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

ENGINEER: Joseph Szczesny
TELEPHONE: (202) 418-2700
FACSIMILE: (202) 418-1410
E-MAIL: Joseph.Szczesny©fcc.gov

March 9, 2018
John C. Preiss, President
Fatima Family Apostolate International, Inc.
Post Office Box 269
Hanceville, AL 35077
Re:

Fatima Family Apostolate International, Inc.
(FFAI)
WQHC (AM), Hanceville, AL
Facility Identification Number: 57437
Special Temporary Authority (STA)
BESTA- 2018021 6AAP

Dear Mr. Preiss:
This is in reference to the request filed on February 16, 2018. FFAI requests a further
extension of the STA granted on November 9, 2009, to continue operating with a temporary ND
antenna pending the filing of the required FCC Form 302 application to cover BP201508 11AAA (due to loss of the licensed site in 2008)) In support of the request, we note that
the application has not yet been filed, and the construction permit expires on October 28, 2018.
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.
Accordingly, the request for extension of STA IS HEREBY GRANTED, and FFAI may
1 WQHC is licensed for ND operation on 1170 kHz with 0.85 kW day and 0.5 kW critical hours, and the construction
permit BP-20 15081 1AAA authorizes a 1 kW daytime-only ND antenna system at a new site.

	

continue to operate with the following facilities:
Geographic coordinates
Frequency
Hours of operation
Operating power
Antenna type

34° 03' 26" N, 86° 46' 33" W (NAD 1927)
1170 KHz
Daytime
0.010 kW
vertical whip

FFAI 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.
This authority expires on September 9, 2018.
Sincerely,

(J9eph Szczesi3çEngineer
Audio Division
Media Bureau
cc: Dennis J. Kelly, Esq. (via e-mail only)

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