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Home My WebLink About20041119.tiff RESOLUTION RE: GRANT REQUEST FROM ROBIN THOMAS, DBA RADIO FRONTIER BROADCASTING, LLC TO PREADVERTISE SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT#1471 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has received a request from Robin Thomas, dba Radio Frontier Broadcasting,LLC, 1001 Weatherly Drive,Cheyenne,Wyoming 82007,for preadvertisement of an application for a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit#1471 for construction of three radio communication transmission towers over seventy feet in height (183 feet), in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, and WHEREAS,said property is described as Part of Lot B of Recorded Exemption#3312,being part of the S1/2 NW 1/4 of Section 5, Township 7 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS,after study and review the Board deems it advisable to grant said request,with the hearing date to be set as May 12, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,Colorado,that the request from Robin Thomas,dba Radio Frontier Broadcasting, LLC for preadvertisement of an application fora Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit#1471 for construction of three radio communication transmission towers over seventy feet in height (183 feet) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District be, and hereby is, granted. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the hearing date to consider said request be, and hereby is, set as May 12, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. 2004-1119 PL1715 <o : /it ecti it/L. 7/9 ri Ili-a?J CC Gy GRANT PREADVERTISEMENT - ROBIN THOMAS, DBA RADIO FRONTIER BROADCASTING, LLC (USR #1471) PAGE 2 The above and foregoing Resolution was,on motion duly made and seconded,adopted by the following vote on the 12th day of April, A.D., 2004. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS W FLD�COOUNTY, COL RADO �� Robert D. Masden, Chair ; to the Board 140=�, William H. r e, Pro-Tem • to t e Boar M. l-ile APP VEDA799.442.--) ♦ SEA Davi d . Long my Attorney Glenn Vaa. — Date of signature: _ / / 2004-1119 PL1715 MEMORANDUM 44 itip; TO: Board of County Commissioners April 9, 2004 WipeFROM: Esther E. Gesick, Deputy Clerk to the Board COLORADO SUBJECT: Request for Pre-advertisement Robin Thomas, dba Radio Frontier Broadcasting, LLC [has/have] submitted a request that the application for Use by Special Review Permit #1471, which will be heard by the Planning Commission on May 4, 2004, be pre-advertised. If you wish to approve this request, a hearing before the Board on May 12, 2004, will allow adequate time for advertising. 2004-1119 PL1715 • OCtit MEMORANDUM TO: Weld County Board of County Commissioners COLORADO DATE: March 29, 2004 FROM: Sheri Lockman, Planner II SUBJECT: USR-1471 Mr. Robin Thomas has applied for a Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review Permit for three (3) radio communication transmission towers over seventy feet in height(183') in the A (Agricultural)Zone District. The applicant has until July 5'h, 2004 to build the towers before the construction permit through the Federal Communications Commission expires. The applicant has diligently pursued the permits required since they were offered the purchase of the associated radio station. Therefore, Planning Staff is recommending the applicant be allowed to be heard at the earliest feasible Board of County Commissioners hearing following the May 4, 2004 Planning Commission hearing. 2004-1119 REQUEST FOR EARLY COMMISSIONS MEETING AND EARLY BUILDING PERMITS Radio Frontier Broadcasting, LLC. ("RFB") respectfully requests an early Commissioners meeting in regards to its special review land use request filed in Weld County dated March 17, 2004. RFB is seeking to construct three new 183 foot radio towers to be utilized in the transmission of a new AM radio station, KJMP, to be licensed to Peirce, Colorado on 870 ICHz. RFB has recently acquired a construction permit to build KJMP Peirce. However, the authority to build this new station expires on July 5th, 2004. Figure one of this request, is a copy of the construction permit which show the expiration date. RFB has recently entered into a contract to purchase a certain 67.97 acre parcel located northeast of the community of Ault, Colorado, Lot B, recorded Exemption # 3313 located in the S. 'A of the NW 'A of Section 5, T 7 N, R 65 W. RFB seeks to construct the new transmission array for KJMP at this site. RFB is expecting to close on the purchase of this parcel on April 15th, 2004. RFB would like to begin construction of the new transmission facility for KJMP as soon as possible after the purchase of the property is complete. Construction of the new three 180 foot towers needed for the directional antenna system will take several weeks. Installation of electrical power to the transmitter building, transmission line trenching, installation of tuning networks, etc. will take several weeks to complete. After all of the physical construction is completed, field tuning of the directional array could take several weeks to complete. The construction and tuning must be completed prior to the construction permit expiration date of July 5th, 2004. A license application (FCC form 302) must be filed with the Federal Communications Commission before July 5th, 2004. This new AM station will be the first station licensed to the community of Peirce, Colorado. While this will be a commercial broadcast station, it will