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

AUG O5 2015
Susan A. Marshall, Esq.
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth
1300 North 17th Street, 1 1th Floor
Arlington, VA 22209

In re: KZLM(FM), Lewistown, MT
Facility ID No. 171025
Silent since December 6, 2014
Request for Extension of Special Temporary
Authority to Remain Silent
Dear Ms. Marshall:
This letter concerns the request you filed on July 14, 2015, on behalf of Cochise Broadcasting,
LLC ("Cochise"), for extension of Special Temporary Authority to permit FM Radio Station KZLM to
remain silent.
Commission records reflect that Cochise stated that Station KZLM(FM) went silent on December
6, 2014, for financial reasons. The previous STA was granted on January 15, 2015, and expired on July
14, 2015. Cochise requests extension of its STA for financial reasons. The request includes the
appropriate certification regarding Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.
Cochise's request is granted. Accordingly, Special Temporary Authority is granted to permit
Station KZLM(FM) to remain silent until December 6, 2015. Notwithstanding the grant of this Special
Temporary Authority, the broadcast license for Station KZLM(FM) will automatically expire as a
matter of law if broadcast operations do not commence by 12:01 a.m., December 7, 2015.1
Cochise is required to notify the Commission when broadcast operations resume. If Cochise 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.2
The stationts silent status does not suspend the license&s obligation to comply with all other
relevant Commission rules, including the filing, when appropriate, of applications for renewal of
broadcast license. Finally, we note that it is imperative to the safety of air navigation that any prescribed
1 See 47 U.S.C. § 312(g).
2 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.

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