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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
J Dolan Communications Inc. ) File No. EB-07-CF-066
Licensee of Radio Station WNST548 )
) NOV No. V20073234002
Van Nuys, California )
)
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: April 20, 2007
By the District Director, Columbia 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 J Dolan Communications Inc, licensee
of radio station WNST548 in Van Nuys, California.
2. On April 5, 2007, an agent of the Commission's Columbia Office
investigated a complaint of harmful interference to the Gallaudet
University campus police radio system on the frequency of 461.8875 MHz
and observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. S 1.903(b): "The holding of an authorization does not create any
rights beyond the terms, conditions and period specified in the
authorization." Under the terms of the license for station WNST548, J
Dolan Communications is authorized to operate on the frequency 461.8875
MHz within a 121 km radius around a center point located in Los Angeles,
CA, coordinates 34-10-35.0N 118-26-32.3W The agent determined that radios
leased from J Dolan Communications by the National Treasures 2 film crew
were being operated on the frequency 461.8875 MHz in Alexandria, VA, well
outside the authorized area.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, J Dolan
Communications 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 J Dolan Communications. 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
Columbia Office
9200 Farm House Lane
Columbia, Maryland 21046
4. This Notice shall be sent to J Dolan Communications 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
James T. Higgins
District Director
Columbia District Office
Northeast
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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