FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20554
Anne Goodwin Crump, Esq.
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C.
1300 N. 17th Street, 1 1th Floor
Arlington, VA 22209

APR

32018

In Reply Refer To: 1800B3-MAT

In re: KETE(FM), Sulphur Bluff, TX
Facility ID No. 166035
Silent since March 21, 2018
Request for Special Temporary
Authority to Remain Silent
Dear Ms. Grump:
This letter concerns the request you filed on March 21, 2018, on behalf of North Texas Radio
Group, L.P. (NTRG), for Special Temporary Authority (STA) to permit FM Radio Station KETE to
remain silent.
NTRG' s request states that Station KETE(FM) went silent on March 21, 2018, for technical
reasons. The request includes the appropriate certification regarding Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug
Abuse Act of 1988.
NTRG's request is granted. Accordingly, Special Temporary Authority is granted to permit
Station KETE(FM) 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 KETE(FM) will
automatically expire as a matter of law if broadcast operations do not commence by 12:01 a.m.,
March 22, 2019.'
NTRG is required to notify the Commission when broadcast operations resume. If NTRG 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 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. 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.3
Sincerely
A'IV /ø*-i
4i(Lisa Scanlan
Deputy Chief, Audio Division
Media Bureau
'See 47 U.S.C. § 312(g).
2Id. 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.Wi11iamsFCC.gov .
See 47 CFR § 17.6 and 73.1740(a)(4).