| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Attachments | Are attachments (other than associated schedules) being filed with this application? | Yes |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Waivers | Does this filing request a waiver of the Commission's rule(s)? | No |
| Total number of rule sections involved in this waiver request: | ||
| Are the frequencies or parameters requested in this filing covered by grandfathered privileges, previously approved by waiver, or functionally integrated with an existing station? | No |
| Applicant | Address | Phone | Applicant Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY |
ROOM 183 VSB BOZEMAN, MT 59717 United States |
+1 (406) 994-3437 | dean_lawver@montanapbs.org | Government Entity |
| Contact Name | Address | Phone | Contact Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dean Lawver Director of Technology Montana PBS |
Room 183 VCB Bozeman, MT 59717 United States |
+1 (406) 994-3437 | dean_lawver@montanapbs.org | Technical Representative |
|
Margaret L. Miller Gray Miller Persh LLP |
1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW Suite 410 Washington, DC 20036 United States |
+1 (202) 776-2914 | mmiller@graymillerpersh.com | Legal Representative |
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| 1) Is the applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government as specified in Section 310(a) of the Communications Act? | |
| 2) Is the applicant an alien or the representative of an alien? (Section 310(b)(1)) | |
| 3) Is the applicant a corporation, or non-corporate entity, that is organized under the laws of any foreign government? (Section 310(b)(2)) | |
| 4) Is the applicant an entity of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock, or other equity or voting interest, is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any entity organized under the laws of a foreign country? (Section 310(b)(3)) | |
| 5) Is the applicant directly or indirectly controlled by any other entity of which more than one-fourth of the capital stock, or other equity or voting interest, is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof, or by any entity organized under the laws of a foreign country? (Section 310(b)(4)) | |
| 6) Has the applicant received a declaratory ruling(s) under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act? | |
| 7) In connection with this application, is the applicant filing a foreign ownership Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act? |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Revoked Application | Has the Applicant or any party to this application had any FCC station Authorization revoked or had any application for an initial, modification or renewal of FCC station Authorization denied by the Commission? | No |
| State or Federal Convictions | Has the Applicant or any party to this application, or any party directly or indirectly controlling the Applicant, ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court? | No |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Proposed Community of License | Facility ID | 68717 |
| State | Montana | |
| City | HELENA | |
| DTV Channel | 29 | |
| Designated Market Area | HELENA | |
| Facility Type | Facility Type | Noncommercial Educational |
| Station Type | Main | |
| Zone | Zone | 2 |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Antenna Structure Registration | Do you have an FCC Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) Number? | No |
| ASR Number | ||
| Coordinates (NAD83) | Latitude | 46° 49' 29.4" N+ |
| Longitude | 111° 42' 15.6" W- | |
| Structure Type | GTOWER-Guyed Structure Used for Communication Purposes | |
| Overall Structure Height | 44.5 meters | |
| Support Structure Height | 44.5 meters | |
| Ground Elevation (AMSL) | 2357 meters | |
| Antenna Data | Height of Radiation Center Above Ground Level | 12.2 meters |
| Height of Radiation Center Above Average Terrain | 646.1 meters | |
| Height of Radiation Center Above Mean Sea Level | 2369.2 meters |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Antenna Type | Antenna Type | Directional Custom |
| Do you have an Antenna ID? | Yes | |
| Antenna ID | 68037 | |
| Antenna Manufacturer and Model | Manufacturer: | RFS |
| Model | LPR8DM-2540 | |
| Rotation | 23.0 degrees | |
| Electrical Beam Tilt | Not Applicable | |
| Mechanical Beam Tilt | Not Applicable | |
| toward azimuth | ||
| Polarization | Horizontal | |
| DTV and DTS: Elevation Pattern | Does the proposed antenna propose elevation radiation patterns that vary with azimuth for reasons other than the use of mechanical beam tilt? | No |
| Uploaded file for elevation antenna (or radiation) pattern data |
| Degree | Value | Degree | Value | Degree | Value | Degree | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | ||||
| 0.95 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | ||||
| 0.8 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.23 | ||||
| 0.5 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.2 | ||||
