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FCC Form 399: Reimbursement Request

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(REFERENCE COPY - Not for submission) FCC Form 399: Reimbursement Request

Facility ID:
18307
Service:
FM
Call Sign:
WEKU
File Number:
0000087173
FRN:
0005427554
Eligibility Status:
Eligible
Date Submitted:
07/01/2020

Applicant Information

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Applicant Name, Type, and Contact Information

Applicant Address Phone Email Applicant Type

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Doing Business As: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Mike Savage

102 PERKINS BUILDING

RICHMOND, KY 40475

United States

+1 (617) 828-9940 paulshulins@gmail.com Private Not-for-Profit Educational Institution

Reimbursement Contact Information

Reimbursement Contact Name and Information

Applicant Address Phone Email

[Confidential]

 

 

 


Preparer Contact Information

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Preparer Contact Name and Information

Applicant Address Phone Email

The Preparer is same as the reimbursement contact.

 

 

 

Broadcaster Information and Transition Plan

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Question Response
Will the station be sharing equipment with another broadcast television station or stations (e.g., a shared antenna, co-location on a tower, use of the same transmitter room, multiple transmitters feeding a combiner, etc.)? If yes, enter the facility ID's of the other stations and click 'prefill' to download those stations' licensing information. No
Briefly describe transition plan Construct Auxiliary site to be used while work on the TV tower is being done. At times WEKU will reduce power and stay on the TV Tower (WKLE Facility ID 34207) and at other times transition to the aux site at a different location.

Transmitters

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Section Question Response
Transmitter Related Expenses Do you have transmitter related expenses? Yes

Primary Transmitter

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Existing Transmitter Information

Section Question Response
Existing Transmitter Description Type of change Purchase New
Use Primary (Main)
Ownership Owned
Is this transmitter currently shared with another station? No
Is this transmitter currently in operating condition? Yes
Existing Transmitter Manufacturer and Type Manufacturer
Model TX 1000 V2
Year 2019
Type Solid State
Solid State Cooling Air Cooled
Model Type Analog
Solid State Power Capacity 1000 W

Primary Transmitter

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New Transmitter Costs

Section Question Response
New Transmitter Use Primary (Main)
Change Type Purchase New
Is this a request for upgraded equipment? No
Manufacturer
Model TX 1000 V2 FM
Transmitter Type Solid State
Solid State Cooling Air Cooled
Model Type Analog
Solid State Power capacity 1.0 kW
Justification for New Transmitter Needed for aux site to broadcast from when repack work is taking place on main site.
Does the transmitter require the purchase of a new HD Importer? No
Does the transmitter require the purchase of a new HD Exporter? No

Primary Transmitter

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Other Transmitter Costs

Section Question Response
Other Transmitter Costs Does the transmitter installation require an Additional Exciter? No
Does the transmitter installation require any additional transmitter installation costs? No
Does the transmitter installation require a Transmitter Building Site Survey/Installation? No
Electrical Service Service Entrance (3 phases 800A 208V) No
Switchgear (industrial 800 amp) No
Transformer (480V) No
Rigid Conduit and Wiring No
Other Electrical Service No
HVAC Service Does the replacement transmitter require HVAC Service? No
Transmitter Building Addition/Modification or Leasehold Improvement Does the Transmitter Building require an addition, modification, other leashold improvement? No
Other Transmitter-Related Expenses Does the replacement transmitter require a Remote Control? No
Does the replacement transmitter require an RDS Encoder? No
Does the replacement transmitter require Audio Processing? No

Primary Transmitter

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Other Transmitter Cost Not Listed

Name Description

Transmitter Installation

Cost to install the new transmitter at the aux site

Antennas

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Section Question Response
Antenna Related Expenses Do you have antenna related expenses? Yes

Primary Antenna

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Existing Antenna Information

Section Question Response
Existing Antenna Description Type of change Purchase New
Antenna Use Primary (Main)
Ownership Owned
Is the existing antenna shared with another station or stations? No
Is the existing antenna directional? No
Is antenna in operating condition? Yes
Is antenna located on or in close proximity to an antenna farm? No
Existing Antenna Manufacturer and Type
Mounting Side Mount
Antenna position in stack Top
Polarization Circular
Type Cross Dipole
ERP: 1.0 kW
Manufacturer
Model FMC-01
Year 2018

Primary Antenna

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New Antenna Costs

Section Question Response
New Antenna Description Use Primary (Main)
Change Type Purchase New
Ownership Owned
Is antenna shared? No
Is antenna directional? No
Will antenna be located on or in close proximity to an antenna farm? No
New Antenna Manufacturer and Types
Mounting Side Mount
Antenna position in stack Not in Stack
Polarization Circular
Type Cross Dipole
ERP: 0.4 kW
Manufacturer
Model FMC-01
Year 2018
Justification for New Antenna Stations Aux facility requires purchase and installation of a new FM antenna.

