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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Galaxy Cablevision ) File No. EB-05-
KC-023
Operator of Cable Television System )
Physical System ID # 014812 ) NOV No.
V20053256005
Tampa, Kansas )
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: April 7, 2005
By the District Director, Kansas City Office, South Central
Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued
pursuant to Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules,1 to
Galaxy Cablevision, operator of a cable television
system serving Tampa, Kansas.
2. On March 16, 2005, an agent of the Commission's
Kansas City Office inspected the cable television
system located in Tampa, Kansas, and observed the
following violations:
2.a. 47 C.F.R. § 76.605(a)(12):
``...signal leakage from a cable
television system shall be
measured...and shall be limited as
follows:'' This section requires
that cable operators maintain their
cable system signal leakage below 20
µV/m measured at 3 meters from the
apparent source in the frequency band
between 54 MHz and 216 MHz. Signal
leakage in excess of 20 µV/m was
measured on 139.2500 MHz at the
following locations.
Signal Level Location
(µV/m)
9015 Pole at corner of Roosevelt
Avenue and 3rd Street
417 Pole number TS182250 in alley
just South of 4th Street
between Roosevelt Avenue and
Main Street
1135 Pole on corner of Main Street
and 4th Street
1035 Pole at alley entrance on 4th
Street between Lincoln and
Main Street
724 Pole number TS182245 at alley
entrance on 4th Street
between Lincoln and Limestone
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of the
Commission's Rules, Galaxy Cablevision, must submit a
written statement concerning this matter within twenty
(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 an officer of Galaxy Cablevision. 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
Kansas City Office
520 NE Colbern Road
Second Floor
Lee's Summit, MO. 64086-4711
4. This Notice shall be sent to Galaxy Cablevision at
its address of record.
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
Robert C. McKinney
District Director
Kansas City District Office
South Central Region
Enforcement Bureau
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147 C.F.R. § 1.89.
247 U.S.C. § 308(b).
3P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
418 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.