| 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | ||||
| 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.28 | ||||
| 0.2 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.5 | ||||
| 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.8 | ||||
| 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.95 |
| Degree | VA |
|---|---|
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Transmitter and Transmission Line | Transmitter Power Output (TPO):
(average power at input to transmission line, after any filter attached to the transmitter, if used) |
-0.51 dBk 0.89 kW |
| Transmission Line Loss (LL): | 0.52 dB | |
| Antenna Input Power (AIP): | -1.03 dBk | |
| Max. Antenna Power Gain (AG) | 17.4 dB | |
| Effective Radiated Power (ERP)
(Average Power) |
16.37 dBk 43.4 kW |
| Party Name | Address | Phone | Positional Interest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ASA HOHMAN MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS |
4819 CHRISTIAN DR MISSOULA, MT 59803 United States |
+1 (406) 444-6570 | RegentHohman@montana.edu |
|
|
WILLIAM JOHNSTONE MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS |
8 3RD ST N GREAT FALLS, MT 59401 United States |
+1 (406) 444-6570 | RegentJohnstone@montana.edu |
|
|
MARTHA SHEEHY MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS |
PO BOX 584 BILLINGS, MT 59103 United States |
+1 (406) 444-6570 | RegentSheehy@montana.edu |
|
|
TERRY LEIST MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY |
P.O. BOX 172440 BOZEMAN, MT 59717-2440 United States |
+1 (406) 994-4361 | tleist@montana.edu |
|
|
MARTHA POTVIN MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY |
P.O. BOX 172560 BOZEMAN, MT 59717-2560 United States |
+1 (406) 994-4371 | mpotvin@montana.edu |
|
|
WADED CRUZADO MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY |
P.O. BOX 172420 BOZEMAN, MT 59717-2420 United States |
+1 (406) 994-2341 | president@montana.edu |
|
|
ROBERT A. NYSTUEN MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS |
PO Box 203201 BOZEMAN, MT 59620 United States |
+1 (406) 444-6570 | R.nystuen@icloud.com |
|
|
FRAN M. ALBRECHT MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS |
PO BOX 203201 HELENA, MT 59620 United States |
+1 (406) 444-6570 | regentalbrecht@montana.edu |
|
|
PAUL TUSS MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS |
13 SPRUCE DRIVE HAVRE, MT 59501 United States |
+1 (406) 444-6570 | ptuss@bearpaw.org |
|
|
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY N/A MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY |
MONTANA HALL BOZEMAN, MT 59717 United States |
+1 (406) 994-0211 | feedback@montanapbs.org |
|
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Equity and Financial Interests | Applicant certifies that equity and financial interests not set forth by the applicant parties are non-attributable. | |
| Other Authorizations | Does the applicant or any party to the application have an attributable interest in any other broadcast station(s). |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Main Studio Location | The main studio location complies with 47 C.F.R. Section 73.1125. | No |
| Country | US | |
| PO Box | ||
| Address Line 1 | 183 VCB | |
| Address Line 2 | ||
| City | Bozeman | |
| State | MT | |
| Zip Code | 59717 | |
| Phone | +1 (406) 994-3437 | |
| Constructed Facility | The facility constructed as authorized in the underlying construction permit. | |
| Special Operating Conditions | The facility was constructed in compliance with all special operating conditions, terms, and obligations described in the construction permit. An exhibit may be required. Review the underlying construction permit. |
Yes |
| Transmitter | The transmitter complies with 47 C.F.R. Section 73.1660. | Yes |
| Changing Transmitter Power Output | Is this application being filed to authorize a change in transmitter power output caused by the replacement of an omnidirectional antenna with another omnidirectional antenna or an alteration of the transmission line system? See 47 C.F.R. Sections 73.1690(c)(1) and (c)(10). | No |
| Replacing a Directional Antenna | Is this application being filed pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 73.1690(c)(3) to replace a directional antenna with another directional antenna? | No |
| The proposed theoretical antenna pattern complies with 47 C.F.R. Section 73.1690(c)(3). | ||
| Use a formerly licensed main facility as an auxiliary facility | Is this application being filed pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 73.1675(c)(1) to request authorization to use a formerly licensed main facility as an auxiliary facility and/or change the ERP of the proposed auxiliary facility? | No |
| The proposed auxiliary facility complies with 47 C.F.R. Section 73.1675(a). | ||
