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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Flagship Communications, Inc. ) File No. EB-05-TP-363
Licensee of Radio Station WNWF (AM) )
Facility ID # 72803 ) NOV No. V20073270002
Destin, Florida )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: October 17, 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 Flagship Communications, Inc.,
licensee of radio station WNWF (AM).
2. On November 30, 2005, agents of the Commission's Tampa Office of the
Enforcement Bureau inspected radio station WNWF (AM) located in
Destin, Florida and observed the following violations:
a. 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 EAS tests were being conducted by the
station.
b. 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 could not be found and there was no evidence
that they had been conducted within the past 12 months.
c. 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.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Flagship
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 Flagship 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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