SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ('SDBD') RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS A SIX-MONTH EXTENSION OF ITS STA, PURSUANT TO SECTION 73.1635 OF THE RULES, TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE LICENSED STATIONS KPSD-TV AND KPSD-DT AT 25% OF AUTHORIZED POWER FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: IN ITS ORIGINAL STA REQUEST, GRANTED DECEMBER 1, 2005, SDBD REPORTED THAT IT BEGAN OPERATING THE SUBJECT TV AND DT FACILITIES AT 25% OF LICENSED POWER ON 10/27/2005 DUE TO FEARS OF ADDITIONAL FAILURES (BURNS) OF THEIR SHARED 6-INCH TRANSMISSION LINE. THIS LINE IS ORIGINAL TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF KPSD-TV IN 1973, SO IT IS 32 YEARS OLD. SDBD MADE THE ENGINEERING JUDGMENT THAT OPERATIONS AT THE 25% LEVEL MIGHT REDUCE THE CHANCES OF TOTAL FAILURE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE TWO STATIONS TO REMAIN ON THE AIR. BOTH TRANSMITTERS ARE ABLE TO OPERATE PROPERLY AT THIS REDUCED OUTPUT. OPERATIONS AT THIS POWER LEVEL MUST CONTINUE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION LINE IS REPLACED. SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TOWARD RESUMPTION OF NORMAL OPERATIONS SINCE DECEMBER 1, 2005. SPECIFICALLY, SDBD APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED GRANT MONEY FOR THE NEW TRANSMISSION LINE, AND THE NEW LINE IS NOW ON-SITE. A RIGGING CREW WAS SUPPOSED TO BEGIN INSTALLING IT ON MAY 15, 2006, BUT ITS WINCH EQUIPMENT BROKE IN ANOTHER STATE, AND IT HAS RESCHEDULED INSTALLATION TO BEGIN ON MAY 22. IF ALL GOES WELL, THE INSTALLATION SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN TWO WEEKS, AFTER WHICH THE TWO STATIONS WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS AT AUTHORIZED POWER. A SIX-MONTH STA EXTENSION IS BEING REQUESTED OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.