FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT BUREAU NORTHEAST REGION Columbia Field Office 9200 Farm House Lane Columbia, MD 21046 (301) 725-1996 March 1, 2012 Fsk Land Corporation 3910 Keswick Road Baltimore, Maryland NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION Case Number: EB-Fieldner-12-00000164 Document Number: W201232340001 On January 26, 2012, the Columbia Office received a complaint from a licensee concerning interference it was receiving on frequency 461.8 MHz in Baltimore, Maryland. Agents from this office confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 461.8 MHz were emanating from a building located at 3810 Keswick Road, Baltimore, Maryland, which was occupied at the time by Fsk Land Corporation (Fsk Land). An Fsk representative admitted to operating the transmitter on 461.8 MHz. The Commission’s records show that no license was issued to Fsk Land Corporation for operation of a radio station on frequency 461.8MHz at this location in Baltimore, Maryland. Radio stations must be licensed by the FCC pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 301. You are hereby warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment without a valid radio station authorization constitutes a violation of the Federal laws cited above and could subject the operator to severe penalties, including, but not limited to, substantial monetary fines, in rem arrest action against the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions including imprisonment. (see 47 U.S.C. §§ 401, 501, 503 and 510). UNLICENSED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO STATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED IMMEDIATELY. You have ten (10) days from the date of this notice to respond with any evidence that you have authority to operate granted by the FCC. Your response should be sent to the address in the letterhead and reference the listed case and document number. Under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3), we are informing you that the Commission’s staff will use all relevant material information before it to determine what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure your compliance with FCC Rules. This will include any information that you disclose in your reply. You may contact this office if you have any questions. Salomon Satche District Director Columbia Field Office Northeast Region Attachments: Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended Enforcement Bureau, "Inspection Fact Sheet," March 2005