Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera Del Fin has filed to cancel the license of KNTB. This was on a previous STA.
As previously reported, Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera Del Fin (“Licensee”), licensee of station KNTB(AM), engaged the services of Hatfield and Dawson Consulting Engineers to assist in identifying options for restoring the station to licensed operation. Following further review, Licensee determined that the public interest would be served by modifying the license for commonly owned station KBRO(AM), Bremerton, Washington, and, contingent upon grant of that application, surrendering the KNTB(AM) license. That application was granted on March 8, 2023, conditioned upon the surrender of the licenses of KARR(AM), Kirkland, WA (Facility ID 20669) and KNTB(AM), Lakewood, WA (Facility ID 26892). See FCC File No. BP20220802AAA (the “CP”). The license of KARR(AM) was surrendered on August 8, 2024. In the meantime, Licensee’s engineers have worked to gather information and are now assembling the equipment necessary to build out KBRO(AM)’s power increase in accordance with the CP. The KBRO(AM) transmitter has been received and is awaiting installation following minor preparations on site, and Licensee expects that KBRO(AM) construction will be completed in advance of the CP’s March 8, 2026 construction deadline. Following construction, Licensee will file the requisite Form 2100, Schedule 302-AM and surrender KNTB(AM)’s license.
In the meantime, Licensee respectfully requests extension of STA to permit KNTB(AM) to continue to operate at variance. In the event that the KBRO(AM) CP is modified prior to grant such that the license of KNTB(AM) need not be surrendered, Licensee will diligently work with its consulting engineers to resume licensed operations.
As previously reported, Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera Del Fin (“Licensee”), licensee of station KNTB(AM), engaged the services of Hatfield and Dawson Consulting Engineers to assist in identifying options for restoring the station to licensed operation. Following further review, Licensee determined that the public interest would be served by modifying the license for commonly owned station KBRO(AM), Bremerton, Washington, and, contingent upon grant of that application, surrendering the KNTB(AM) license. That application was granted on March 8, 2023, conditioned upon the surrender of the licenses of KARR(AM), Kirkland, WA (Facility ID 20669) and KNTB(AM), Lakewood, WA (Facility ID 26892). See FCC File No. BP20220802AAA (the “CP”). The license of KARR(AM) was surrendered on August 8, 2024. In the meantime, Licensee’s engineers have worked to gather information and are now assembling the equipment necessary to build out KBRO(AM)’s power increase in accordance with the CP. The KBRO(AM) transmitter has been received and is awaiting installation following minor preparations on site, and Licensee expects that KBRO(AM) construction will be completed in advance of the CP’s March 8, 2026 construction deadline. Following construction, Licensee will file the requisite Form 2100, Schedule 302-AM and surrender KNTB(AM)’s license.
In the meantime, Licensee respectfully requests extension of STA to permit KNTB(AM) to continue to operate at variance. In the event that the KBRO(AM) CP is modified prior to grant such that the license of KNTB(AM) need not be surrendered, Licensee will diligently work with its consulting engineers to resume licensed operations.
