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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  02-  1094  May  10,  2002 
 LICENSEES  OF  CERTAIN  BROADCAST  AUXILIARY  RADIO  STATIONS  MUST  SUBMIT  LICENSE  INFORMATION  TO  THE  FCC. 
 Licensing  Information  may  be  required  from  LP  and  RP  radio  services  for  Land  Mobile  and  AB,  AI,  AS,  TB,  TI,  TP  and  TT  radio  services  for  Microwave. 


 The  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  (WTB)  is  currently  updating  licensing  information  for  Broadcast  Auxiliary  Radio  Stations  authorized  under  47  CFR  Part  74,  Subparts  D,  E,  F  and  H.  It  is  our 
 goal  to  ensure  our  database  accurately  reflects  all  Broadcast  Auxiliary  stations  and  their  appropriate  Parent  Station  Call  Sign  Information. 


 Background  Broadcast  Auxiliary  licenses  which  are  operated  in  association  with  Broadcast  Station  Licenses  are 
 normally  renewed  only  when  the  Parent  Station  is  renewed.  Entities  who  hold  Broadcast  Auxiliary  licenses  which  are  not  associated  with  a  Broadcast  Station  must  file  individual  renewal  applications. 
 Currently,  there  are  more  than  9000  Broadcast  Auxiliary  licenses  in  the  Universal  Licensing  System  (ULS)  which  are  not  associated  with  a  Parent  Broadcast  Station  License.  We  believe  that  some  of 
 these  licenses  are  associated  with  a  Broadcast  Station  but  lack  the  correct  information  to  link  them  to  their  parent  stations  in  ULS.  Because  of  this  data  problem,  we  have  not  been  allowing  these  licenses 
 to  expire. 
 The  purpose  of  this  Public  Notice  (PN)  is  to  give  licensees  the  opportunity  to  provide  us  with  accurate  Parent  Station  information  for  Broadcast  Auxiliary  licenses.  Once  you  have  provided  this 
 information,  we  will  update  our  records  and  issue  you  a  new  license.  Failure  to  provide  the  information  requested  in  this  PN  will  be  taken  as  an  indication  that  the  Broadcast  Auxiliary  is  not 
 associated  with  a  valid  broadcast  license.  Effective  July  1,  2002,  Broadcast  Auxiliary  licenses  which  are  not  associated  with  a  broadcast  station  will  be  allowed  to  expire. 


 Information  to  be  Submitted  Broadcast  Auxiliary  Station  licensees  affected  by  the  data  problem  (see  “How  to  Determine…” 
 below)  should  submit  the  Facility  Identification  Number  (FAC  ID)  or  Parent  Station  Call  Sign  associated  with  all  Remote  Pickup  Broadcast  Stations,  Aural  Broadcast  Auxiliary  Stations, 
 Television  Broadcast  Auxiliary  Stations,  and  Low  Power  Auxiliary  Stations.  If  licensees  are  unable  to  provide  the  Fac  ID,  they  must  submit  the  Call  Sign  issued  to  the  Parent  Station  for  each  Auxiliary 
 Station  license.  If  you  believe  your  Auxiliary  Broadcast  Station  is  not  required  to  have  an  FAC  ID  or  Parent  Station  Call  Sign  under  FCC  rules,  please  indicate  this  in  your  response  to  the  Commission. 


 How  to  Determine  if  Your  Auxiliary  Stations  are  Affected  Please  provide  the  information  requested  above  if  your  FAC  ID  number  does  not  appear  in  the  license 
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 information  for  your  Broadcast  Auxiliary  Station  in  ULS.  If  your  FAC  ID  number  does  appear  in  ULS,  you  do  not  have  to  submit  any  information  to  the  FCC  at  this  time. 
 To  verify  if  your  FAC  ID  number  resides  correctly  in  ULS,  access  ULS  License  Search  through  the  ULS  home  page  on  the  World  Wide  Web,  http://  wireless.  fcc.  gov/  uls.  Enter  the  call  sign  for  the  Broadcast 
 Auxiliary  Station  (not  the  parent  call  sign),  or  search  by  your  FCC  Registration  Number  (FRN)  to  view  a  complete  listing  of  your  call  signs.  Select  the  call  sign  link  on  the  search  results  page  to  view  the  license 
 information  for  your  Broadcast  Auxiliary  Station.  Then,  use  the  pull-  down  menu  at  the  bottom  of  the  screen  to  select  “Microwave  Admin  Data”  or  “Land  Mobile  Administration,”  as  appropriate  for  your 
 radio  service.  On  the  administration  screen  your  FAC  ID  should  follow  the  colon  at  the  end  of  the  heading  “Facility  Id  of  Parent  Station:”.  If  this  field  is  blank,  you  must  provide  the  FAC  ID  or  the  Call 
 Sign  for  the  Parent  Station  of  this  Auxiliary  Station. 
 How  to  Submit  the  Parent  Call  Sign  and  FAC  ID  Number  If  the  license  information  for  your  Broadcast  Auxiliary  Station(  s)  appear  without  FAC  ID  numbers  in 
 ULS,  provide  the  FAC  ID  number  or  the  Parent  Station  Call  Sign  for  each  such  station  by  e-  mail  to  mhower@  fcc.  gov,  by  fax  to  MHOWER  at  (717)  338-  2693,  or  via  United  States  Postal  Service  to  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission,  1270  Fairfield  Road,  Gettysburg,  PA  17325,  ATTN:  MHower.  Overnight  mail  couriers  (i.  e.,  FED  EX,  UPS,  Airborne,  etc.)  and  hand-  delivered  or 
 messenger-  delivered  correspondence  should  be  addressed  to  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  ATTN:  MHower,  Rear  Entrance,  35  York  Street,  Gettysburg,  PA  17325. 
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