FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20554
IN REPLY REFER TO:
1800B3-MAT

AUG05 2015
Cary Tepper, Esq.
Tepper Law Firm, LLC
4900 Auburn Avenue, Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 208 14-2632

In re: K216FQ, Santa Maria, CA
Facility ID No. 71984
Silent since June 22, 2015
Request for Special Temporary
Authority to Remain Silent

Dear Mr. Tepper:
This letter concerns the request you filed on July 15, 2015, on behalf of Calvary Chapel of Twin
Falls, the. ("CCTF"), for Special Temporary Authority to permit FM Translator Radio Station K216FQ to
remain silent.
CCTF's request states that Station W25 7DF went silent on June 22, 2015, because the station's
tower site had been damaged due to a brush fire. The request includes the appropriate certification
regarding Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.1
CCTF's request is granted. Accordingly, Special Temporary Authority is granted to permit
Station K2 1 6FQ 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 K216FQ will
automatically expire as a matter of law if broadcast operations do not commence by 12:01 a.m.,
June 23, 2016.2
CCTF is required to notiQv the Commission when broadcast operations resume. If CCTF does
not file the notification of resumption of operations in a timely manner, the license may be subject to
cancellation pursuant to Section 312(g) of the Communications Act, as amended.3
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
1111 the event extension of special temporary authority is sought, please renew the certification in this matter.
2See47 U.S.C. § 312(g).

In addition to filing a notification of resumption of operations electronically on the date operations resume,
notification of resumption must also be emailed to Denise.Williams@FCC.gov.

broadcast license. Finally, we note that 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