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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
WTXX Inc. ) File No. EB-08-NY-0068
Licensee of WTXX )
Facility ID #14050 )
Waterbury, CT ) NOV No. V200832380026
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: May 6, 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 WTXX Inc., licensee of TV Broadcast
Station WTXX, Waterbury, CT.
2. On March 12, 2008, the Enforcement Bureau's New York Office received a
complaint of radio interference on the frequency 507.2375 MHz to a
licensed communications system used by a public safety entity in
Bridgewater, NJ. The interference was reported to have begun in July
2007. On April 23, 2008, an agent of the New York Office monitored
station WTXX and observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. S: 73.1545(c)(1): "The departure of the visual carrier frequency
of a TV station may not exceed +-1000 Hz from the assigned visual carrier
frequency." The assigned visual carrier frequency for station WTXX is
507.250 MHz. The agent conducted on/off testing with WTXX engineers and
determined that, due to defective equipment, WTXX was transmitting its
visual carrier on 507.239 MHz, which resulted in interference to the
public safety entity. WTXX was transmitting 11,000 Hz below the assigned
carrier, greatly exceeding the allowable tolerance.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, WTXX Inc. 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
WTXX Inc. 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, New York 10014
4. This Notice shall be sent to WTXX 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 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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