Federal Communications Commission DA 12-884 
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
HIGH PLAINS BROADCASTING LICENSE 
COMPANY, LLC
Petition for Reconsideration of Pending 
Termination of License for Station WLI234 
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File Nos. 0004215145
ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION
Adopted:  June 4, 2012 Released:  June 5, 2012
By the Deputy Chief, Broadband Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:
I. INTRODUCTION
1. In this Order on Reconsideration, we dismiss a petition for reconsideration of our 
placement into termination pending status1 of a modification of license for a broadcast auxiliary TV 
Intercity Relay Station in the Bakersfield, California area.  
II. BACKGROUND
2. On August 3, 2010, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued High Plains 
Broadcasting License Company, LLC (High Plains) a modified license for broadcast auxiliary TV 
Intercity Relay Station WLI234.2 The deadline for constructing the Station was February 3, 2012.3 On 
November 8, 2011, the Bureau sent High Plains a construction/coverage reminder letter.4 On March 14, 
2012, a license auto-termination letter was sent5 and Station WLI234 entered termination pending status.  
Accordingly, on the same day, the Bureau provided public notice of the pending license termination.6 On 
  
1 When a licensee fails to file a notification that it has completed construction by an applicable buildout deadline, the 
license, location, or frequency is placed in “termination pending” status.  For a license, location, or frequency in that 
status, the Bureau presumes that the licensee did not meet buildout requirement.  If the licensee does not file a 
petition for reconsideration within 30 days after public notice of the termination pending status demonstrating that it 
met that buildout requirement, the status of the license, location, or frequency is changed to “terminated” as of the 
buildout deadline.  See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces Deployment Of “Auto-Term,” the 
Automated Feature in its Universal Licensing System That Identifies Unconstructed Stations Resulting in Automatic 
Termination of Licenses, Public Notice, 21 FCC Rcd 163 (WTB 2006).
2 See File No. 0004215145 (granted Aug. 3, 2010).
3 See File No. 0004215145 (granted Aug. 3, 2010).
4 Construct/Coverage Reminder, Ref. No. 5248036 (Nov. 8, 2011).
5 Auto Termination letters, Ref. No. 5332737 (Mar. 14, 2012).
6 Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Site Based Licenses Termination Pending, Report No. 7611, Public Notice
(Mar. 14, 2012) at 5.
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May 19, 2012, High Plains filed a petition for reconsideration of the placement of Station WLI234 into 
termination pending status.7
III. DISCUSSION
3. Section 405(a) of the Communications Act, as implemented by Section 1.106(f) of the 
Commission’s Rules, requires that a petition for reconsideration be filed within thirty days from the date 
of public notice of Commission action.8 Computation of the thirty-day period is determined in 
accordance with Section 1.4 of the Commission’s Rules.9 Since public notice of the impending license 
terminations was given on March 14, 2012, pursuant to Section 1.4(b)(4) of the Commission’s rules, the 
first day to be counted in computing the thirty-day period was March 15, 2012.  The last day for filing 
petitions for reconsideration was April 13, 2012.
4. We received High Plains’ Petition on May 19, 2012.  Therefore, we find that High Plains 
filed the Petition late.  The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has 
consistently held that the Commission is without authority to extend or waive the statutory thirty-day 
filing period for filing petitions for reconsideration specified in Section 405(a) of the Communications 
Act,10 except where “extraordinary circumstances indicate that justice would thus be served.”11 We note
the filing requirement of Section 405(a) of the Act applies even if the petition for reconsideration is filed 
only one day late.12 We do not believe that High Plains has shown such extraordinary circumstances to be 
present here.  Indeed, High Plains has failed to acknowledge that it did not file in a timely manner.   
Accordingly, we dismiss the Petition as late-filed.
5. If High Plains wishes to continue operating the terminated facilities, it must file a 
completed Form 601, in accordance with all applicable Commission rules, to reauthorize the facilities.   In 
the interim, High Plains should file a request for Special Temporary Authority, in accordance with 
Section 1.931 of the Commission’s rules, if it wishes to continue operating the facilities.
  
7 Petitions for Reconsideration, High Plains Broadcasting License Company, LLC (filed May 19, 2012) (Petition).
8 47 U.S.C. § 405(a); 47 C.F.R. § 1.106(f).
9 47 C.F.R. § 1.4.
10 See Reuters Ltd. v. FCC, 781 F.2d 946, 951-52 (D.C. Cir. 1986); Gardner v. FCC, 530 F.2d 1086 (D.C. Cir. 
1976). 
11 Gardner v. FCC, 530 F.2d at 1091.
12 See, e.g., Panola Broadcasting Co., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 68 FCC 2d 533 (1978); Metromedia, Inc., 
Memorandum Opinion and Order, 56 FCC 2d 909 (1975).
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IV. ORDERING CLAUSES
6. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that pursuant to Sections 4(i) and 405 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 405, and Section 1.106 of the 
Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.106, the petition for reconsideration filed by High Plains Broadcasting 
License Company, LLC on May 19, 2012 IS DISMISSED.
7. This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to Sections 0.131 and 0.331 of the 
Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.131, 0.331.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
John J. Schauble
Deputy Chief, Broadband Division
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau