FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20554
lit reply refer to: 1800B3-DW

Matthew McCormick, Esq.
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C.
1300 North 17th Street, 11th Floor
Arlington, VA 22209-380 1

JUL 102019

In re:

WJZI(AM), Decatur, IN
Facility ID No. 71465
Silent since November 3, 2018
Request for Extension of Special Temporary
Authority to Remain Silent

Dear Mr. McCormick:
This letter concerns the request you filed on June 17, 2019, on behalf of Lewis Broadcasting,
LLC (LB), for extension of Special Temporary Authority (STA) to permit AM Radio Station WJZI to
remain silent.
Commission records reflect that LB stated that Station WJZI(AM) went silent on November 3,
2018, pending the proposed modification of its facility. The previous STA was granted on December 17,
2018, and expired on June 15, 2019. LB requests extension of its STA because its modificaiton remains
pending. The request includes the appropriate certification regarding Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug
Abuse Act of 1988.
LB’s request is granted. Accordingly, Special Temporary Authority is granted to permit Station
WJZI(AM) to remain silent until November 3, 2019. Notwithstanding the grant of this Special
Temporary Authority, the broadcast license for Station WJZI(AM) will automatically expire as a
matter of law if broadcast operations do not resume by 12:01 a.m., November 4, 2019.’
LB is required to notify the Commission when broadcast operations resume. If LB 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. 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,

L-- 5 &/ (44—a
Lisa Scanlan
Deputy Chief, Audio Division
Media Bureau
‘See 47 U.S.C. § 3 12(g).
2

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).