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The Honorable Tom Wheeler 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 445 
12th Street, SW 
Washington, DC 20554 
Dear Chairman Wheeler: 
December 9, 2014 
We are contacting you today in support of Hudson County New Jersey ' s petition for 
reconsideration of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision denying the waiver to 
operate its Travelers Information Station (TIS) at 100 watts. We urge you to give their petition your 
utmost consideration. 
We have been informed that the County has conducted extensive technical research regarding the 
potential interference of its TIS broadcast with WRCR, a proposed AM station based out of Rockland 
County, NY that will be broadcasting at 1700 kHz, and that the County' s engineering experts have 
concluded that actual interference is highly unlikely. 
Further, the County has informed us that it has contacted WRCR directly and that the AM station has 
agreed to allow the County to operate its TIS at 1 00 watts. As part of the agreement between the 
County and WRCR, the County has committed to end any interference that may occur as a result of 
its TIS operating at 100 watts. 
As you know, this new AM station is not yet built, so there is nothing for the TIS to interfere with at 
this time. Nevertheless, the County is pleased that WRCR has agreed to allow it to continue its 
higher-power operation into the period when the AM station begins its new broadcast at 1700 kHz. 
Since Hudson County is one of the most densely populated and travelled parts ofthe country, we 
strongly support the County' s efforts to increase their reach to residents during times of catastrophic 
events. Right now the station only reaches 10 percent of the population and, as evident during 
Superstorm Sandy, when power outages occur for days, residents and travelers look to the local 
TIS for emergency information. We are concerned that without the ability to reach a wider 
audience, many residents and travelers will be unprepared during times of disaster. 
We respectfully encourage the FCC to work with Hudson County to ensure that the local TIS is able 
to increase its wattage so it may reach the appropriate audience to guarantee the safety of the 
public during times of disaster. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. 
Sincerely, 
Robert Menendez 
United States Senator Member of Congress 
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Cory A. Booker 
United States Senator 
Donald M. Payne, Jr. 
Member of Congress 
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 
Member of Congress