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

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FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY
FILE NO.

BSTA - 20060721ACY
Section I - General Information
1. Legal Name of the Applicant
THE ALLEN BROADCASTING CORP.
Mailing Address
1188 BISHOP STREET
SUITE PH. 1

City
HONOLULU
State or Country (if foreign address)
HI
Zip Code
96813 -
Telephone Number (include area code)
8085218066
E-Mail Address (if available)
FCC Registration No
0003745536
Call Sign
KBFD
Facility ID Number
65395
2. Contact Representative (if other than licensee/permittee)
KENNETH E. SATTEN
Firm or Company Name
WILKINSON BARKER KNAUER, LLP
Mailing Address
2300 N STREET, NW
SUITE 700

City
WASHINGTON
State or Country (if foreign address)
DC
ZIP Code
20037 - 1128
Telephone Number (include area code)
2027834141

E-Mail Address (if available)

3. Purpose:
Engineering STA
Extension of Existing Engineering STA
Legal STA
Extension of Existing Legal STA         
4. Service: TV 
5. Community of License:
City: HONOLULU     State: HI
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)
7.
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.
[Exhibit 38]
8.
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 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
JUNE HO (AKA JEFF) CHUNG
Typed or Printed Title of Person Signing
SECRETARY
Signature
Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
07/21/2006

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 38
Description:
REQUEST FOR STA

THE ALLEN BROADCASTING CORP. (ALLEN), THE LICENSEE OF KBFD(TV), HONOLULU, HAWAII (FIN 65395), HEREBY REQUESTS SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR KBFD(TV) TO OPERATE ITS ANALOG FACILITIES WITH REDUCED POWER FOR A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS WHILE IT REPLACES CERTAIN TRANSMITTER PARTS.

AS ALLEN ADVISED THE COMMISSION IN ITS REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF THE SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR KBFD(TV) (FCC FILE NO. BSTA-20050927AMW), WHICH WAS FILED WITH THE COMMISSION ON MAY 3, 2006 SEEKING AUTHORITY FOR KBFD(TV) TO REMAIN SILENT (TO DATE, NO CDBS FILE NUMBER HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THIS EXTENSION REQUEST) (STA EXTENSION REQUEST), KBFD(TV) INITIALLY WENT OFF-AIR ON AUGUST 27, 2005 DUE TO A FAULTY UPCONVERTER MODULE AND DRIVER TUBE. SEE ATTACHED STA EXTENSION REQUEST. ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2005, THE UPCONVERTER MODULE WAS REPLACED AND KBFD(TV) RESUMED ANALOG OPERATION WITH REDUCED POWER OF 50 WATTS EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER (ERP). ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2005, ALLEN FILED A REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO OPERATE KBFD(TV) WITH REDUCED POWER (FCC FILE NO. BSTA-20050927AMW), WHICH THE COMMISSION GRANTED ON NOVEMBER 17, 2005 FOR A PERIOD EXPIRING ON MAY 4, 2006. ALTHOUGH ALLEN WAS ABLE TO RESUME FULL POWER ANALOG OPERATION ON APRIL 18, 2006, THE TRANSMITTER FUSE FAILED ON APRIL 25, 2006 CAUSING KBFD(TV) TO GO OFF-AIR. AS SUCH, ALLEN FILED THE STA EXTENSION REQUEST TO REMAIN SILENT UNTIL THE NECESSARY REPAIRS COULD BE MADE TO THE TRANSMITTER.

SINCE FILING THE STA EXTENSION REQUEST, ALLEN HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO LOCATE AND INSTALL REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE KBFD(TV) TRANSMITTER. ON MAY 8, 2006, ALLEN WAS SUCCESSFUL IN RESTORING ANALOG OPERATION OF KBFD(TV) WITH REDUCED POWER. ALLEN WAS ALSO ABLE TO LOCATE AND ENGAGE A QUALIFIED CONSULTING ENGINEER WITH SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE WITH KBFD(TV)S BOGNER TRANSMITTER, WHO IS SCHEDULED TO FLY INTO HONOLULU FROM MAINLAND (U.S.) IN LATE JULY, 2006 IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE NECESSARY REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR KBFD(TV)S TRANSMITTER. ONCE THESE REPAIRS ARE MADE, ALLEN EXPECTS TO BE ABLE TO RESTORE FULL LICENSED ANALOG OPERATION OF KBFD(TV). IN THE MEANTIME, ALLEN REQUIRES SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO OPERATE KBFD(TV)S ANALOG FACILITIES WITH REDUCED POWER. THE COMMISSIONS GRANT OF THE REQUESTED SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY WILL SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST BECAUSE IT WILL PERMIT ALLEN TO CONTINUE OPERATING KBFD(TV)S ANALOG FACILITIES AND THEREBY CONTINUE SERVING THE HONOLULU COMMUNITY.

ACCORDINGLY, ALLEN HEREBY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT THE COMMISSION GRANT SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR KBFD(TV) TO OPERATE ITS ANALOG FACILITIES WITH REDUCED POWER FOR A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS.

Attachment 38