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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  05-  70 
 January  13,  2005 


 AUXILIARY  BROADCAST  FREQUENCY  COORDINATOR  DESIGNATED  FOR  THE  2005  PRESIDENTIAL  INAUGURATION  IN  WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


 At  the  request  of  the  Washington  Executive  Broadcast  Engineers  Frequency  Coordinators,  Inc.  (WFC),  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  has  designated  Robert  W.  Denney,  Jr., 
 P.  E.  and  the  firm  of  Denney  &  Associates,  P.  C.,  as  the  single  point  of  contact  for  coordinating  operations  under  Section  74.24  of  the  Rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §74.24,  from  January  13,  2005  through 
 January  21,  2005,  for  the  2005  Presidential  Inauguration  to  be  held  in  Washington,  D.  C.  1  This  designation  will  allow  for  advance  coordination  of  auxiliary  broadcast  frequency  usage  in  the 
 designated  area.  The  designated  area  is  defined  as  a  100  kilometer  radius  of  Lafayette  Park  in  Washington  D.  C.,  for  terrestrial  stations;  and  as  a  150  kilometer  radius  of  this  same  site  for  any 
 mobile  operations  originating  onboard  aircraft.  2  All  Part  74,  78  and  101  licensees  sharing  spectrum  available  under  Part  74  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  and  operating  in  the  designated  area 
 are  covered  by  this  action. 
 The  FCC  took  similar  action  when  it  designated  auxiliary  broadcast  frequency  coordinators  for  the  2004  National  Political  Conventions,  the  2002  Olympic  Winter  Games,  and  the  2001 
 Presidential  Inauguration.  These  actions  were  taken  as  a  result  of  our  concern  that  uncoordinated  use  of  auxiliary  broadcast  stations  on  a  special  temporary  authority  basis  might  result  in 
 spectrum  congestion  and  excessive  interference,  resulting  in  less  complete  broadcast  coverage.  We  believe  that  the  potential  for  a  similar  situation  exists  during  the  2005  Presidential 
 Inauguration  to  be  held  in  Washington,  D.  C. 
 All  short-  term  auxiliary  broadcast  use  under  Part  74,  without  exception,  shall  be  coordinated  in  advance  through  the  WFC  coordinator,  Robert  W.  Denney,  Jr.,  P.  E.  and  the  firm  of  Denney  & 
 Associates,  P.  C.  Mr.  Denny  can  be  reached  for  the  purposes  of  frequency  coordination  at  telephone  number  301-  686-  1801,  at  fax  number  301-  686-  1820,  and  at  the  email  address 
 rdenny@  denny.  com.  The  local  frequency  coordinator  will  provide  assistance  and  database  access  to  all  local  and  non-  local  Part  74  licensees,  as  well  as  all  Parts  78  and  101  licensees 


 1  We  note  that  Section  74.24  allows  eligible  broadcasters  to  operate  auxiliary  broadcast  stations  on  a 
 short-  term  basis,  not  to  exceed  720  hours  annually,  without  prior  Commission  authorization. 


 2  The  coordinates  that  define  the  center  of  the  geographic  area  for  the  purposes  of  determining  the 
 designated  geographic  area  are  38-  53-  19.0NLAT,  77-  02-  17.0WLONG  referenced  to  NAD83. 
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 sharing  spectrum  available  under  Part  74,  for  temporary  fixed,  mobile  and  portable  installations.  The  contact  for  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  is  the  Broadband  Division  at  (202) 
 418-  2487. 
 Action  by  Chief,  Broadband  Division,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau. 


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