KTNC-TV CONTINUES TO OPERATE AT 30 PERCENT OF ITS APPROVED OPERATING POWER (12 KW ERP) WHILE IT INVESTIGATES THE CAUSE AND POSSIBLE REMEDIATION MEASURES FOR THE INTERFERNECE THAT OPERATIONS AT ITS FULL LICENSED POWER HAVE CAUSED TO LAND MOBILE RECEIVERS LOCATED ON THE SAME TOWER. CONCURRENT WITH THIS APPLICATION, THE LICENSEE IS PROVIDING A FURTHER STATUS REPORT REGARDING THESE EFFORTS AS AN AMENDMENT TO FORM 302-DTV (FILE NO. BLCDT-20091210ABC). AS DETAILED IN THAT REPORT, A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT BY THE LICENSEE'S ENGINEERING CONSULTANT HAS REVEALED THAT THE LAND MOBILE INTERFERENCE PROBLEM IS CONSIDERABLY MORE COMPLEX THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. ACCORDINGLY, TTBG/KTNC LICENSE SUB, LLC HEREBY REQUESTS AN EXTENSION OF THE REDUCED-POWER STA FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS WHILE IT CONTINUES TO EVALUATE ITS OPTIONS AND WORK TOWARD A RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. THE RULE WITH RESPECT TO WHICH KTNC-TV SEEKS TO OPERATE AT VARIANCE IS 73.1560, WHICH, ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT DIRECTLY SPECIFY A POWER TOLERANCE FOR DTV STATIONS, DOES REQUIRE IN PARAGRAPH (D) THAT AN STA BE SOUGHT WHEN REDUCED POWER OPERATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR A PERIOD GREATER THAN 10 DAYS. THE REQUESTED STA WILL SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY ENABLING KTNC-TV TO CONTINUE DELIVERING ITS PROGRAM SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING PROTECTION TO ADJACENT LAND MOBILE OPERATIONS ON AN INTERIM BASIS.