JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
CHAIRMAN
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
May 8, 2012
The Honorable Bob Filner
U.S. Hou e of Representatives
333 F Street
Suite A
Chula Vi ta, California 91910
Dear Congressman Filner:
Thank you for your letter concerning the application of Activist San Diego (ASD)
filed with the Commission to construct a new noncommercial educational FM station in
Ramona, California. I appreciate your bringing this matter to my attention and directed
the Chief of the Media Bureau's Office of Communications and Industry Information to
provide you with a status update on the matter. I am pleased to provide the encloscd
correspondence discussing the same.
If you have any additional questions or need further assistance, please do not
hesitate to contact me.
I Julius Genachowski
Enclosure
445 12TH STREET S.W. WASHINGTON. D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
May 8, 2012
I REPLY REFER TO:
CN-1200261
The Honorable Bob Filner
U.S. House of Representatives
333 F Street
Suite A
Chula Vista, California 91910
Dear Congressman Filner:
Thank you for your letter on behalf of Activist San Diego (AS D) regarding the
application ASD filed with the Federal Communications Commission to construct a new
noncommercial educational FM station in Ramona, California. I appreciate the opportunity to
provide an update on the status of the ASD application.
ASD filed the subject application in October 2007. Following a review of ASD's
proposal, the Conunission's Audio Division dismissed the application because the proposed
facility would not provide adequate community coverage to Ramona and because it failed to
protect a Mexican broadcast station from interference, in violation of a bilateral agreement with
the Mexican government. Commission rules provide applicants an opportunity to address
defects in an application and ASD amended its proposal by increasing the effective radiated
power and modifying the antenna pattern. The Audio Division found that the antenna pattern
proposed in ASD's amended application exceeded the maximum to minimum power
requirements for directional antennas and dismissed the application on March 30, 20 I I.
On May 9, 20 II, ASD filed an Application for Review of the Audio Division's decision
with the Commission. Staff currently is reviewing the complete record developed in this
proceeding and it is anticipated that the Media Bureau will provide its recommendation to the
Commission in the third quarter of 20 12.
I hope that this information is helpful. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of
further assistance.
Sincerely,
~u-~~l
Michael S. Perko
Chief, Office of Communications and
Industry Information
Media Bureau