TECHNICAL SUMMARY RURAL AREA FILING ELIGIBILITY APPLICATION FOR NEW DIGITAL LOW POWER STATION. THE PROPOSED SITE IS LOCATED MORE THAN 121 KM (75 MILES) FROM THE REFERENCE COORDINATES OF THE CITIES LISTED IN APPENDIX A OF THE FCC PUBLIC NOTICE RELEASED JUNE 29, 2009 (DA 09-1487) ENTITLED COMMENCEMENT OF RURAL, FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED DIGITAL LICENSING FOR LOW POWER TELEVISION AND TV TRANSLATORS BEGINNING AUGUST 25, 2009 AND COMMENCEMENT OF NATIONWIDE, FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED DIGITAL LICENSING FOR LOW POWER TELEVISION AND TV TRANSLATORS SERVICES BEGINNING JANUARY 25, 2010. RFR COMPLIANCE - THE PROPOSED FACILITIES WERE EVALUATED IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) ENERGY EXPOSURE AT GROUND LEVEL TO WORKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE RADIATION CENTER FOR THE PROPOSED DTV ANTENNA IS LOCATED 28 METERS ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE MAXIMUM DTV ERP IS 0.3 KW (HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION). A VERTICAL PLANE RELATIVE FIELD VALUE OF 0.33 FOR ANY ANGLE BELOW 20 DEGREES DOWNWARD) IS PRESUMED FOR THE ANTENNA'S DOWNWARD RADIATION (SEE ATTACHED VERTICAL PATTERN). THE CALCULATED POWER DENSITY AT A POINT 2 METERS ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS 1.61 UW/CM2. THIS IS 0.81% OF THE FCC'S RECOMMENDED LIMIT OF 200 UW/CM2 FOR CHANNEL 8 FOR AN UNCONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE, THE PROPOSAL WILL COMPLY WITH THE RF EMISSION RULES. ACCESS TO THE TRANSMITTING SITE WILL BE RESTRICTED AND APPROPRIATELY MARKED WITH RFR WARNING SIGNS. FURTHERMORE, A PROTOCOL WILL BE IN EFFECT IN THE EVENT THAT WORKERS OR OTHER AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ENTER THE RESTRICTED AREA OR CLIMB THE TOWER TO ENSURE THAT APPROPRIATE MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN TO ASSURE WORKER SAFETY WITH RESPECT TO RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION EXPOSURE. SUCH MEASURES INCLUDE REDUCING THE AVERAGE EXPOSURE BY SPREADING OUT THE WORK OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, WEARING ACCEPTED RFR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND/OR RFR EXPOSURE. FURTHERMORE, IT IS NOTED THAT THIS TECHNICAL EXHIBIT ONLY ADDRESSES THE POTENTIAL FOR RADIO FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE. THE PROPOSED OPERATION WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PROTECTION TO RADIO ASTRONOMY INSTALLATIONS AND FCC MONITORING STATIONS. A NOTIFICATION LETTER FOR THE PROPOSED FACILITY IS BEING SENT TO THE ARECIBO OBSERVATORY.