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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Weber State College ) File No. EB-09-DV-0043
Licensee of Radio Station KWCR-FM )
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Facility ID # 71394 ) NOV No. V201032800017
Ogden, Utah )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: January 4, 2010
By the District Director, Denver 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 Weber State College ("Weber"),
licensee of broadcast radio station KWCR-FM in Ogden, Utah. This
Notice may be combined with a further action, if further action is
warranted.
2. On September 21, 2009, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's Denver
District Office inspected KWCR-FM, located at 1605 University Circle,
in Ogden, Utah, and observed the following violations:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 11.35(a): Emergency Alert System ("EAS") "Participants
must determine the cause of any failure to receive the required tests
or activations specified in Sections 11.61(a)(1) and (a)(2).
Appropriate entries indicating reasons why any tests were not
received must be made in the broadcast station log as specified in
Sections 73.1820 and 73.1840 of this chapter for all broadcast
streams . . . "
At the time of the inspection, the agents found that there were no entries
in the station log indicating why Required Weekly Tests ("RWTs") and
Required Monthly Test ("RMTs") had been sporadically missed for the first
monitoring source, KSL (AM), and entirely missed for the second monitoring
source, NOAA weather service, for over the three months prior to the
inspection.
b. 47 C.F.R. S: 11.61(a)(1): "EAS Participants shall conduct tests at
regular intervals . . . [including] Required Monthly Tests of the EAS
header codes, Attention Signal, Test Script and End of Message code."
At the time of inspection, the agents found that the station had no record
of RMT transmissions for the months of April, May, June, July and August
of 2009.
c. 47 C.F.R. S: 11.61(a)(2): "EAS Participants shall conduct tests at
regular intervals . . . [including] Required Weekly Tests of the EAS
header codes, and End of Message code."
At the time of inspection, the agents found that the station had no record
of RWT transmissions from June 1 to June 20, 2009; July 5 to July 11,
2009; and August 9 to August 15, 2009.
d. 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 the inspection, the agents found that the licensee's EAS
records did not indicate that the RMTs for the months of June, July and
August 2009 were conducted. There were no notes recorded as to why the
station did not receive the required weekly test or the required monthly
tests from the first and second monitoring assignments, KSL(AM) and the
NOAA weather service operating on the assigned frequency of 162.55 MHz,
for June, July and August 2009. Further, there were no records of EAS
equipment inspections and whether those inspections revealed any equipment
malfunctions. Finally, there were no entries made in the EAS log
concerning the EAS encoder/decoder unit having been out of service from
August 17, 200, to the date of the inspection.
3. As the nation's emergency warning system, the Emergency Alert System
is critical to public safety, and we recognize the vital role that
broadcasters play in ensuring its success. The Commission takes
seriously any violations of the Rules implementing the EAS and expects
full compliance from its regulatees. Pursuant to Section 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 1.89 of the
Commission's Rules, we seek additional information concerning the
violations and any remedial actions the station may have taken.
Therefore, Weber must submit a written statement concerning this
matter within twenty (20) days of release of this Notice. The response
(i) must fully explain each violation, including all relevant
surrounding facts and circumstances, (ii) must contain a statement of
the specific action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude
recurrence, and (iii) must include a time line for completion of any
pending corrective action(s). The response must be complete in itself
and must not be abbreviated by reference to other communications or
answers to other notices.
4. In accordance with Section 1.16 of the Commission's Rules, we direct
Weber to support its response to this Notice with an affidavit or
declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by an
authorized officer of Weber with personal knowledge of the
representations provided in Weber's response, verifying the truth and
accuracy of the information therein, and confirming that all of the
information requested by this Notice which is in the licensee's
possession, custody, control, or knowledge has been produced. To
knowingly and willfully make any false statement or conceal any
material fact in reply to this Notice is punishable by fine or
imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.
5. 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
Denver District Office
215 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 303
Lakewood, CO 80226
6. This Notice shall be sent to Weber State College at its address of
record.
7. 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.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Nikki P. Shears
District Director
Denver District Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89(a).
47 U.S.C. S: 403.
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89(c).
Section 1.16 of the Commission's Rules provides that "[a]ny document to be
filed with the Federal Communications Commission and which is required by
any law, rule or other regulation of the United States to be supported,
evidenced, established or proved by a written sworn declaration,
verification, certificate, statement, oath or affidavit by the person
making the same, may be supported, evidenced, established or proved by the
unsworn declaration, certification, verification, or statement in writing
of such person . . . . Such declaration shall be subscribed by the
declarant as true under penalty of perjury, and dated, in substantially
the following form . . . : `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on
(date). (Signature)'." 47 C.F.R. S: 1.16.
18 U.S.C. S: 1001 et seq. See also 47 C.F.R. S: 1.17.
P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3).
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