Primary Antenna

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Other Antenna Costs

Section Question Response
Elbow Complex Do you require the separate purchase of the Elbow Complex? No
Side Mount Brackets Do you require the separate purchase of side mount brackets for a high power antenna? No
Pattern Scatter Analysis Do you require separate purchase of pattern scatter analysis for a side mount high or medium power antenna? No
Sweep Test Do you require the sweep testing of transmission line and antenna? No
FM Band Pass Filters Do you require an FM band pass filter? No
Notch Filter Do you require a Notch filter? No
De-Icers Do you require De-Icers? No
Radomes Do you require Radomes? No

Primary Antenna

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Other Antenna Cost Not Listed

Name Description

Install Antenna

Cost to install the new Dipole antenna for the Aux facility

Transmission Line

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Section Question Response
Transmission Line Related Expenses Do you have transmission line related expenses? No

Tower Equipment And Rigging Costs

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Section Question Response
Tower Equipment or Rigging Costs Changes Do you have tower equipment or rigging costs changes? No

Outside Professional Services Costs

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Section Question Response
Outside Project Management Services Do you require outside project management services? Yes
Number of Hours 60
Explanation Planning, organization and tasks related to the displacement project and need to construct an aux facility.
Outside RF consulting Engineering Services Prepare engineering section of Form FCC Construction Permit Application Yes
For Auxiliary Facility Yes
For Main Facility No
Prepare engineering section of Form FCC License to Cover Application Yes
For Auxiliary Facility Yes
For Main Facility No
Prepare request for Special Temporary Authority No
Prepare Form 601 No
Attorney and Other Outside Consulting Services Prepare and file Form FCC Construction Permit Application No
Prepare and file Form FCC License to Cover Application No
Prepare request for Special Temporary Authority No
Negotiation of Lease and other Matter for Shared Locations No
Prepare or Review FCC Form 399 for Reimbursement Yes
Form 399 assistance or other program management costs Yes
RF Field Engineering Services Comprehensive coverage verification via field study No
RF exposure measurements No
Additional Field Engineering Service No

Outside Professional Services Costs

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Other Professional Services Expenses Not Listed

Information not provided.

Other Expenses

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Section Question Response
AM Pattern Disturbance Is an Impact Study needed? No
Is Remediation needed? No
Permit and Filing Costs FCC Construction Permit Major Change No
FCC Construction Permit Minor Change No
FCC License to Cover Application Yes
FCC Special Temporary Authority Application No
Other Miscellaneous Expenses Does this relocation require paying Disposal Costs (for equipment and other waste, net of any salvage value)? No
Does this relocation require Equipment Delivery or Handling Charges not otherwise included in individual item costs? No
Does this relocation require Equipment Storage? No
Point to Point Microwave (STL/ICR) Frequency Coordination for Unidirection System No
Frequency Coordination for Bi-Direction System No
New Point to Point Microwave System No
1 pair IP-only Codecs for fiber, internet or IP microwave systems Yes

Other Expenses

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Other Expenses Not Listed

Name Description

Consulting Engineer

Consulting engineer to license aux site

Radio Station Engineering Services

Labor for radio station engineers dedicated to repack project labor

STL

Internet Connectivity to aux site.

Cost Information

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Transmitters

Where no predetermined cost estimate is available, any estimate provided will also become the predetermined cost (displayed in italics).
Description Predetermined
Cost Estimate
Estimated Cost Estimated Cost Justification Actual Cost Actual Cost Justification
Sub-total $12,775.00 $9,434.30 N/A $6,434.30 N/A
Total for all systems $40,320.20 $35,539.86 N/A $18,883.56 N/A
Primary Transmitter TX 1000 V2 FM $12,775.00 $9,434.30 $6,434.30
Air Cooled Solid State FM Transmitter 600 - 1000 Watts Analog $9,775.00 $6,434.30 Transmitter costs for aux facility $6,434.30 Transmitter shipping needed to be included
Transmitter Installation $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Costs to install the new transmitter for the aux facility N/A N/A

Components

Actual Information Description File Name
Air Cooled Solid State FM Transmitter 600 - 1000 Watts Analog

Component Description:
Cost for new Transmitter for WEKU Aux Facility
Amount:
$6,434.30

Component Description:
Remove from this category - Install antenna for STL internet
Amount:
N/A

Component Description:
Remove from this category -Internet STL for November 2018 though January 2019 plus labor charges
Amount:
N/A

Component Description:
Remove from this category - STL Internet fees January-Match 2019 and labor
Amount:
N/A

Component Description:
Remove from this category - Consulting fees to license aux site
Amount:
N/A

Component Description:
Remove from this category - Preparation fee for FCC form 399
Amount:
N/A

Component Description:
Remove from this category -Antenna
Amount:
N/A

Component Description:
Radio Station labor to construct aux. site
Amount:
$2,046.24
Transmitter Installation Information not provided.

