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                           Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of                )
                                )
Walter Czura                    )            File  No.  EB-03-AT-
148
Licensee of Radio Station WNFO(AM)           )
Facility ID # 70793             )            NOV              No.  
V20033248001
Sun City / Hilton Head          )
                                )



                       NOTICE OF VIOLATION

                                             Released:  August 6, 
2003

By the District Director, Atlanta Office, Enforcement Bureau:

  1.      This  is  a  Notice  of  Violation  ("Notice")   issued 
     pursuant to  Section 1.89  of  the Commission's  Rules,1  to 
     Walter Czura, licensee of radio station WNFO(AM).

  2.      On July 22,  2003, agents of  the Commission's  Atlanta 
     Office inspected radio station WNFO(AM) located at Sun  City 
     / Hilton Head, SC, and observed the following violation(s):

  2.a.      47  C.F.R.  §  73.49:  ``Antenna  towers  having 
            radio frequency  potential at  the base  (series 
            fed,   folded  unipole,   and   insulated   base 
            antennas)  must  be  enclosed  within  effective 
            locked fences or other enclosures.''  There  was 
            no  fence surrounding  the base  of the  antenna 
            tower for WNFO(AM). 

  2.b.      47 C.F.R.  § 11.35(a): ``Broadcast stations  and 
            cable  systems and  wireless cable  systems  are 
            responsible for ensuring that EAS Encoders,  EAS 
            Decoders  and Attention  Signal  generating  and 
            receiving equipment used as part of the EAS  are 
            installed   so    that   the   monitoring    and 
            transmitting functions are available during  the 
            times   the   stations  and   systems   are   in 
            operation.''    There  was   no  EAS   equipment 
            installed  at  the   station  at  the  time   of 
            inspection  and  there  were  no  EAS  logs   to 
            demonstrate that  the station had EAS  equipment 
            installed prior to the inspection.

  2.c.      47 C.F.R.  § 73.3526(a)(2):  Every permittee  or 
            licensee of an AM, FM, TV or Class A TV  station 
            in  the  commercial  broadcast  services   shall 
            maintain  a   public  inspection  file  at   the 
            station's  main  studio.  There  was  no  public 
            inspection file located at the main studio.


  3.      Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 
     1934, as  amended,2 and  Section  1.89 of  the  Commission's 
     Rules,  Walter  Czura,  must  submit  a  written   statement 
     concerning this matter  within 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  with 
     personal  knowledge  of   the  matter.    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
                 Atlanta Office
                 3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 320
                 Duluth, GA  30096


  4.      This Notice  shall  be  sent  to  Walter  Czura,  Radio 
     Station WNFO(AM),  P.O. Box  6567,  Hilton Head  Island,  SC  
     29938.

  5.      The Privacy Act  of 19743 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.4


                                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION




                                Fred L. Broce
                                District Director
                                Atlanta Office



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1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.

2 47 U.S.C. § 308(b).
3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).

4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.