| Would a Commission grant of Authorization for this location be an action which may have a significant environmental effect? (See 47 C.F.R. Section 1.1306) |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Established Local Applicant | Applicant certifies that for at least the 24 months immediately prior to application, and continuing through the present, it qualifies as a local applicant pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 73.7000, that its governing documents require that such localism be maintained, and that it has placed documentation of its qualifications as an established local applicant in a local public inspection file and has submitted to the Commission copies of the documentation. | Yes(3 points) |
| Diversity of Ownership | Applicant certifies that the principal community (city grade) contour of the proposed station does not overlap the principal community contour of any other authorized station (comparing radio to radio and television to television, including non-fill-in translator stations other than those identified in question below) in which any party to the application has an attributable interest as defined in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3555, that its governing documents require that such diversity be maintained, and that it has placed documentation of its diversity qualifications in a local public inspection file and has submitted to the Commission copies of the documentation. | Yes(2 points) |
| Is the applicant's certification to the above question based on its exclusion of translator station(s) that will be replaced with a full service station pursuant to the authorization requested here? | No | |
| State-wide Network | Applicant certifies that (a) it has NOT claimed a credit for diversity of ownership above; (b) it is one of the three specific types of organizations described in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.7003(b)(3); and (c) it has placed documentation of its qualifications in a local public inspection file and has submitted to the Commission copies of the documentation. | Yes(2 points) |
| Technical Parameters | Applicant certifies that the numbers in the boxes below accurately reflect the new area and population that its proposal would serve with a 60 dBu (FM) or noise-limited (TV) signal measured in accordance with the standard predicted contours in 47 C.F.R. Sections 73.313(c) (FM) and 73.622(e) and that it has documented the basis for its calculations in the local public inspection file and has submitted copies to the Commission. Major modification applicants should include new area proposed only (exclude any area already within the station's existing service area). (Points, if any, will be determined by FCC). | Yes |
| New area served in square kilometers (excluding areas of water): | 0 | |
| Population served based on the most recent census block data from the United States: | 0 |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Obligations | Licensee/Permittee certifies that all terms, conditions, and obligations set forth in the underlying construction permit have been fully met. | Yes |
| Licensee/Permittee certifies that, apart from changes already reported, no cause or circumstance has arisen since the grant of the underlying construction permit which would result in any statement or representation contained in the construction permit application to be now incorrect. | Yes | |
| Eligibility | The applicant certifies that it is a: | Nonprofit educational institution |
| The applicant certifies that the applicant's officers, directors and members of its governing board are broadly representative of the educational, cultural, and civic segments of the principal community to be served. | ||
| The applicant certifies that the Commission has previously granted a broadcast application identified here by file number that found this applicant qualified as a noncommercial educational entity with a qualifying educational program, and that the applicant will use the proposed station to advance a program similar to that the Commission has found qualifying in applicant's previous application. | Yes | |
| FCC File Number | 19830906 | |
| The applicant certifies that its governing documents (e.g., articles of incorporation, by-laws, charter, enabling statute, and/or other pertinent organizational document) permit the applicant to advance an educational program and that there is no provision in any of those documents that would restrict the applicant from advancing an educational program or complying with any Commission rule, policy, or provision of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. | Yes | |
| Character Issues | Applicant certifies that neither applicant nor any party to the application has or had any interest in, or connection with: (a) any broadcast application in any proceeding where character issues were left in unresolved or were resolved adversely against the applicant or party to the application; or (b) any pending broadcast application in which character issues have been raised. | Yes |
| Adverse Findings | Has the Applicant or any party to this application had an adverse finding or an adverse final action taken by any court or administrative body in a civil or criminal proceeding brought under any law related to the following: any felony; mass media-related antitrust or unfair competition; fraudulent statements to another governmental unit; or discrimination? | No |
