CONCURRING STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MICHAEL O’RIELLY 
Re: Atlantic City Board of Education Applications for Renewal of License and For Minor 
Modifications of Licensed Facilities of WAJM(FM), Atlantic City, New Jersey and Press 
Communications, LLC Application for Minor Modification of Licensed Facilities of WBHX(FM), 
Tuckerton, New Jersey
I concur in the result reached by this order.  While it achieves an acceptable conclusion  
consistent with past precedent, the item highlights a fairly major discrepancy in our treatment of late 
license renewal applications depending on whether they are filed with the Media Bureau or the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau.  As the order acknowledges, the Commission consistently has allowed 
broadcast station licenses to be renewed even when the license term expired long before the renewal 
application was filed.  This seems inappropriate and problematic: we ought not have different standards 
for deadlines based on the service being offered and we ought not allow late filings.         
Given the importance of licenses for many services the Commission oversees, it would behoove 
all licensees to file their renewal applications either early or on time.  In fact, the vast majority of 
broadcasters already do this.  Thus, a deadline should mean just that.        
In light of this, I suggest that the Commission should examine, with proper notice, whether the 
discrepancy in the treatment of the two types of renewal applications should be eliminated, and possibly 
take action to equalize the treatment of these licensees with emphasis given to timely filings.