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


In the Matter of                )
                                )
Northland Cable TV              )            File  No.  EB-04-HU-
030
Operator of Cable Television System          )
Brenham, Texas                  )            NOV              No.  
V20043254002
                                

                       NOTICE OF VIOLATION
                                             Released:  October 
28, 2004

By the Resident Agent, Houston Office, Enforcement Bureau:

  1.      This  is  a  Notice  of  Violation  ("Notice")   issued 
     pursuant to  Section 1.89  of  the Commission's  Rules,1  to 
     Northland Cable TV operator of a cable television system  in 
     Brenham, Texas.

  2.      On October  27,  2004,  an agent  of  the  Commission's 
     Houston Office  inspected  the cable  television  system  in 
     Brenham, Texas, and observed the following violation:

  2.a.      47 C.F.R. §  76.605(a)(12):  As an exception  to 
            the general provision requiring measurements  to 
            be  made at  subscriber terminals,  and  without 
            regard to  the type of  signals carriers by  the 
            cable television  system, signal leakage from  a 
            cable  television system  shall be  measured  in 
            accordance  with  the  procedures  outlined   in 
            §76.609(h)  and  shall be  limited  as  follows:  
            Over 54  MHz, and  less than  and including  216 
            MHz -  20 micro-volts  per meter  measured at  3 
            meters.   At  the  time  of  inspection   signal 
            leakage  was   observed  on  the  frequency   of 
            133.2625 MHz as follows:

              67 µV/m       Gossler  Street,   near 
                            rear     of     Trinity 
                            Medical          Center 
                            building 
              106           1001 S. Jackson Street
              µV/m
              134           Corner  of  Burch   and 
              µV/m          Washington Streets
              190           Pole  feeding house  at 
              µV/m          909 E. Stone Street
              67 µV/m       1002 Harrington Street
              92 µV/m       Near     corner      of 
                            Harrington  and  Haynes 
                            Streets
              74 µV/m       Corner  of  Rucker  and 
                            Ewing Streets
              127           Pole # 203 near  corner 
              µV/m          of Mary Gene and  Sandy 
                            Streets


  3.      Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 
     1934, as  amended,2 and  Section  1.89 of  the  Commission's 
     Rules, Northland Cable  TV 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
                 Houston Office
                      9597 Jones Road, #362
                                      Houston, Texas 77065

  4.      This Notice shall be sent to Northland Cable TV, 221 E. 
     Main Street, Brenham Texas, 77833.

  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



                                     Stephen P. Lee
                                Resident Agent
                                Houston 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.