FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20554

FEB 162018

In reply refer to: 1800B3-DW

Mr. Lee Reynolds
Reynolds Technical Associates
P.O. Box 383174
Birmingham, AL 35238

In re:

WZGX(AM), Bessemer, AL
Facility ID No. 4926
Silent since January 18, 2018
Request for Special Temporary
Authority to Remain Silent

Dear Mr. Reynolds:
This letter concerns the request you filed on January 26, 2018, on behalf of Red Mountain
Ventures, LLC (RMV), for Special Temporary Authority (STA) to permit AM Radio Station WZGX to
remain silent.

RMV' s request states that Station WZGX(AM) went silent on January 18, 2018, for technical
reasons. The request includes the appropriate certification regarding Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug
Abuse Act of 1988.1
RMV's request is granted. Accordingly, Special Temporary Authority is granted to permit
Station WZGX(AM) 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
WZGX(AM) will automatically expire as a matter of law if broadcast operations do not resume by
12:01 a.m., January 19, 2019.2
RMV is required to notif' the Commission when broadcast operations resume. If RMV 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,

/ 1'Lisa Scanlan
Deputy 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.Williams@FCC.gov .

"See 47 C.F.R. § 17.6 and 73.1740(a)(4).