STA FOR CHANNEL K53CQ-D INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN KOOCHICHING COUNTY CHANNEL 53 APPLIED TO MOVE TO CORE CHANNEL 47 ON 9/1/11. THE APPLICATION WAS ACCEPTED BY THE FCC FOR FILING AND WE ARE WAITING FOR A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT, PROBABLY BEING DELAYED BY CANADIAN CONCURRENCE. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE AND WITH THE HELP OF CONSULTANTS AND VIEWING CURRENT CANADIAN TV DATABASES, OUR APPLICATION SHOULD ALLOW FOR A SUCCESSFUL DISPLACEMENT ALLOCATION. WE ASSUME THE FCC IS AGAIN WAITING ON INDUSTRY CANADA. WE ARE HEREBY REQUESTING AN STA TO REMAIN ON THE AIR ON CHANNEL 53 WITH A 6-MONTH WINDOW TO COMPLETE OUR MOVE TO CORE. THE 6-MONTH WINDOW WILL ALLOW US NECESSARY TIME TO MAKE THE SERIOUS EXPENDITURE OF COMBINERS, FILTERS, CIRCULATORS, ETC., AND CONSTRUCT AS NECESSARY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IF SOMEONE ELSE PURCHASES THE SPECTRUM WE ARE USING DURING THE STA PERIOD, WE WILL SURRENDER THE SPECTRUM TO THEM. LEROY HERVEY OPERATING ENGINEER