Cost Information

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Antennas

Where no predetermined cost estimate is available, any estimate provided will also become the predetermined cost (displayed in italics).
Description Predetermined
Cost Estimate
Estimated Cost Estimated Cost Justification Actual Cost Actual Cost Justification
Sub-total $4,300.00 $3,795.00 N/A $795.00 N/A
Total for all systems $40,320.20 $35,539.86 N/A $18,883.56 N/A
Primary Antenna FMC-01 $4,300.00 $3,795.00 $795.00
Install Antenna $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Install new FM antenna at aux site. N/A N/A
Low Power 200 Watt - 1000 Watt Circularly-polarized $1,300.00 $795.00 Cost for new antenna for aux facility $795.00 N/A

Components

Actual Information Description File Name
Install Antenna Information not provided.
Low Power 200 Watt - 1000 Watt Circularly-polarized

Component Description:
Cost for the antenna for the WEKU Aux Facility
Amount:
$795.00

Cost Information

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Transmission Line

Information not provided.

Cost Information

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Tower Equipment and Rigging Costs

Information not provided.

Cost Information

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Outside Professional Services

Where no predetermined cost estimate is available, any estimate provided will also become the predetermined cost (displayed in italics).
Description Predetermined
Cost Estimate
Estimated Cost Estimated Cost Justification Actual Cost Actual Cost Justification
Sub-total $9,790.00 $11,900.00 N/A $7,696.24 N/A
Total for all systems $40,320.20 $35,539.86 N/A $18,883.56 N/A
Outside Professional Services $9,790.00 $11,900.00 $7,696.24
Prepare/ Review 399 reimbursement form $1,710.00 $3,900.00 Prepare, review, submit, revise 399 invoices for the WEKU displacement project. $3,900.00 Took longer than estimated to fill out forms.
Form 399 assistance or other Program Management costs $1,750.00 $1,750.00 Costs to prepare 399 eligibility and broadcaster relocation forms for the station and submit to the FCC for approval. $1,750.00 N/A
Project management of the transition $6,330.00 $6,250.00 Various project management tasks to construct the aux facility. $2,046.24 N/A

Components

Actual Information Description File Name
Prepare/ Review 399 reimbursement form

Component Description:
Prepare, review, submit, revise 399 invoices for the WEKU displacement project.
Amount:
$3,900.00

Component Description:
Submitted in wrong category - Add population and area to maps
Amount:
N/A

Component Description:
Submitted in wrong category - 399 form
Amount:
N/A
Form 399 assistance or other Program Management costs

Component Description:
Prepare 399 eligibility and broadcaster relocation form
Amount:
$1,750.00
Project management of the transition

Component Description:
Project management tasks for the WEKU Aux Facility by EKU Employees.
Amount:
$2,046.24

Cost Information

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Other Expenses

Where no predetermined cost estimate is available, any estimate provided will also become the predetermined cost (displayed in italics).
Description Predetermined
Cost Estimate
Estimated Cost Estimated Cost Justification Actual Cost Actual Cost Justification
Sub-total $13,455.20 $10,410.56 N/A $3,958.02 N/A
Total for all systems $40,320.20 $35,539.86 N/A $18,883.56 N/A
Other Expenses $13,455.20 $10,410.56 $3,958.02
Radio Station Engineering Services $2,046.24 $2,046.24 N/A $0.00 N/A
Consulting Engineer $1,557.50 $1,557.50 Outside consulting engineering services for WEKU Aux Facility project $1,557.50 N/A
STL $3,666.46 $3,666.46 N/A $2,400.52 N/A
Point to Point Microwave (STL/ICR): 1 pair IP-only Codecs for fiber, internet or IP microwave systems $5,850.00 $2,805.36 STL $0.00 N/A
FCC Filing Fees - Form 2100 license to cover application $335.00 $335.00 N/A N/A N/A

Components

Actual Information Description File Name
Radio Station Engineering Services Information not provided.
Consulting Engineer

