Media Bureau Gives Silent Stations in Puerto Rico, USVI 6 More Months
Broadcasters in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that haven’t been able to resume broadcasting have six additional months to rebuild, from Sept. 6 until March 6, the FCC Media Bureau said in a public notice Thursday. The one-year…
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anniversary of the storms is approaching, and a year of silence can ordinarily cause a station to lose its license. The “catastrophic nature” of the 2017 storms and power loss in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands “warrants consideration of equity and fairness,” the PN said. Stations currently silent because of storm damage that won’t be able to resume broadcasting by the 12-month mark should file requests for special temporary authority and provide a projected date before March 6 by which the station will be operating, it said. “Delineate the specific factors preventing the station’s resumption of broadcast operations prior to the one-year mark.” Staff said they won't “entertain requests to extend or reinstate an expired license from licensees that have not filed a Silent STA Request prior to the end of their twelve full months of silence.”