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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Star Power Communications Corp. ) File No. EB-07-AT-177
Licensee of Radio Station WIQR )
Facility ID #8544 ) NOV No. V20083248001
Prattville, Alabama )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: November 16, 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 to Star Power Communications Corp.("Star
Power"), licensee of radio station WIQR, in Prattville, Alabama.
2. On August 30, 2007, agents of the Commission's Atlanta Office of the
Enforcement Bureau inspected the main studio and transmitter site of radio
station WIQR located at Prattville, Alabama, and observed the following
violations:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.69: Each station using a directional antenna must
have in operation at the transmitter site an FCC authorized antenna
monitor.
Although the station was using a directional antenna, the station had no
directional antenna monitor installed at the transmitter site.
b. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1230(a): "The station license and any other instrument
of station authorization shall be posted in a conspicuous place and in
such a manner that all terms are visible at the place the licensee
considers to be the principal control point of the transmitter."
A copy of the current station license was not posted at the station, and
there was no copy of the license in the public inspection file. The
station had only the first page of the license application posted on the
wall, which the General Manager incorrectly identified as being their
station license. The General Manager was unable to provide a copy of the
station's monitoring points, which is also part of the station
authorization.
c. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1350(c)(1) & (d)(3): Licensees must establish
monitoring procedures and schedules for the station.
The station could not provide a copy of the monitoring points and had no
directional antenna monitor installed at the station. The licensee had no
evidence that it had established monitoring procedures or schedules for
the station's transmission system.
d. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1870(c)(3): The chief operator is responsible for ...
review of the station records at least once each week to determine
required entries are being made correctly. Additionally, verification must
be made that the station has been operated as required by the rules or the
station authorization. Upon completion of the review, the chief operator
or his designee must date and sign the log, initiate any corrective action
which may be necessary, and advise the station licensee of any condition
which is repetitive.
No station logs or records were being kept or reviewed by the chief
operator.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Star Power, 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 the Star Power. 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 Office
3575 Koger Blvd., Suite 320
Duluth, Georgia 30096
4. This Notice shall be sent to Star Power 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.
Federal Communications Commission
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