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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
International Broadcasting Corp ) File No. EB-07-SJ-077
Licensee of Radio Station WCHQ )
Facility ID # 11621 ) NOV No. V20083268001
Quebradillas, PR )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: January 9, 2008
By the Resident Agent, San Juan 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 International Broadcasting Corp,
licensee of radio station WCHQ in Quebradillas, PR.
2. On December 5, 2007, agents of the Commission's San Juan Office
inspected radio station WCHQ's transmitter site located in San
Sebastian, PR, and observed the following violation(s):
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.49: towers having radio frequency potential at the
base (series fed, folded unipole, and insulated base antennas) must
be enclosed within effective locked fences or other enclosures. Ready
access must be provided to each antenna tower base for meter reading
and maintenance purposes at all times. However, individual tower
fences need not be installed if the towers are contained within a
protective property fence." Although there was an effective locked
fence, there was no ready access to the bases of the two array
antenna structure, due to significant weed and grass overgrowth.
b. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1350(a): Each licensee is responsible for maintaining
and operating its broadcast station in a manner which complies with
the technical rules set forth elsewhere in this part and in
accordance with the terms of the station authorization." During the
inspection, the licensee admitted that it could not adjust the
transmitter power levels for the past two months. Accordingly, the
station has been operating at daytime power levels at night, because
it could not increase its power to the authorized nighttime level.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, International
Broadcasting Corp., 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 licensee. 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 Juan Office
US Federal Building Room 762
San Juan, PR 00918-1731
4. This Notice shall be sent to International Broadcasting Corp. 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
Reuben Jusino
Resident Agent
San Juan 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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