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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   City of Santa Monica ) File No. EB-07-LA-216

   Licensee of Radio Station WQGR425 )

   ) NOV No. V20073290011

   Santa Monica, CA )

   )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released: July 12, 2007

   By the District Director, Los Angeles 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 City of Santa Monica, licensee of
       station WQGR425 in Santa Monica, California.

    2. On June 15, 2007, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Los Angeles
       Office monitored radio station WQGR425 located at Santa Monica,
       California, and observed the following violation:

     a. 47 C.F.R. S: 90.242(a)(7): "Travelers Information Stations shall
        transmit only noncommercial voice information pertaining to traffic
        and road conditions, traffic hazard and travel advisories,
        directions, availability of lodging, rest stops and service stations
        and descriptions of local points of interest." At the time of the
        monitoring, WQGR425 was retransmitting the National Weather Service
        station KWO37, which did not contain content pertaining to traffic
        and road conditions, traffic hazard and travel advisories,
        directions, availability of lodging, rest stops and service stations
        and descriptions of local points of interest.

    3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
       and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, City of Santa Monica, 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 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 an officer of the City of
       Santa Monica. 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

   Los Angeles Office

   18000 Studebaker Rd., Suite 660

   Cerritos, CA, 90703

    4. This Notice shall be sent to by Certified Mail/Return Receipt
       Requested and regular mail to the City of Santa Monica 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

   Catherine Deaton

   District Director

   Los Angeles 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