A wireless communication device wirelessly receives scheduling data that changes based on wireless communication network status. The wireless communication device powers off a wireless receiver based on the scheduling data. The wireless communication device powers on the wireless receiver based on the scheduling data. The wireless communication device wirelessly receives signaling data over the wireless receiver when the wireless receiver is powered on. The wireless network status may comprise wireless communication network backhaul throughput, wireless communication network channel size, wireless communication network channel occupancy, and/or some other wireless communication network status metric.