| Program Service Certification | Applicant certifies that it is cognizant of and will comply with its obligations as a Commission licensee to present a program service responsive to the issues of public concern facing the station's community of license and service area. | Yes |
| Local Public Notice | Applicant certifies that it has or will comply with the public notice requirements of 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3580. | Yes |
| Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) | If the applicant proposes to employ five or more full-time employees, applicant certifies that it is filing simultaneously with this application a Model EEO Program Report. | N/A |
| Holding Period | Applicant certifies that this application does not propose a modification to an authorization that was awarded on the basis of a preference for fair distribution of service pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 307(b). | Yes |
| Applicant certifies that the proposed modification will not downgrade service to the area on which the Section 307(b) preference was based. | ||
| Applicant certifies that although it proposes to downgrade service to the area on which the Section 307(b) preference was based, applicant has provided full service to that area for a period of four years of on-air operations. | ||
| Applicant certifies that this application does not propose a modification to an authorized station that received a credit for superior technical parameters under the point system selection method in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.7003. | Yes | |
| Applicant certifies that the population and area within the proposed service contour (60 dBu (FM) or Noise-Limited (TV)) are greater than or equivalent to those authorized. | ||
| Financial | The applicant certifies that sufficient net liquid assets are on hand or that sufficient funds are available from committed sources to construct and operate the requested facilities for three months without revenue. | Yes |
| The applicant certifies that this application is contingent upon receipt of a grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. | ||
| The applicant certies that this application is contingent upon receipt of a grant from a charitable organization, the approval of the budget of a school or university, or an appropriation from a state, county, municipality or other political subdivision. |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| General Certification Statements | The Applicant waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by authorization or otherwise, and requests an Authorization in accordance with this application (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.). | |
| The Applicant certifies that neither the Applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits pursuant to §5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. §862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. This certification does not apply to applications filed in services exempted under §1.2002(c) of the rules, 47 CFR . See §1.2002(b) of the rules, 47 CFR §1.2002(b), for the definition of "party to the application" as used in this certification §1.2002(c). The Applicant certifies that all statements made in this application and in the exhibits, attachments, or documents incorporated by reference are material, are part of this application, and are true, complete, correct, and made in good faith. | ||
| Authorized Party to Sign | FAILURE TO SIGN THIS APPLICATION MAY RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION AND FORFEITURE OF ANY FEES PAID Upon grant of this application, the Authorization Holder may be subject to certain construction or coverage requirements. Failure to meet the construction or coverage requirements will result in automatic cancellation of the Authorization. Consult appropriate FCC regulations to determine the construction or coverage requirements that apply to the type of Authorization requested in this application. WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM OR ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, §1001) AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, §312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, §503). |
|
| I certify that this application includes all required and relevant attachments. | Yes | |
| I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am an authorized representative of the above-named applicant for the Authorization(s) specified above. | Dean Lawver Director of Technology, MontanaPBS 09/02/2015 |
| File Name | Uploaded By | Attachment Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| KMTF Main Studio Waiver Request.pdf | Applicant | License Certifications | Main Studio Waiver Request |
| KMTF NCE Mod of License for NCE Status.pdf | Applicant | All Purpose | Modification of License for Noncommercial Status - Explanation of Filing |
| KUHM-TV letter 9-18-15.pdf | Internal | All Purpose |
