THE ATTACHED APPLICATION PROPOSES TO MODIFY THE WSYM-DT CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (BPCDT-19991101AIA) TO SUBSTITUTE A JAMPRO JSM-24/38SHBP HORIZONTALLY POLARIZED DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA FOR THE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED ELLIPTICALLY POLARIZED ANDREW ANTENNA. IT ALSO PROPOSES A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN THE WSYM-DT EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER. THE RADIATION PATTERN FOR THE PROPOSED HORIZONTALLY POLARIZED ANTENNA IS IDENTICAL TO THE RADIATION PATTERN FOR THE ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED ANTENNA. AS A RESULT, THE 41 DBU CONTOUR FOR THE PROPOSED MODIFIED FACILITIES WILL BE ENTIRELY CONTAINED WITHIN THE 41 DBU CONTOUR FOR THE FACILITIES AUTHORIZED BY THE ABOVE REFERENCED CONSTRUCTION PERMIT. FOR THIS REASON, THE FACILITIES PROPOSED IN THE ATTACHED APPLICATION ARE EXEMPT FROM THE APPLICATION FREEZE IMPOSED AS PART OF THE DTV CHANNEL ELECTION PROCESS.