FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE C.HAIHMAN November 26, 2014 
The Honorable Ron Kind 
U.S. House ofRepresentatives 
1502 Longworth House Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20515 
Dear Congressman Kind: 
Thank you for your letter regarding the Commission's proceeding on AM revitalization. 
I appreciate hearing your views on the matter, and your letter will be made part of the official 
record. 
The Commission adopted the AM Revitalization Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at the 
end of October 2013. The comment periods were extended into the spring of this year with reply 
comments filed on March 20, 2014. Current ly, Media Bureau staff is reviewing the record, 
including the comments submitted by your constituent, WRDN-AM Durand, and the other 
entities that fLied on the station's behalf. Upon completion of its review, the staffwill develop 
recommendations for the full Commission's consideration. Given that the review process is sti ll 
ongoing, the Commission was unable to take up an item at its Open Meeting this month. 
I understand your desire for quick resolution to the pending issues. As you know, the 
main issues raised in the proceeding are ones that focus on technical rules. In fact, it was the 
Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers that requested an extension ofthe 
reply comment deadlines earlier this year in order to evaluate the proposals and comments 
submitted by the numerous interested parties. Generally, I am very supportive of swift action by 
the Commission to resolve pending proceedings, but I also want to ensure that we get it right, 
especially when it comes to dealing with interference and technical issues. 
I assure you that the staff is working diligently to evaluate the record in the proceeding 
and complete their recommendations as quickly as possible. 
I hope this information is helpful. 
Sincerely,