FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20554
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Harry F. Cole, Esq.
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC
1300 North 17th Street, 11th Floor
Arlington, VA 22209-3801

OCT 2 52019

In re:

WHYC(FM), Swan Quarter, NC
Facility ID No. 28177
Silent since September 8, 2019
Request for Special Temporary
Authority to Remain Silent

Dear Mr. Cole:
This letter concerns the request you filed on October 10, 2019, on behalf of Hyde Co. Board of
Education (HCBOE), for Special Temporary Authority (STA) to permit FM Radio Station WHYC to
remain silent.
HCBOE’s request states that Station WHYC(FM) went silent on September 8, 2019, for technical
reasons. The request includes the appropriate certification regarding Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug
Abuse Act of 1988)
HCBOE’s request is granted. Accordingly, Special Temporary Authority is granted to permit
Station WHYC(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
WHYC(FM) will automatically expire as a matter of law if broadcast operations do not resume by
12:01 a.m., September 9, 2020.2
HCBOE is required to notify the Commission when broadcast operations resume. If HCBOE
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.3
The stations 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,

Victoria McCauley
Attorney, Audio Division
Media Bureau
In the event extension of special temporary authority is sought, please renew the certification in this matter.
2

See 47 U.S.C. § 3 12(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.Williams@fCC.gov.
See 47 C.F.R. § 17.6 and 73.1740(a)(4).