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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Success Signal Broadcasting Inc. ) File No. EB-06-BS-152
Licensee of Radio Station WARE )
Facility ID # 70877 ) NOV No. V20073226002
Ware, MA )
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: December 21, 2006
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 Success Signal Broadcasting Inc.,
licensee of radio station WARE in Ware, Massachusetts.
2. On November 28, 2006, an agent of the Commission's Boston Office
inspected radio station WARE located at 3 Converse Street Palmer,
Massachusetts, and observed the following violation(s):
a. 47 C.F.R. S 73.62(a): "Each AM station operating a directional
antenna must maintain the indicated relative amplitudes of the
antenna monitor currents within 5% of the values specified on the
instrument of authorization. Directional antenna relative phase
currents must be maintained to within +/- 3 degrees of the values
specified on the instrument of authorization."
The relative amplitude of the antenna monitor current observed for tower
#2 during night operation exceeded the authorized value as follows:
Actual reading .230
Licensed value .275
Percent deviation 16.0 %
The relative phase current observed for tower #2 during day operation and
towers #2 and #4 for night operation exceeded the authorized value as
follows:
Tower #2 (Day) Tower#2 Tower#4 (Night)
Actual reading +139 -152 +154
Licensed value +145 -158 +144
Deviation in degrees 6.0 6.0 10.0
b. 47 C.F.R. S 73.1350 (a): "Each licensee is responsible for
maintaining and operating its broadcast station in a manner which
complies with the technical rules set forth elsewhere in this part
(73.61) and in accordance with the terms of the station
authorization.
Field strength measurements conducted at the monitoring point
along the 254 degree radial for night operation exceeded the maximum
authorized value by 166 percent.
Actual field strength value measured 4.0 MV/M
Max. licensed value 1.5 MV/M
Percent deviation 166 %
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Success Signal
Broadcasting Inc., 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 a principal or officer of the licensee. 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 Office
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, Massachusetts 02169
4. This Notice shall be sent to Success Signal Broadcasting 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 Loria
District Director
Boston 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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