THERE ARE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES AND THERE IS GOOD CAUSE FOR THE FCC TO EXTEND THE STA FOR KESQ-DT TO OPERATE AT VARIANCE FROM ITS CP. 1. THE FCC HAS NOT YET APPROVED A DIGITAL CHANNEL FOR KESQ-DT. IN A LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 1, 2006, THE FCC'S VIDEO DIVISION NOTIFIED THE PERMITTEE OF KESQ-DT THAT ITS PROPOSED DIGITAL OPERATION ON ITS ELECTED CHANNEL WOULD RESULT IN IMPERMISSIBLE INTERFERENCE TO KJLA (TV) AND ORDERING THE LICENSEE TO FILE A SECOND ROUND CONFLICT DECISION FORM 385 BY APRIL 3, 2006. 2. ACCORDINGLY, THE PERMITTEE OF KESQ-DT IS INCAPABLE OF COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION OF THE FULL POWER DIGITAL STATION UNTIL THIS CONFLICT IS FINALLY RESOLVED, WHICH SHOULD OCCUR PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2006. A TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF STA THROUGH JUNE 30, 2006 IS WARRANTED. 3. THE PUBLIC INTEREST WOULD BE SERVED BY AN EXTENSION OF THE STA, INASMUCH AS IT WOULD ALLOW KESQ-DT'S CURRENT STA SERVICE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VIEWERS IN THE PALM SPRINGS DMA WITH THEIR ONLY ACCESS TO OVER-THE-AIR DIGITAL PROGRAMMING FROM THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK.