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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Newark Public Radio Inc. ) File No. EB-08-NY-0388

   Licensee of Radio Station WBGO )

   Facility ID # 48699 ) NOV No. V200932380009

   Newark, New Jersey )

   )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released:  November 12,  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 Newark Public Radio Inc., licensee
       of radio station WBGO in Newark, New Jersey.

    2. On November 3, 2008, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's New York
       Office inspected station WBGO located in Newark, New Jersey, and
       observed the following violations:

   a. 47 C.F.R. S: 11.61(b): "Entries shall be made in EAS Participant

   records, as specified in Sections 11.35(a) and 11.54(b)(13)." At the time
   of inspection, the broadcast station records contained no entries
   documenting the reception of the weekly tests from primary entry point
   WABC, 770 KHz, for the period from October 1, 2008 through October 18,
   2008. The broadcast station records contained no reasons why weekly tests
   were not received.

    b. 47 C.F.R. S:  73.3527(e)(2): The public inspection file shall contain
       a "copy of the current FCC authorization to construct or operate the
       station...." At the time of inspection, a copy of the authorization
       was not in the public inspection file.

    3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
       amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Newark Public
       Radio Inc., 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

   New York Office

   201 Varick Street

   New York, New York 10014

    4. This Notice shall be sent to Newark Public Radio 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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