also serve as an important public service community communications outlet. It will linked to the new FCC's Emergency Alert System, which is utilized to notify local residents of many different emergency conditions such as severe weather, toxic spills, etc.. It also has recently been utilized for the new Colorado Amber alert system. This system is utilized to help assist with child abduction cases, etc.. The FCC no longer grants extensions to complete station build outs of construction permits. While this construction permit was granted in July of 2001, the original owner of the construction permit, Jo-Mor Communications, Inc of Denver, ran into financial difficulties is was un-able to construct the facilities in a timely manner. RFB has purchased this construction permit on March 5th, 2004 is now diligently working to build out this construction permit before the expiration date. RFB respectfully requests the WELD county zoning board and the WELD county commissioners expedited processing of its special land use request so that construction of the new transmitting facility for KJMP can begin as soon as possible. Respectfully submitted, (Ff. 0 Victor A. Michael, Jr. Member Radio Frontier Broadcasting, LLC 6807 Foxglove Drive Cheyenne, WY 82009 307-778-9318 FI&ORE 1 United States of America FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AM BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT Authorizing Official: Official Mailing Address: JO-MOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Son Nguyen 828 SANTA FE DRIVE Supervisory Engineer DENVER CO 80204 Audio Division Media Bureau tkJ Grant Date: July 05, 2001 Facility Id: 129513 This permit expires 3:00 a.m. Call Sign: KJMP local time, 36 months after the grant date specified above. Permit File Number: BNP-20001023ACQ Subject to the provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent acts and treaties, and all regulations heretofore or hereafter made by this Commission, and further subject to the conditions set forth in this permit, the permittee is hereby authorized to construct the radio transmitting apparatus herein described. Installation and adjustment of equipment not specifically set forth herein shall be in accordance with representations contained in the permittee's application for construction permit except for such modifications as are presently permitted, without application, by the Commission's Rules. Commission rules which became effective on February 16, 1999, have a bearing on this construction permit. See Report & Order, Streamlining of Mass Media Applications, MM Docket No. 98-43, 13 FCC RCD 23056, Para. 77-90 (November 25, 1998) ; 63 Fed. Reg. 70039 (December 18, 1998) . Pursuant to these rules, this construction permit will be subject to automatic forfeiture unless construction is complete and an application for license to cover is filed prior to expiration. See Section 73.3598. Equipment and program tests shall be conducted only pursuant to Sections 73.1610 and 73.1620 of the Commission's Rules. Hours of Operation: Unlimited Average hours of sunrise and sunset: Local Standard Time (Non-Advanced) Jan. 7:15 AM 5:00 PM Jul. 4:45 AM 7:30 PM Feb. 7:00 AM 5:30 PM Aug. 5:00 AM 7:00 PM Mar. 6:15 AM 6:00 PM Sep. 5:45 AM 6:15 PM Apr. 5:15 AM 6:45 PM Oct. 6:15 AM 5:15 PM May 4:45 AM 7:15 PM Nov. 6:45 AM 4:45 PM Jun. 4:30 AM 7:30 PM Dec. 7:15 AM 4:30 PM FCC Form 351 August, 1997 Page 1 of 4 Callsign: KJMP Permit No. : BNP-20001023ACQ Name of Permittee: JO—MOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Station Location: PIERCE, CO Frequency (kHz) : 870 Station Class: B Antenna Coordinates: Day Latitude: N 40 Deg 40 Min 29 Sec Longitude: W 104 Deg 42 Min 10 Sec Night Latitude: N 40 Deg 40 Min 29 Sec Longitude: W 104 Deg 42 Min 10 Sec Transmitter(s) : Type Accepted. See Sections 73.1660, 73.1665 and 73.1670 of the Commission's Rules. Nominal Power (kW) : Day: 5.0 Night: 0.246 Antenna Mode: Day: DA Night: DA (DA=Directional Antenna, ND=Non-directional Antenna; CH=Critical Hours) Antenna Registration Number(s) : Day: Tower No. ASRN 1 None 46.7 2 None 46.7 Night: Tower No. ASRN 1 None 46.7 2 None 46.7 FCC Form 351 August, 1997 Page 2 of 4 Callsign: KIMP Permit No. : BNP-20001023ACQ DESCRIPTION OF DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA SYSTEM Theoretical RMS (mV/m/km) : Day: 635.78 Night: 141.15 Standard RMS (mV/m/km) : Day: 667.98 Night: 148.57 Augmented RMS (mV/m/km) : Q Factor: Day: 22.36 Night: 10 Theoretical Parameters: Day Directional Antenna: Tower Field Phasing Spacing Orientation Tower Ref Height No. Ratio (Deg.) (Deg.) (Deg. ) Switch * (Deg.) 1 1.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.000 0 47.7 2 0.5500 -128.000 75.0000 318.000 0 47.7 * Tower Reference Switch 0 = Spacing and orientation from reference tower 1 = Spacing and orientation from previous tower Theoretical Parameters: Night Directional Antenna: Tower Field Phasing Spacing Orientation Tower Ref Height No. Ratio (Deg. ) (Deg.) (Deg.) Switch * (Deg. ) 1 1.0000 0.000 0.0000 0.000 0 47.7 2 0.9800 -115.200 75.0000 318.000 0 47.7 * Tower Reference Switch 0 = Spacing and orientation from reference tower 1 = Spacing and orientation from previous tower Inverse Distance Field Strength: The inverse distance field strength at a distance of one kilometer from the above antenna in the directions specified shall not exceed the following values: Day: Azimuth: Radiation: 92 320.05 mV/m 184 320.05 mV/m Night: Azimuth: Radiation: 108 10.78 mV/m 168 10.78 mV/m FCC Form 351 August, 1997 Page 3 of 4 Hello