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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
KCTS Television ) File No. EB-09-ST-0050
Antenna Structure Registrant )
ASR # 1032916 )
Seattle, Washington ) NOV No. V200932980008
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: September 14, 2009
By the District Director, Seattle 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 KCTS Television, registrant of
antenna structure # 1032916 in Seattle, Washington.
2. On August 14, 2009, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Seattle Office
inspected antenna structure # 1032916 located in Seattle, Washington, and
observed the following violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 17.4(g): "...the Antenna Structure Registration Number
must be displayed in a conspicuous place so that it is readily visible
near the base of the antenna structure." At the time of the
inspection, the agent observed no Antenna Structure Registration
Number posted at the base of the tower, at the transmitter building
entrance, or at the driveway entrance to the KCTS Television
transmission facility.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, KCTS Television, 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 KCTS Television. 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
Seattle Office
11410 N.E. 122nd Way, Suite 312
Seattle, Washington 98034-6927
4. This Notice shall be sent by Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested
and regular mail to KCTS Television, 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
Kristine A. McGowan
District Director
Seattle 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.
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