FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
O FFI C E OF 
TH E C H A I RMAN 
The Honorable Andre Carson 
U.S. House of Representatives 
2135 Rayburn House Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20515 
Dear Congressman Carson: 
February 10,2017 
Thank you for your letter concerning the efforts ofEmmis Radio License, LLC (Emmis), 
to address alleged interference by its FM translator station W228CX (Translator) , Indianapolis, 
Indiana. I appreciate your raising this important matter. 
On May 19, 2016, Woof Boom Radio Muncie License, LLC (WoofBoom), licensee of 
WMXQ(FM), Hartford City, Indiana, filed a complaint alleging that the Translator was causing 
harmful interference to the operation of WMXQ(FM). You believe that the Commission has 
expedited consideration of the complaint and , therefore, might not conduct a comprehensive 
review. You request a detailed explanation of our review process and timeline. 
The Commission continues to review the respective filings of Emmis and Woof Boom 
carefully and to work toward a resolution. The Commission' s rules ( 4 7 CFR § 74.1203), require 
the licensee of an FM translator station to take appropriate actions to eliminate any actual 
interference it causes to bona fide listeners who regularly receive the signal of a full service 
station. Listeners desiring corrective action must cooperate with the licensee' s efforts to identify 
the source ofthe interference and accept reasonable corrective measures. 
In the instant case, by letter dated June 1, 20 16, the Commission ' s Media Bureau 
(Bureau) directed Emmis to resolve alleged interference to WMXQ(FM) listeners and to provide 
a report to the Bureau within 30 days. Emmis filed a report on July 1, 2016 and a supplement on 
July 15, 2016. On September 16, 2016, Woof Boom filed its response to these two documents. 
Emmis and Woof Boom disagreed on whether the complaint involved bonafide listeners, 
whether the listeners had cooperated, and whether Emmis ' s efforts were sufficient. The Media 
Bureau began to consider the record ofthe case in October 2016, with a goal of reaching a 
decision as expeditiously as possible. 
In an attempt to resolve the remaining issues, the Bureau' s engineering staff initiated a 
conference call in early December 2016 with counsel for Emmis and Woof Boom. The call 
resulted in a Bureau request that Emmis resolve alleged interference to 17 listeners and submit a 
detailed report of corrective measures by December 22, 2016. Emmis's December 22,2016 
report stated that the listeners either rejected remediation efforts or did not respond. Woof 
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Boom again disputed Emmis 's conclusions. On January 13 , 2017, Woof Boom requested that 
Emmis cease operations or reduce power. 
On January 23 , 2017, Emmis filed an application to relocate the Translator's transmitter 
site, substantially reduce power, and operate with an antenna directing the Translator's signal 
away from WMXQ(FM) (File No. BMPFT-20170123GBB). This application is currently 
pending. The Bureau intends to consider and act on the application within the next 60 days. 
Woof Boom may file an objection any time before the Bureau acts. Woof Boom, in a January 
26, 2017 "Reply to Statement Regarding FM Translator W228CX," indicated its general support 
for a relocation of and power reduction by the Translator, but expressed concern about the 
timetable in which Emmis might implement such changes. We note that in a January 27, 2017 
filing, Emmis committed to the expeditious construction ofthe facilities proposed in the 
application and believes that this can be accomplished not later than four weeks following its 
grant. 
If the Bureau grants Emmis's application to modify the Translator and Emmis promptly 
commences operations with the modified translator facilities , the Bureau would close the 
pending complaint. Of course, ifWoofBoom were to determine that the Translator's modified 
facilities also allegedly cause interference to WMXQ(FM), Woof Boom could initiate a new 
complaint. 
I hope this information is helpful. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of 
further assistance. 
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