Report No. DC-2607         ACTION IN DOCKET CASE               June 8, 1994


         FCC TERMINATES FORFEITURE PROCEEDING AGAINST WESTERVILLE
                 BROADCASTING COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                          (MM DOCKET NO. 93-107)

     The Commission has terminated its forfeiture proceeding
against Westerville Broadcasting Company Limited Partnership (WBC). 
WBC's application for a new FM station at Westerville,OH, was
dismissed by the Administrative Law Judge at its request after
having been previously notified of a forfeiture liability.

     On September 23, 1993, the Commission released an order
notifying WBC that it was apparently guilty of violating the rules
by misrepresenting facts in a pleading filed on June 9, 1993, that
a determination of liability would be made unless WBC were to remit
$25,000 within 30 days, and that WBC could respond within 30 days
to show that no penalty, or one of a lesser amount, should be
assessed.  WBC filed a response to the notice arguing that the
Commission was procedurally barred from assessing a forfeiture and
that there were no factual grounds for doing so.

     The Commission agreed that there were insufficient grounds for
assessing a forfeiture.

     Action by the Commission May 27, 1994, by Memorandum Opinion
and Order (FCC 94-126).  Chairman Hundt, Commissioners Quello and
Barrett, with Commissioners Ness and Chong not participating.

                                   -FCC-

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