Attachment STA Extension Letter

This document pretains to SES-STA-20150604-00321 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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Jon Vince jvince@armstrongteasdale.com Attn: Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary June 4, 2015 Federal Communications Commission International Bureau 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 _____ Re: Special Temporary Authority – Extension Request – Earth Station Call Sign E000329 Dear Ms. Dortch: As a result of iHeartMedia, Inc.’s (“IHM”) recent application to modify its FCC Radio Station Authorization for Earth Station Call Sign E000329, dated March 11, 2015, publicly noticed on April 29, 2015, and pending FCC final action as of May 29, 2015 (see SES-MOD-20150311-00140), iHeartMedia, Inc., pursuant to Section 25.120 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §25.120, hereby requests an extension of its current Special Temporary Authorization (see SES-STA-20150318-00169) to continue operation of its Ku-band antennas that are licensed under Call Sign E000329 from its headquarter network operations center in San Antonio, Texas, pending Commission action on the application for modification of E000329, for a period of 60 days starting on April 1, 2015. In light of its decision to downsize its operations in Englewood, CO, IHM plans to transition its operations facilities down to San Antonio, Texas, pending Commission action. On March 11, 2015, IHM submitted an online application to modify its Earth Station Call Sign E000329 (see SES-MOD-20150311-00140), which has been accepted for filing by the FCC as of April 29, 2015. IHM’s application for Modification of License involves requests for the termination/deletion of several inactive Site IDs, the authorization to add an antenna, the legal name change of the Licensee, the renaming of one Site ID and Antenna Facility, the designation of new remote control points at already- licensed Site IDs, the migration of several Site IDs to License #E050143 (also licensed to IHM), relocation of Site IDs to reflect address changes to the anchor location from which those antennas are deployed and a change to select emission designators. The immediate concern of the instant STA request is the relocation of select antenna facilities and the addition of a 4.5m Suman antenna at Site ID CCITSMN2_4100. Specifically, IHM requests special temporary authority to operate the 4.5m Suman antenna (Antenna ID IHMITSM45100 in SES-MOD- 20150311-00140) so as to provide service continuity to its radio station disaster recovery VSAT network,

Jon Vince June 4, 2015 Page 2 which provides for continued operations of their AM and FM radio stations when terrestrial connectivity fails during a disaster, or otherwise, and supports continuous operation of many primary and participating EAS stations. IHM maintains a primary station location for a number of temporary transportable antennas that are deployed for occasional use purposes (these are NOT fixed stations). IHM would like to relocate the base location for two Site IDs (though, all antenna-specific information shall remain the same): SITE ID, OLD Address NEW Address & Latitude & Elevation NAD Antenna ID Phone Number Longitude (Meters) 7042 S. Revere Parkway 2625 S. Memorial Suite 450, (1.2M. Drive TT1_2020, 15 Units) Tulsa, Tulsa, OK NA NA NA TT12020 Centennial, 74129 Arapahoe, CO 918-664-4581 80112 7042 S. Revere Parkway 20880 Stone Oak Suite 450, (1.8M. Parkway TT1_8050, 12 Units) San Antonio, NA NA NA TT18050 Centennial, Bexar, TX 78258 Arapahoe, CO 210-822-2828 80112 Grant of the instant STA request will serve the public interest by allowing iHeartMedia’s currently existing telecommunications services (including services that support emergency alert notifications and distribution of news and other programming to thousands of radio stations nationwide) to continue to operate with uninterrupted service. iHeartMedia, Inc. seeks STA pending Commission action in order to authorize IHM to continue to provide service continuity to its customers, and the public, that rely on its Ku-band facilities. The E000329 earth station facilities are used as part of the IHM network of satellite facilities that distributes programming to more than two thousand radio stations around the country. The network programming includes weather reports and news regarding significant local, regional and national developments. In addition, the E000329 facilities support a disaster recovery VSAT network that enables continuous operations of radio stations where terrestrial connectivity has been interrupted by local, regional, or national emergencies or disasters. Grant of the requested authority will not adversely affect any other party. iHeartMedia, Inc. will continue to comply with the terms of its current E000329 license, which did not require coordination with other authorized users. ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

Jon Vince June 4, 2015 Page 3 For the foregoing reasons, iHeartMedia, Inc. respectfully requests an extension of its current special temporary authorization, pending Commission action on the application for modification of its E000329 call sign. Sincerely, Jon Vince Armstrong Teasdale LLP 6400 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 1820 Denver, CO, 80111 P: 303-575-4002 E: jvince@armstrongteasdale.com JV ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP


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