FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20554
In reply reftr to: 1800B3-DW

JAN 182017
Mr. Paul E. Anderson
Idaho Wireless Corporation
P.O. Box 97
Pocatello, ID 83204-0097
In re:

K294BP, Idaho Falls, ID
Facility ID No. 150128

Silent since December 16, 2016
Request for Special Temporary
Authority to Remain Silent
Dear Mr. Anderson:
This letter concerns the request you filed on December 19, 2016, on behalf of Idaho Wireless
Corporation (IWC), for Special Temporary Authority (STA) to permit FM Translator Station K294BP to
remain silent.
IWC's request states that Station K294BP went silent on December 16, 2016, for technical
reasons. The request includes the appropriate certification regarding Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug
Abuse Act of 1988.'
IWC's request is granted. Accordingly, Special Temporary Authority is granted to permit Station
K294BP 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 K294BP will automatically
expire as a matter of law if broadcast operations do not resume by 12:01 a.m., December 17, 2017.2
IWC is required to notify the Commission when broadcast operations resume. If IWC does not
file the notification of resumption of operations in a timely manner, the license may be subject to
cancellation pursuant to Section 3 12(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
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.4
Sincerely,

Lisa Scanlan
Assistant Chief, Audio Division
Media Bureau

'In the event extension of special temporary authority is sought, please renew the certification in this matter.
2See47 U.S.C. § 312(g).
Id. 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.WilliamsFCC.gov .
' See 47 C.F.R. § 17.6 and 73.1740(a)(4).