FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASIIINGTON, DC 20554
In reply refer to: 1800B3-KC

Davina Sashkin, Esq.
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC
1300 North 17th Street, 11th Floor
Arlington, VA 22209-3 801

JUN 1 4 2018

In re:

W245AZ, Leesburg, FL
Facility ID No. 142461
Silent since September 11, 2017
Request for Extension of Special Temporary
Authority to Remain Silent

Dear Ms. Sashkin:
This letter concerns the request you filed on May 29, 2018, on behalf of Central Florida
Educational Foundation, Inc. (CFEF), for extension of Special Temporary Authority (STA) to permit FM
Translator Station W245AZ to remain silent.
Commission records reflect that CFEF stated that Station W245AZ went silent on September 11,
2017, for technical reasons. The previous STA was granted on October 17, 2017, and expired on April
15, 2018.1 CFEF requests extension of its STA for continuing technical reasons. The request includes the
appropriate certification regarding Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.
CFEF's request is granted. Accordingly, Special Temporary Authority is granted to permit
Station W245AZ to remain silent until September 11, 2018. Notwithstanding the grant of this Special
Temporary Authority, the broadcast license for Station W245AZ will automatically expire as a
matter of law if broadcast operations do not resume by 12:01 a.m., September 12, 2018.2
CFEF is required to notifi the Cormnission when broadcast operations resume. If CFEF does not
file the notification of resumption of operations in a timely manner, the license maybe subject to
cancellation pursuant to Section 312(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
Deputy Chief, Audio Division
Media Bureau

'We note that CFEF failed to submit a timely request for an extension of STA to permit Station W245AZ to remain
silent beyond April 15, 2018. The action taken herein shall not be construed as authorizing the station to remain
silent between April 15, 2018, and May 29, 2018.
2See 47 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).