NEWSReport No. MM 95-88     MASS MEDIA ACTION          September 1, 1995


        FORFEITURE ASSESSED AGAINST WQPW (FM), VALDOSTA, GA, UPHELD


     The Commission has affirmed its decision that WQPW (FM), Valdosta, GA, forfeit
$15,000 for repeated violations of the Commission's EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity)
rule.

     WQPW (FM) argued that a forfeiture was inappropriate because the Notice of
Apparent Liability concluded that there was no evidence of discrimination.  WQPW (FM)
also argued that the Commission had misread the station's financial information and that the
station's ability to pay had been adversely affected by significant losses.

     The Commission rejected WQPW's arguments, stating that the forfeiture was based
on the station's repeated failure to comply with provisions of the Commission's rules. The
Commission also disagreed with WQPW's contention that the station's financial documents
were misread, stating that the documents did not prove that the station is unable to pay the
forfeiture.

     Action by the Commission July 31, 1995, by Memorandum Opinion and Order (FCC
95- 323). Chairman Hundt, Commissioners Quello, Barrett, Ness and Chong.

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