Complex sentence: The station has applied for a license on this channel, however the Federal Communications Commission is forcing all analog LPTV stations off-air, thus it will only be allowed to operate through the end of August 2015.
Split into simpler sentences: The station has applied for a license on this channel; however, the Federal Communications Commission is forcing all analog LPTV stations off-air. Thus, it will only be allowed to operate through the end of August 2015.