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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Prescott Valley Broadcasting Co., Inc. )
Licensee of KPKR ) File No. EB-08-SD-077
Facility ID #170952 )
Parker, Arizona )
) NOV No. V200832940015
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: May 08, 2008
By the District Director, San Diego Office, Western Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Prescott Valley Broadcasting Co.,
Inc., ("PVBC") licensee of FM Broadcast station KPKR, Parker, Arizona.
2. On April 22, 2008, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's San Diego
Office inspected PVBC's emergency alert system ("EAS"), located at
1713 Kofa Avenue, Suite E, Parker, AZ, and observed the following
violation:
47 C.F.R. S: 11.52(d): "EAS participants must monitor two EAS sources. The
monitoring assignment of each broadcast station and cable system and
wireless cable system are specified in the State EAS Plan and FCC
Mapbook." At the time of inspection, KPKR was not monitoring the
designated local primary (LP) radio stations, LP-1 station KFLG, 94.7 MHz,
Kingman, AZ, or LP-2 station KNLB, 91.1 MHz, Lake Havasu City, AZ. KPKR
was monitoring a radio station that was not included in the state or local
area plan.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, PVBC 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 Prescott Valley
Broadcasting Co., 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
San Diego District Office
4542 Ruffner Street, Suite 370
San Diego, CA 92111
4. This Notice shall be sent to by Certified Mail/Return Receipt
Requested and regular mail to Prescott Valley Broadcasting Co., 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
William R. Zears Jr.
District Director
San Diego District 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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