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Box 2700 Bakersfield, CA 93303 Dear Licensee:  xThis letter constitutes a Notice of Apparent Liability for a Forfeiture pursuant to Section 503(b) of the  x~Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the "Communications Act"), for violation of Section 73.1206  xof the Commission's Rules. This action is taken under authority delegated to the Chief of the Mass Media Bureau by Section 0.283 of the Commission's Rules.  xVSection 73.1206 of the Commission's Rules provides, in pertinent part, that before recording a telephone  xpconversation for broadcast, or broadcasting such a conversation simultaneously with its occurrence, a  xlicensee shall inform any party to the call of its intention to broadcast the conversation, except where such  xparty is aware, or may be presumed to be aware from the circumstances of the conversation, that it is being or likely will be broadcast. 47 C.F.R.  73.1206.  x.The Commission received a complaint filed on behalf of Lisa Carroll and Francine Fuentes, alleging that  x$Station KISV(FM), Bakersfield, CA, violated Section 73.1206 of the Commission's Rules. Specifically,  x`the complaint alleges that on May 20, 1998, "The Baka Boyz" program aired on Station KISV broadcast  xthe telephone conversations of Ms. Carroll and Ms. Fuentes without first informing them of an intent to do so.  xIn July 1998, the Commission sent a letter of inquiry to American General Media Corporation ("American  xGeneral"), the licensee of Station KISV(FM). In August 1998, American General responded to our  xpinquiry, acknowledging that KISV did broadcast the conversations at issue. American General states,  xhowever, that "The Baka Boyz" program was broadcast pursuant to a Radio Program License Agreement  xBwhich required KISV to broadcast the program in its entirety. Moreover, American General claims that  xthe onair personalities involved were not station employees, that it had no authority over them and that  xit could not establish guidelines for "The Baka Boyz" program. In addition, it argues that the  xBconversations with Ms. Carroll and Ms. Fuentes were inadvertently broadcast because they happened to  xLanswer the telephone and that both conversations were brief. Finally, American General states that it no  xlonger carries the program, in part because of this incident, and that it has now provided station employees  xNand contractors with a written policy statement regarding compliance with Section 73.1206 of the Commission's Rules.  xThe Commission consistently has held that a station licensee is responsible for the content of any material  xbroadcast on its station regardless of its source. Accordingly, although "The Baka Boyz" program was"),**UU("  xaired pursuant to a programming agreement and the air personalities were not employees of Station KISV,  xLAmerican General is responsible for any violations of the Commission's rules which occurred during that  xprogram. Moreover, the length of the broadcast is irrelevant for purposes of determining compliance with  x~Section 73.1206 of our rules, as is the fact that complainants' conversations were broadcast only because  xthey happened to answer the telephone. Finally, the station's corrective measures of discontinuing the  xprogram and instructing its staff and contractors regarding compliance with Section 73.1206, does not negate the fact that a rule violation occurred.  xBased on the evidence before us, it appears that American General willfully violated Section 73.1206 of  x*the Commission's Rules on May 20, 1998. The guidelines contained in the Commission's Forfeiture  x(Policy Statement, 12 FCC Rcd 17087 (1997), which became effective on October 14, 1997, specify a base  xforfeiture amount of $4,000 for the unauthorized broadcast of a telephone conversation. Accordingly,  x8pursuant to Section 503 of the Communications Act, American General Media Corporation, Licensee of  xStation KISV(FM), Bakersfield, CA, is hereby advised of its Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $4,000 for willful and repeated violations of Section 73.1206 of the Commission's Rules.  xLIn regard to this forfeiture proceeding, you are afforded a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this  xletter "to show, in writing, why a forfeiture penalty should not be imposed or should be reduced, or to pay  xthe forfeiture. Any showing as to why the forfeiture should not be imposed or should be reduced shall  xinclude a detailed factual statement and such documentation and affidavits as may be pertinent." 47  xC.F.R.  1.80(f)(3). Other relevant provisions of Section 1.80 of the Commission's Rules are summarized in the attachment to this letter. ` ` ` `  ,hhhSincerely, ` `  ,hhhRoy J. Stewart, Chief ` `  ,hhhMass Media Bureau Enclosure  y_:(cc:Howard M. Liberman, Esq. Harold K. McCombs, Jr., Esq. Ms. Lisa Carroll Ms. Francine Fuentes ` `  ,hhh