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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Atlantic City Medical Center ) File No. EB-09-PA-0298 Licensee of Radio
Stations KEM680 )
and WPTM491 )
Pomona, New Jersey ) NOV No. V201032400037
)
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: April 9, 2010
By the District Director, Philadelphia 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 Atlantic City Medical Center
("ACMC"), the licensee of radio stations KEM680 and WPTM491 in Pomona,
New Jersey and Atlantic City, New Jersey.
2. On March 3, 2010, agents of the Commission's Philadelphia Office
inspected the radio transmitting equipment at the Atlanticare Mainland
Campus in Pomona, Pennsylvania and at the Atlanticare City Campus in
Atlantic City, New Jersey and observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. S: 1.903(a): "Stations in the Wireless Radio Services must be
used and operated only in accordance with the rules applicable to their
particular service as set forth in this title and with a valid
authorization granted by the Commission under the provisions of this
part." Furthermore, 47 C.F.R. S: 1.903(b) states: "The holding of an
authorization does not create any rights beyond the terms, conditions and
period specified in the authorization." The agents observed that ACMC
was operating the 163.250 MHz paging system and the 504.8875 MHz repeater
station at the Mainland Campus in Pomona, New Jersey from an unauthorized
location. In addition, ACMC was operating handheld radio transmitting
equipment on the unauthorized frequency 502.9125 MHz for the Maintenance
Department at the Atlanticare Mainland Campus in Pomona, New Jersey. ACMC
was also operating handheld radio transmitting equipment on the
unauthorized frequency 469.5375 MHz for the Environmental Services
Department at the Atlanticare City Campus in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Atlantic City
Medical Center 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
Philadelphia Office
One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404
2300 East Lincoln Highway
Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047
4. This Notice shall be sent to Atlantic City Medical Center 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
Gene J. Stanbro
District Director
Philadelphia 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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