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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Fannin County Broadcasting ) File No. EB-07-AT-010
Licensee of Radio Station WPPL(FM) )
Blue Ridge, GA )
) NOV No. V20073248009
Facility ID: 21152 )
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: April 12, 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 Fannin County
Broadcasting, licensee of radio station WPPL(FM) in Blue Ridge,
Georgia.
2. On January 17, 2007, agents of the Commission's Atlanta Office of the
Enforcement Bureau inspected the main studio of station WPPL(FM)
located in Blue Ridge, Georgia and observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. S 11.52(d): "Broadcast stations and cable systems....must
monitor two EAS sources." WPPL(FM) was only monitoring one EAS source.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Rules, Fannin County Broadcasting
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 Fannin
County Broadcasting. 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 Fannin County Broadcasting 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.
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