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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital ) File No. EB-06-ST-292

   Licensee of Radio Station WQEQ972 )

   )

   Yakima, WA 98902 ) NOV No. 20073298001

   )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released: January 24, 2007

   By the District Director, Seattle District Office, Western Region,
   Enforcement Bureau:

    1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
       1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital,
       licensee of radio station WQEQ972  in  Yakima, Washington.

    2. On December 20, 2006, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's Seattle
       District Office received a complaint of interference on 155.340 MHz in
       Yakima, Washington. The agents traveled to Yakima and monitored
       WQEQ972  located in Yakima, Washington, and observed the following
       violation:

     a. 47 C.F.R. S 90.403(e): "Licensees shall take reasonable precautions
        to avoid causing harmful interference. This includes monitoring the
        transmitting frequency for communications in progress and such other
        measures as may be necessary to minimize the potential for causing
        interference." Monitoring by the Seattle agents revealed that the
        transmitter of station WQEQ972  was spontaneously transmitting
        intermittently on the frequency 155.340 MHz while other
        communications were in progress.

    3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
       and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Yakima Valley Memorial
       Hospital 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(s)
       taken to correct the 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 Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. 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

   Seattle District Office

   11410 NE 122^nd Way, Suite 312

   Kirkland, WA 98034

    4. This Notice shall be sent to by Certified Mail/Return Receipt
       Requested and regular mail to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital 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

   Kristine A. McGowan

   District Director

   Seattle District Office

   Western Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   47 C.F.R. S 1.89.

   47 U.S.C. S 403.

   P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S 552a(e)(3).

   18 U.S.C. S 1001 et seq.

   Federal Communications Commission

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                       Federal Communications Commission