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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Sourdough Fuel ) File No.: EB-07-AN-040
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Licensee of Radio Station WNEB721 )
Fairbanks, Alaska ) NOV No.: V20073278006
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: September 27, 2007
By the Anchorage Resident Agent Office, Anchorage, Alaska, Western Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Sourdough Fuel (Sourdough),
licensee of radio station WNEB721 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
2. On September 11, 2007, based on a complaint, an agent of the
Enforcement Bureau's Anchorage Resident Agent Office monitored and
located the source of interference emanating from Sourdough's repeater
system at Ester Dome, Fairbanks, Alaska observing the following
violations:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 90.210(b)(3): "Except as indicated elsewhere in this
part, transmitters used in the radio services governed by this part
must comply with the emission masks outlined in this section.
...[T]he power of any emission must be attenuated below the
unmodulated carrier output power (P) ... On any frequency removed
from the center of the authorized bandwidth by more than 250 percent
of the authorized bandwidth: At least 43 + 10 log(P) dB." Relative
observations, using a vertical antenna and spectrum analyzer of the
spurious emission moving/sweeping between approximately 139.50 MHz
and 142.00 MHz (lowest and highest observed) averaged approximately
55 dB below the main carrier at 451.775 MHz, Sourdough's repeater
output.
b. 47 C.F.R. S: 90.425(a): "Stations licensed under this part . . .
shall be identified by the transmission of the assigned call sign
during each transmission or exchange of transmissions, or once each
15 minutes . . . during periods of continuous operation." During the
monitoring and observation period, approximately 9:00 to 11:00 AM
(ADT), by the Anchorage agent, no call sign was transmitted.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Sourdough Fuel, 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 a principal or officer of
Sourdough Fuel. 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
Anchorage Resident Agent Office
P.O. Box 221849
Anchorage, AK 99522-1849
4. This Notice shall be sent to Sourdough Fuel, 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
David J. Charlton
Resident Agent
Anchorage Resident Agent 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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