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


In the Matter of                )        
                                )       
Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.    )    File No. EB-04-
NY-088
Licensee of Radio Station WNNJ-AM       )    
Facility Id # 25414             )       NOV  No. 20043238017
Newton, NJ                      )        


                       NOTICE OF VIOLATION

                                             Released:  May 27, 
2004

By the District Director, New York Office, Enforcement Bureau:

  1.      This  is  a  Notice  of  Violation  ("Notice")   issued 
     pursuant to  Section 1.89  of  the Commission's  Rules,1  to 
     Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc., licensee of radio 
     station WNNJ-AM.

  2.      On April 6, 2004, agents  of the Commission's New  York 
     Office inspected radio station WNNJ-AM, licensed to  Newton, 
     New Jersey, and observed the following violation(s):

  2.a.      47   C.F.R.  §   11.61(a)(1)(i):     ``Effective 
            January 1,  1997, AM, FM,  and TV stations  must 
            conduct  monthly tests  of  EAS header  and  EOM 
            codes  as   specified  in   the  EAS   Operating 
            Handbook,  and  Section  11.61(a)(1)(v).''   The 
            EAS  Encoder/Decoder internal  log  showed  that 
            there  were no  monthly  tests from  January  1, 
            2004, to March 31, 2004.

  2.b.      47  C.F.R.  §  11.61(a)(2)(i)(A):    ``Effective 
            January 1,  1997, AM, FM,  and TV stations  must 
            conduct tests  of EAS  header and  EOM codes  at 
            least once  a week at  random days and  times.''  
            The  EAS  Encoder/Decoder  internal  log  showed 
            that  there   were  no  weekly  transmits   from 
            January 4, 2004, to April 3, 2004.

  2.c.      47 C.F.R.  § 73.1820(a)(1)(iii): ``Entries  must 
            be made  in the station  log...An entry of  each 
            test  and  activation  of  the  Emergency  Alert 
            System   (EAS)...''  During   the  period   from 
            December 29, 2003  to April 5, 2004, there  were 
            no entries of EAS received tests.      


  3.      Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 
     1934, as  amended,2 and  Section  1.89 of  the  Commission's 
     Rules,  Clear  Channel  Broadcasting  Licenses,  Inc.,  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
                 New York Office
                 201 Varick Street, Suite 1151
                 New York, NY 10014

  4.      This Notice shall be sent to Clear Channel Broadcasting 
     Licenses, Inc., 2625 S. Memorial  Drive, Suite A, Tulsa,  OK 
     74129.

  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




                              Daniel W. Noel
                              District Director
                              New York Office
_________________________

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.