, ▁he ▁immediately ▁file d ▁for ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁bank rupt cy ▁re organ ization . ▁ ▁Given ▁the ▁station ' s ▁financial ▁situation ▁and ▁limited ▁facility ▁covering ▁Gr ants , ▁the ▁station ▁sought ▁a ▁coverage ▁and ▁frequency ▁upgrade ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁program ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁Al bu quer que . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission ▁approved ▁an ▁application ▁to ▁move ▁K LL T ▁to ▁ 1 0 3 . 7   M Hz ▁and ▁increase ▁power ▁to ▁ 5 0   k W . ▁However , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Forest ▁Service ▁refused ▁on ▁two ▁occasions ▁to ▁grant ▁K LL T ▁a ▁land ▁le ase ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁tower ▁at op ▁Mount ▁Taylor ▁that ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁improvements . ▁With ▁sales ▁reven ues ▁continu ing ▁to ▁decl ine , ▁Hum ph ries ▁opt ed ▁to ▁take ▁K LL T ▁off ▁the ▁air ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁However , ▁K LL T ' s ▁license ▁continued ▁to ▁exist ▁after ▁Hum ph ries ▁took ▁the ▁station ▁silent , ▁a ▁fact ▁that ▁would ▁prove ▁cru cial ▁to ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁events ▁in ▁another ▁proceed ing . ▁Just ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁Hum ph ries ▁file d ▁to ▁buy ▁Santa ▁Fe ' s ▁K N MQ . ▁The ▁sale ▁application ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁den y ▁from ▁Fair mont ▁Communic ations ▁Cor p ., ▁own ers ▁of ▁K K