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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Rama Communications, Inc. ) File No. EB-05-TP-451
Licensee of Radio Station WNTF (AM) )
Facility ID # 14556 ) NOV No. V20063270002
Bithlo, Florida )
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: May 16, 2006
By the District Director, Tampa Office, South Central Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules to Rama Communications, Inc., licensee
of radio station WNTF (AM).
2. On February 17, 2006, agents of the Commission's Tampa Office of the
Enforcement Bureau inspected radio station WNTF (AM) located in
Bithlo, Florida and observed the following violations:
a. 47 C.F.R. S 11.52(d): "Broadcast stations and cable systems and
wireless
cable systems must monitor two EAS sources. The monitoring assignments of
each broadcast station and cable system and wireless cable system are
specified in the State EAS Plan and FCC Mapbook." At the time of
inspection the station was monitoring only one of the assigned EAS
sources.
b. 47 C.F.R. S 11.61(a): EAS "[t]ests shall be made at regular intervals
as
indicated in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section." There was no
evidence that required monthly EAS tests are being conducted and no
evidence that required weekly tests were conducted prior to February 10,
2006.
c. 47 C.F.R. S 73.1350 (c)(2): "Monitoring equipment must be
periodically calibrated so as to provide reliable indications of
transmitter operating parameters with a known degree of accuracy.
At the time of inspection there was no evidence that the station was
conducting periodic calibration of monitoring equipment.
d. 47 C.F.R. S 73.1590: "(a) The licensee of each AM, FM, TV and Class A
TV
station ... must make equipment performance measurements for each main
transmitter as follows: ... (6) [a]nnually, for AM stations, with not more
than 14 months between measurements." The equipment performance
measurements were not available and there was no evidence that they had
ever been conducted.
e. 47 C.F.R. S 73.1800 (a): "The licensee of each station must maintain
a
station log as required by 73.1820." No station log was available at the
time of inspection.
f. 47 C.F.R. S 73.3526(e)(13): "Local public notice announcements." No
record of local public notice announcements were found in the Public File
at the time of inspection.
g. 47 C.F.R. S 73.3613 (d)(1): "Each licensee or permittee of a
commercial or
noncommercial AM, FM, TV or International broadcast station shall file
with the FCC copies of the following contracts..." "Time brokerage
agreements (also known as local marketing agreements)." The station failed
to submit copy of local marketing agreement within 30 days of execution of
the agreement. The agreement in question was executed on November 15,
2005.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Rama
Communications, Inc. must submit a written statement concerning this
matter within twenty (20) days of release of this Notice. The response
must fully explain each violation, must contain a statement of the
specific action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude
recurrence, and should include a time line for completion of pending
corrective action(s). The response must be complete in itself and
signed by a principal or officer of the licensee. All replies and
documentation sent in response to this Notice should be marked with
the File No. and NOV No. specified above, and mailed to the following
address:
Federal Communications Commission
Tampa Office
2203 Lois Avenue, Suite 1215
Tampa, FL 30096
4. This Notice shall be sent to Rama Communications, Inc. at its address
of record.
5. The Privacy Act of 1974 requires that we advise you that the
Commission will use all relevant material information before it,
including any information disclosed in your reply, to determine
what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure compliance. Any
false statement made knowingly and willfully in reply to this Notice is
punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Ralph M. Barlow
District Director
Tampa District Office
South Central Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S 1.89.
47 U.S.C. S 308(b).
P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S 552a (e) (3).
18 U.S.C. S 1001 et seq.
Federal Communications Commission
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Federal Communications Commission