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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Bedstar D Associates, Inc. ) File No. EB-08-NY-037
Licensee of Radio Station WPKD483 )
Brooklyn, New York ) NOV No. V20083238011
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: February 13, 2008
By the District Director, New York Office, Northeast Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules to Bedstar D Associates, Inc.
("Bedstar"), licensee of private land mobile radio station WPKD483,
Brooklyn, New York.
2. On January 29 and February 6, 2008, in response to an interference
complaint from a licensee, agents of the Commission's New York Office
monitored radio station WPKD483, and observed the following
violations:
C.F.R. S: 90.425(a): "Except as provided for in paragraphs (d) and (e) of
this section, each station or system shall be identified by the
transmission of the assigned call sign during each transmission or
exchange of transmissions, or once each 15 minutes (30 minutes in the
Public Safety Pool) during periods of continuous operation. The call sign
shall be transmitted by voice in the English language or by International
Morse Code in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section...." On
January 29, 2008, between 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., and on February 6,
2008, between 10:00 am and 12:00 p.m. Bedstar did not transmit its call
sign identification for station WPKD483 on the frequency 463.375 MHz.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Bedstar, 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
Bedstar. 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
New York Office
201 Varick Street, Suite 1151
New York, NY 10014
4. This Notice shall be sent to Bedstar D Associates, Inc. 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
Daniel W. Noel
District Director
New York District Office
Northeast 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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