Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Approved by OMB
3060-0386 (July 2002)
FOR FCC USE ONLY
 
Engineering STA

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FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY
FILE NO.

BSTA - 20210825AAJ
Section I - General Information
1. Legal Name of the Applicant
RELEVANT RADIO, INC.
Mailing Address
680 BARCLAY BOULEVARD

City
LINCOLNSHIRE
State or Country (if foreign address)
IL
Zip Code
60069 -
Telephone Number (include area code)
8772910123
E-Mail Address (if available)
AVANDEN@RELEVANTRADIO.COM
FCC Registration No
0005032248
Call Sign
WQOS
Facility ID Number
74165
2. Contact Representative (if other than licensee/permittee)
MARK B. DENBO
Firm or Company Name
SMITHWICK & BELENDIUK, P.C.
Mailing Address
5028 WISCONSIN AVE., N.W.
SUITE 301

City
WASHINGTON
State or Country (if foreign address)
DC
ZIP Code
20016 -
Telephone Number (include area code)
2023509656

E-Mail Address (if available)
MDENBO@FCCWORLD.COM
3. Purpose:
Engineering STA
Extension of Existing Engineering STA
Legal STA
Extension of Existing Legal STA         
4. Service: AM 
5. Community of License:
City: CORAL GABLES     State: FL
6. If this application has been submitted without a fee, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R. Section 1.1114):
Governmental Entity Noncommercial Educational Licensee/Permittee Other
N/A (Fee Required)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Ensure that the specifications below are accurate. Contradicting data found elsewhere in this application will be disregarded. All items must be completed. The response "on file" is not acceptable.
TECH BOX
7.0. STA is requested for use of
Licensed Antenna system with:
       Reduced power
       Reduced hours of operation
       Required equipment out of service
       Other variance             [Exhibit 13]

Antenna system authorized by Construction Permit:               - 
      Describe requested modes of operation              [Exhibit 14]

Emergency wire antenna. Provide a full description in the Exhibit to Question 8. Do not complete the directional or nondirectional tower subforms.

Other antenna system: (Complete Items 7.1 - 7.7)
7.1. Frequency: 1080  kHz
7.2. Class (select one):
A B C D
7.3. Hours of Operation:
Unlimited Limited Daytime Share Time Specified Hours:
7.4. Daytime: Yes No
[Daytime Operation]

7.4. Daytime Operation

a. Power: 5 kW

b. Antenna Location Coordinates: (NAD 27)

Latitude:
Degrees 25 Minutes 44 Seconds 53 North South

Longitude:
Degrees 80 Minutes 32 Seconds 47 West East

c. and d.

Complete the appropriate following items. If additional space is needed, please provide the information requested below in an Exhibit.

[Exhibit 17]

Nondirectional Directional

Theoretical RMS: 305.8  mV/m per kW at 1 km (Nondirectional)
 mV/m at 1 km (Directional)
   

Standard RMS:     

 mV/m at 1 km (Directional Only)


[Nondirectional Tower Subform]

7c. Nondirectional Tower:

Tower Number
Overall height above ground
(include obstruction lighting)
(meters)
72.2  
Antenna structure registration Number: 1027454
Notification filed with FAA
Not Applicable
Is this tower: (a) Top-loaded
(b) Sectionalized
(c) Neither

Height of radiator above
base insulator, or above base,
if grounded (meters)

69.4  

Electrical height of radiator (degrees)

90  

Top-Loaded/Sectionalized
apparent height (degrees)

 

A

 

B

 

C

 

D

 

         or

[Directional Towers Subform]





7.5. Nighttime: Yes No
[Nighttime Operation]

7.5. Nighttime Operation

a. Power: 5  kW

b. Antenna Location Coordinates: (NAD 27)

Latitude:
Degrees 25 Minutes 44 Seconds 53     North South

Longitude:
Degrees 80 Minutes 32 Seconds 47     West East

c. and d.

Complete the appropriate following items. If additional space is needed, please provide the information requested below in an Exhibit.

