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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Freedom Communications ) File No. EB-06-BS-147
Of Connecticut, Inc. )
Licensee of WNEZ(AM) )
)
Facility ID # 26302 )
) NOV No. V20073226003
Windsor, CT )
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: January 11, 2007
By the District Director, Boston Office, Northeast Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Freedom Communications of
Connecticut, Inc ("Freedom"), licensee of radio station WNEZ(AM) in
Windsor, Connecticut.
2. On November 15, 2006, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's Boston Office
inspected WNEZ located at 330 Main St. in Hartford, CT, and observed
the following violation:
47 C.F.R. S 73.3526(e)(12): "For commercial AM and FM broadcast stations,
every three months a list of programs that have provided the station's
most significant treatment of community issues during the preceding three
month period. The list shall include a brief narrative describing what
issues were given significant treatment. The description of the programs
shall include, but shall not be limited to the time, date, duration, and
the title of each program in which the issue was treated." The WNEZ public
inspection file contained no issues and program lists since the station
license was renewed in June of 2006.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Freedom 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 taken to
correct each violation, preclude recurrence, and should include a time
line for completion of pending corrective actions. The response must
be complete in itself and signed by a principal or officer of Freedom.
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
Boston District Office
One Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169
4. This Notice shall be sent to Freedom Communications of Connecticut,
Inc. at its address of record.
5. The Privacy Act of 1974 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.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Dennis V. Loria
District Director
Boston District Office
Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S 1.89.
47 U.S.C. S 308(b)
P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S 552a(e)(3).
18 U.S.C. S 1001 et seq
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