AN STA FOR WAVC TO OPERATE WITH REDUCED POWER OF 6 KW ERP IS REQUESTED IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE STATION TO REDUCE ITS POWER BILL SUBSTANTIALLY WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO ITS COMMUNITY OF LICENSE, MIO. ABSENT THE COST SAVINGS THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED BY REDUCING POWER, WAVC WOULD NEED TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS UNTIL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ACCORDINGLY, AS GRANT OF THIS STA REQUEST WILL SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST AS IT WILL ENABLE WAVC TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE LOCAL SERVICE TO MIO.