[Exhibit 18]

Nondirectional Directional

Theoretical RMS: 305.8  mV/m per kW at 1 km (Nondirectional)
 mV/m at 1 km (Directional)
   

Standard RMS:     

 mV/m at 1 km (Directional Only)


[Nondirectional Tower Subform]

7c. Nondirectional Tower:

Tower Number
Overall height above ground
(include obstruction lighting)
(meters)
72.2  
Antenna structure registration Number: 1027454
Notification filed with FAA
Not Applicable
Is this tower: (a) Top-loaded
(b) Sectionalized
(c) Neither

Height of radiator above
base insulator, or above base,
if grounded (meters)

69.4  

Electrical height of radiator (degrees)

90  

Top-Loaded/Sectionalized
apparent height (degrees)

 

A

 

B

 

C

 

D

 

         or

[Directional Towers Subform]





7.6. Critical Hours Operation: Yes No
[Critical Hours Operation]


7.7. Environmental Protection Act.     The proposed facility is excluded from environmental processing under 47. C.F.R. Section 1.1306 (i.e., The facility will not have a significant environmental impact and complies with the maximum permissible radiofrequency electromagnetic exposure limits for controlled and uncontrolled environments). Unless the applicant can determine compliance through the use of the RF worksheets in Appendix A, an Exhibit is required.

By checking "Yes" above, the applicant also certifies that it, in coordination with other users of the site, will reduce power or cease operation as necessary to protect persons having access to the site, tower or antenna from radiofrequency electromagnetic exposure in excess of FCC guidelines.
Yes No

See Explanation in
[Exhibit 15]
8. Please explain in detail the "extraordinary circumstances" which warrant temporary operations at variance from the Commission's Rules. In addition, please specify 1)the specific rules and/or policies from which the applicant seeks temporary relief; 2) how the public interest will be furthered by grant; and 3) the expected duration of the STA and the licensee's plan for restoration of licensed operation. If requesting variance with other than authorized technical facilities, please specify the exact facilities sought. [Exhibit 16]
9. Anti-Drug Abuse Act Certification. Applicant certifies that neither applicant nor any party to the application is subject to denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862. Yes No

I certify that I have prepared Engineering Data on behalf of the applicant, and that after such preparation, I have examined and found it to be accurate and true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Name
ANDREW DISTERHAFT
Relationship to Applicant (e.g., Consulting Engineer)
DIR STATION ENGINEERING
Signature
Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
08/25/2021
Mailing Address
1496 BELLEVUE ST
SUITE 202
City
GREEN BAY
State or Country (if foreign address)
WI
Zip Code
54311 -
Telephone Number (No dashes or parentheses, include area code)
9202799054
E-Mail Address (if available)
ADISTERHAFT@RELEVANTRADIO.COM

I hereby certify that the statements in this application are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith. I acknowledge that all certifications and attached Exhibits are considered material representations.

Typed or Printed Name of Person Signing
FR. FRANCIS HOFFMAN
Typed or Printed Title of Person Signing
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Signature
Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
08/25/2021

WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503).



Exhibits
Exhibit 16
Description:
EXHIBIT 16

STATION WQOS OPERATES PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF AN STA THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. PURSUANT TO THAT STA, WQOS IS PERMITTED TO OPERATE WITH ERP GREATER THAN THAT AUTHORIZED BY ITS LICENSE IN ORDER TO COMBAT INTERFERENCE THAT WQOS LISTENERS SUFFER, DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF STATION CMCH, CADENA HABANA, CUBA. CMCH IS LICENSED TO OPERATE WITH 500 WATTS, BUT IT ACTUALLY OPERATES WITH 5 KW, USING A NONDIRECTIONAL ANTENNA SYSTEM. SEE, E.G., BESTA-20210507AAC.

THIS STA REQUEST IS SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE STA REQUESTS REGARDING THE CUBAN STATION THAT THE COMMISSION HAS ROUTINELY GRANTED FOR MANY YEARS. BY THIS STA REQUEST, WQOS SEEKS COMMISSION CONSENT TO OPERATE PURSUANT TO THE PARAMETERS SET FORTH IN THIS REQUEST.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE LOCAL POWER COMPANY, WHICH UNDERTOOK WORK TO BORE NEW POWER LINES UNDERGROUND, IGNORED THE STATION'S INSTRUCTIONS ON WHERE TO UNDERTAKE THAT WORK. THE LOCAL POWER COMPANY SEVERELY DAMAGED THE STATION'S TRANSMISSION, SAMPLE AND CONTROL LINES WITH RESPECT TO FOUR OF THE STATION'S EIGHT TOWERS.

THE STATION WILL HAVE TO OPERATE AT REDUCED POWER, WITH PARAMETERS AT VARIANCE, UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. THE STATION WILL ADVISE THE COMMISSION AS TO WHEN NORMAL OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN RESTORED. IN THE MEANTIME, GRANT OF THIS STA REQUEST IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AS IT WILL ALLOW WQOS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING LISTENERS IN CORAL GABLES, FL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WITH THE EXCELLENT PROGRAMMING ON WHICH THOSE LISTENERS HAVE COME TO RELY.

Attachment 16