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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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R & R Radio Corporation )
Licensee of )
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Radio Station KPSI-FM ) File Nos. EB-07-SD-080
Facility ID # 35497 ) EB-07-SD-081
Palm Springs, CA ) EB-07-SD-082
) EB-07-SD-083
Radio Station KDES-FM ) EB-07-SD-084
Facility ID # 67354 )
Palm Springs, CA )
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Radio Station KGAM ) NOV No. V20073294008
Facility ID #35496 )
Palm Springs, CA )
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Radio Station KPTR )
Facility ID #24252 )
Cathedral City, CA )
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Radio Station KPSI )
Facility ID #67355 )
Palm Springs, CA )
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: April 25, 2007
By the District Director, San Diego 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 R & R Radio Corporation.("R&R"),
licensee of radio stations KPSI-FM, Palm Springs, CA; KDES-FM, Palm
Springs, CA; KGAM, Palm Springs, CA; KPTR, Cathedral City, CA; and
KPSI, Palm Springs, CA.
2. On March 28, 2007, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's San Diego
Office inspected KPSI-FM, KDES-FM, KGAM, KPTR and KPSI, located at
2100 Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA, and observed the following
violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. S 73.3526(e)(12): "For commercial AM and FM broadcast
stations, every three months a list of programs that have provided the
station's most significant treatment of community issues during the
preceding three month period. The list shall include a brief narrative
describing what issues were given significant treatment. The description
of the programs shall include, but shall not be limited to the time, date,
duration, and the title of each program in which the issue was treated."
The issues/program lists for KPSI-FM, KDES-FM, KGAM, KPTR and KPSI were
not drafted in a format that provided all the information as required by
this rule section.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, R&R 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 taken to correct each violation,
preclude recurrence, and should include a time line for completion of
pending corrective actions.
4. The response must be complete in itself and signed by a principal or
officer of R&R. 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
San Diego District Office
4542 Ruffner Street, Suite 370
San Diego, CA 92111
5. This Notice shall be sent to by Certified Mail/Return Receipt
Requested and regular mail to R & R Radio Corporation, at its address
of record.
6. 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
William R. Zears Jr.
District Director
San Diego 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.
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