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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
CBS Radio Inc. of Atlanta ) File No. EB-07-AT-018
Licensee of Radio Station WZGC(FM) )
Facility ID 13805 )
Atlanta, GA ) NOV No. V20073248007
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: February 8, 2007
By the District Director, Atlanta Office, South Central Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules ("Rules"), to CBS Radio Inc. of
Atlanta, licensee of radio station WZGC(FM) in Atlanta, Georgia.
2. On January 24, 2007, agents of the Commission's Atlanta Office of the
Enforcement Bureau inspected the main studio of station WZGC(FM)
located in Atlanta, Georgia and observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. S 11.61(a)(1)(v): "Required Monthly Tests of the EAS header
codes, Attention Signal, Test Script and EOM code. Tests ... will
originate from Local or Primary sources. The time and script content will
be developed by State Emergency Communications Committees in cooperation
with affected broadcast stations, cable systems, wireless cable systems,
and other participants. Script content may be in the primary language of
the broadcast station or cable system. These monthly tests must be
transmitted within 60 minutes of receipt by broadcast station and cable
systems and wireless cable systems in an EAS Local Area or State." Station
WZGC had operational EAS equipment installed at the station, and received
all required weekly and monthly tests and transmitted all required weekly
tests. However, the station relied on station personnel to retransmit
manually required monthly tests, and station personnel failed to do so in
November and December of 2006.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Rules, CBS Radio Inc. of Atlanta must
submit a written statement concerning this matter within 20 days of
release of this Notice. The response must fully explain the violation,
must contain a statement of the specific action taken to correct the
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 CBS Radio
Inc. of Atlanta. 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
Atlanta District Office
3575 Koger Blvd., Suite 320
Duluth, Georgia 30096
4. This Notice shall be sent to CBS Radio Inc. of Atlanta 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
Douglas G. Miller
District Director
Atlanta District Office
South Central 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.
Federal Communications Commission
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