FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
445 TWELFTH STREET SW
WASHINGTON DC 20554
ENGINEER: Joseph Szczesny
TELEPHONE: (202) 418-2700
FACSIMILE: (202) 418-1410
E-MAIL: Joseph.Szczesny@fcc.gov

MEDIA BUREAU
AUDIO DIVISION
APPLICATION STATUS: (202) 418-2730
HOME PAGE: www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/

February 15, 2019
Donna L. Hefner, Secretary
Alpha Media Licensee LLC
1211 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 750
Portland, OR 97204
Re:

Alpha Media Licensee LLC (AML)
WMBD(AM), Peoria, IL
Facility Identification Number: 42119
Special Temporary Authority (STA)
BESTA- 20190128AAG

Dear Ms. Hefner:
This is in reference to the request filed on January 28, 2019. AML requests an extension
of the STA granted on July 25, 2018, to continue ND operations with reduced power due to
lightning damage.1 In support of the request, AML states that although most repairs have been
completed, additional time is needed to complete some remaining repairs before resuming
licensed operations.
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 the STA IS HEREBY GRANTED, and AML
may continue to operate ND daytime with a maximum of 3.8 kW, and nighttime with a
maximum of 1.25 kW (or with DA parameters at variance and reduced power to stay within
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WMBD(AM) is licensed for DA operation on 1470 kHz with 5 kW day and night, using different patterns.

licensed monitor point values). AML must reduce power or cease operations if complaints of
interference are received, and use whatever means are necessary to protect workers and the
public from exposure to radio frequency radiation in excess of the Commissions exposure
guidelines. See 47 CFR § 1.1310. AML must submit an e-mail to my attention to certify the
date the station resumed licensed operations per BZ-20130729ASV with negligible changes (to
ensure an FCC Form 302 application filing is not required to update any operating parameters).
This authority expires on August 14, 2019.
Sincerely,

Szczesny, Engineer
Media Bureau
cc: Gregory L. Masters, Esq. (via email only)

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