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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Double O Texas Corporation ) File No. EB-08-DL-0059
Licensee of Radio Station KKCN )
Facility ID # 10024 ) NOV No. V200832500008
Ballinger, Texas )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: July 7, 2008
By the District Director, Dallas 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 Double O Texas Corporation, licensee
of radio station KKCN in Ballinger, Texas.
2. On May 13, 2008, an agent of the Commission's Dallas Office of the
Enforcement Bureau inspected radio station KKCN located in Rowena,
Texas, and observed the following violation(s):
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.317(a): "FM broadcast stations employing transmitters
authorized after January 1, 1960, must maintain the bandwidth
occupied by their emissions in accordance with the specification
detailed below. FM broadcast stations employing transmitters
installed or type accepted before January 1, 1960, must achieve the
highest degree of compliance with these specifications practicable
with their existing equipment. In either case, should harmful
interference to other authorized stations occur, the licensee shall
correct the problem promptly or cease operation." A spurious emission
was noted from the KKCN transmitter on 104.8 MHz which would cause
problems with the reception in the San Angelo, Texas area of KLDE
licensed to Eldorado, Texas.
b. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.317(d): "Any emission appearing on a frequency
removed from the carrier by more than 600 kHz must be attenuated at
least 43 + 10 Log10 (Power, in watts) dB below the level of the
unmodulated carrier, or 80 dB, whichever is the lesser attenuation."
The output of the KKCN transmitter had spurious emissions attenuated
less than required from the carrier as follows: 104.8 MHz attenuated
60.0 dB and 101.4 MHz attenuated 61.1.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Double O Texas
Corporation, 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
Dallas Office
9330 LBJ Freeway, #1170
Dallas, Texas 75243
4. This Notice shall be sent to Double O Texas Corporation 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
James D. Wells
District Director
Dallas 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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