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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
City of Mesquite ) File No. EB-10-DL-0035
Licensee of Radio Station WPWH310 )
) NOV No. V201032500004
Mesquite, Texas )
)
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: May 27, 2010
By the District Director, Dallas 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 City of Mesquite, licensee of radio
station WPWH310 in Mesquite, Texas.
2. On May 5, 2010, an agent of the Commission's Dallas Office monitored
radio station WPWH310 located at Mesquite Metro Airport Mesquite,
Texas, and observed the following violation(s):
47 C.F.R. S: 90.210(d): "Emission Mask D-12.5 kHz channel bandwidth
equipment. For transmitters designed to operate with a 12.5 kHz channel
bandwidth, any emission must be attenuated below the power (P) of the
highest emission contained within the authorized bandwidth as follows: ...
(2) On any frequency removed from the center of the authorized bandwidth
by a displacement frequency (fd in kHz) of more than 5.625 kHz but no more
than 12.5 kHz: At least 7.27(fd-2.88 kHz) dB. (3) On any frequency removed
from the center of the authorized bandwidth by a displacement frequency
(fd in kHz) of more than 12.5 kHz: At least 50 + 10log (P) dB or 70 dB,
whichever is the lesser attenuation." Station WPWH310 exceeded the
emission mask between the frequencies 453.0694 MHz to 453.0818 MHz and
453.0949 MHz to 453.1033 MHz.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, City of Mesquite,
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 City of Mesquite. 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
Dallas Office
9330 LBJ Freeway, #1170
Dallas, Texas 75243
4. This Notice shall be sent to City of Mesquite 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
James D. wells
District Director
Dallas 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.
Federal Communications Commission
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