, Question 5.
2

See Instructions for FCC Form 318, Section II, Question 5. Any commitment to divest such an interest must be submitted in the
application prior to the close of the filing window for such application. Id.
47 C.F.R. §73.860(d).
See Instructions for FCC Form 318, Section II, Question 5.
See 47 C.F.R. §73.860.