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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
ENFORCEMENT BUREAU
NORTHEAST REGION
New York Office
201 Varick Street
New York, NY 10014
January 25, 2006
Jeune Fraser
Brooklyn, NY
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number: EB-05-NY-358
Document Number: W20063238013
The New York Office received information that an unlicensed
broadcast radio station on 103.1 MHz was allegedly operating in
Brooklyn, NY. On December 17, 2005, an agent from this office
confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio signals on
frequency 103.1 MHz were emanating from an FM broadcast antenna
at 884 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, NY 11216. The Commission's
records show that no license was issued for operation of a
broadcast station on 103.1 MHz at this location in Brooklyn, NY.
Radio stations must be licensed by the FCC pursuant to 47 U.S.C.
§ 301. The only exception to this licensing requirement is for
certain transmitters using or operating at a power level or mode
of operation that complies with the standards established in Part
15 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 15.1 et seq. .
Section 15.239 of the Commission's Rules permits non-licensed
operation of broadcast stations that transmit on a frequency
between 88 and 108 MHz to operate at a field strength of 250 µV/m
as measured at a distance of three meters from the transmitting
antenna.1 Different field strength limits apply to stations
operating on other frequencies.
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.
Daniel W. Noel
District Director
New York Office
Attachments:
Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended
Enforcement Bureau, "Inspection Fact Sheet", July 2003
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1 47 C.F.R. § 15.239.