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

ENGINEER: Jerome J. Manarchuck
TELEPHONE: (202) 418-7226
FACSIMILE: (202) 418-1410
E-MAIL: Jerome.Manarchuck@fcc.gov

June 30, 2015
EKO Media Group, Inc.
1076 S. Chapel St.
Newark, DE 19702
Re:

EKO Media Group, Inc.
WRJE(AM), Dover, DE
Facility Identification Number: 21632
Special Temporary Authority

Dear Applicant:
This is in reference to the request filed May 7, 2015, on behalf of EKO Media Group, Inc.
("EKO"). EKO requests special temporary authority ("STA") to operate station WRJE(AM) with the
same emergency antenna facilities that were granted pursuant to Section 73.1680, back on September
18, 1998.' In support of the request, EKO states that the station was forced to cease operations on
January 14, 2014, when the power company cut off the power at the site because the site owner had
not paid the power bill. In addition, EKO states that on January 13, 2015 the station resumed
operation with the same STA facilities that the station had been operating with for a number of years,
however the applicant mistakenly stated in its notification that the station had returned to the air with
licensed facilities.
Thus, EKO has filed this STA request to correct the record and to request STA to continue to operate
non-directionally from its licensed site with reduced power not to exceed 1.25 kilowatts daytime, and
0.25 kilowatt nighttime, while it continues to search for a site from which the station can operate at
full power on a permanent basis.
Accordingly, the request for STA IS HEREBY GRANTED. Station WRJE(AM) may operate nondirectionally from its licensed site with reduced power not to exceed 1.25 kilowatts daytime, and 0.25
kilowatt nighttime. It will be necessary to further reduce or cease operation if complaints of
interference are received. EKO 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. However, in light of the lapse of time between expiration of the
prior STA and the filing of the instant request; the authority granted will not cover the period between
expiration of the prior STA and the filing of the instant request.

'WRJE(AM) is licensed for operation on 1600 kHz with a daytime power of 5 kilowatts and a nighttime power of 1 kilowatt,
employing different directional aiitenna patterns (DA2-U).

Additionally, it is noted that over the past sixteen plus years the station has spent the majority of the
time operating with STA facilities or has gone silent. We understand that the applicant has not
owned the station for the past sixteen plus years, but rather acquired the station in March 2012.
However, we are also quite certain that the applicant knows the letter T in the acronym STA stands
for temporary, and therefore failure to file an FCC Form 301 application or show substantial progress
toward finding a new permanent site location will most likely lead to a denial of any further request
for extension.
This authority expires on December 27, 2015.
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 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,
Jome .Ji.Aanarchuck
i1io Iivsion
M1ia Beau

cc: David Tillotson (via email only)

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