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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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