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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
WJIT Broadcasting Corp. ) File No. EB-08-SJ-0042
Licensee of Radio Station WJIT )
Facility ID # 50276 ) NOV No. V200932680001
Sabana, PR )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: October 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 WJIT Broadcasting Corp., licensee
of radio station WJIT in Sabana, PR.
2. On August 14, 2008, an agent of the Commission's San Juan Office of
the Enforcement Bureau ("San Juan Office") inspected radio station
WJIT's transmitter site located in Sabana, PR, and observed the
following violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.49: "Antenna 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." Agents were unable to
access two of the station's three antennas bases, due to significant
grass overgrowth.
3. On September 16, 2008, an agent of the San Juan Office inspected radio
station WJIT's main studio located in Sabana, PR, and observed the
following violations with the station's public inspection file:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.2526(e)(5): "A copy of the most recent, complete
ownership report filed with the FCC for the station, together with
any statements filed with the FCC certifying that the current report
is accurate, and together with all related material." The latest
ownership report in the station's public inspection file was from
2006.
b. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.2526(e)(7): "Equal Employment Opportunity file. Such
information as is required by S: 73.2080 to be kept in the public
inspection file." The latest Equal Employment Opportunity report in
the station's public inspection file was from 2006.
4. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, WJIT 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
5. This Notice shall be sent to WJIT Broadcasting Corp. at its address
of record.
6. 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 Berry
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.
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