Component Description:
Outside Consulting Engineering Services for WEKU Aux Facility Project
Amount:
$297.50

Component Description:
Outside consulting engineering for WEKU Aux Facility project
Amount:
$1,260.00
STL

Component Description:
STL Atenna Install Labor
Amount:
$330.00

Component Description:
Recurring STL Charge
Amount:
$160.00

Component Description:
Recurring STL Charge
Amount:
$160.00

Component Description:
Recurring STL Charge
Amount:
$89.42

Component Description:
Recurring STL Charge
Amount:
$160.00

Component Description:
labor install for STL antenna.
Amount:
$1,021.10

Component Description:
Recurring STL Charge
Amount:
$160.00

Component Description:
Recurring STL Charge
Amount:
$160.00

Component Description:
Recurring STL Charge
Amount:
$160.00
Point to Point Microwave (STL/ICR): 1 pair IP-only Codecs for fiber, internet or IP microwave systems Information not provided.
FCC Filing Fees - Form 2100 license to cover application Information not provided.

Cost Information

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Grand Total

Predetermined
Cost Estimate
Estimated Cost Actual Cost
Total for all systems $40,320.20 $35,539.86 $18,883.56

Reimbursement Status

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Question Response
The facility has ceased operating on its pre-auction channel. Yes
Construction of final facilities or all necessary modifications are complete. No
All receipts for reimbursement have been submitted no further costs are expected to be incurred. Note this will lock the Form 399 from further editing and begin close-out procedures with the Fund Administrator. No

Certification

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Section Question Response
Submission of Estimated Expenses Statements

WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503), AND ANY FALSE STATEMENTS COULD SUBJECT THIS ENTITY TO LIABILITY UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT.

  1. The Authorized Person signing below certifies that he/she is authorized to submit this TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund Reimbursement Form on behalf of the above-named entity.

  2. The above-named entity acknowledges that all certifications and attached documentation are considered material representations.

  3. The above-named entity acknowledges the submission of the information herein creates no obligation on the part of the government to pay any amount.

  4. The above-named entity certifies that the equipment and services paid for with money from the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund are necessary to change channels (broadcasters) or to continue to carry the signal of a broadcaster that changes channels (MVPD).

  5. The above-named entity certifies that all payments from the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund (Fund) received by the entity listed on this form will be used only for expenses that are eligible for reimbursement from the Fund.

  6. The above-named entity certifies that it will maintain and provide to the Commission detailed records, including receipts, of all costs eligible for reimbursement actually incurred.

  7. The above-named entity acknowledges that overpayments or payments in error must be promptly refunded to the Commission.

  8. The above-named entity certifies that it is in full compliance with all statutes, rules, regulations and governmental requirements for which compliance is a pre-requisite for obtaining the payments herein requested.

I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am an authorized representative of the above-named applicant for the Authorization(s) specified above.

Paul Shulins

Consultant


07/01/2020

Certification

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Section Question Response
Submission of Actual Cost Documentation Statements

WILLFUL FALSE, FRAUDULENT, OR FICTITIOUS STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISIONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503), AND ANY FALSE AND/OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS COULD SUBJECT THIS ENTITY TO LIABILITY UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 31, SECTIONS 3729-3733).

  1. The Authorized Person signing below certifies and represents that he/she is authorized to submit this TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund Reimbursement Form on behalf of the above-named entity.

  2. The above-named entity certifies that the statements in this form and attached documentation are true, complete, and correct.

  3. The above-named entity acknowledges that all certifications and attached documentation are considered material representations.

  4. The above-named entity acknowledges the submission of the information herein creates no obligation on the part of the government to pay any amount.

  5. The above-named entity certifies that the equipment and services paid for with money from the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund are necessary to change channels (full power and Class A stations) and/or otherwise modify a television station’s facility as a result of the spectrum repack (LPTV/TV Translator stations); or to minimize service disruption resulting from a repacked television station (FM stations); or to continue to carry the signal of a broadcaster that changes channels (MVPD) .

  6. The above-named entity certifies that all payments from the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund (Fund) received by the entity listed on this form will be used only for expenses that are eligible for reimbursement from the Fund.

  7. The above-named entity certifies that the cost information/documents submitted reflect costs actually incurred.

  8. The above-named entity acknowledges that overpayments or payments in error must be promptly refunded to the Commission.

  9. The above-named entity certifies that it is in full compliance with all statutes, rules, regulations and governmental requirements for which compliance is a prerequisite for obtaining the payments herein requested.

I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am an authorized representative of the above-named applicant for the Authorization(s) specified above.

Paul Shulins

Consultant


07/01/2020

Attachments

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