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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   MPS Media of Tennessee, LLC ) File No. EB-10-AT-0098

   Licensee of Digital TV Station WFLI-TV )

   Facility ID #72060 ) NOV No. V201032480006

   Cleveland, TN )

   )

   )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released:August 20, 2010

   By the District Director, Atlanta 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 MPS Media of Tennessee, LLC,
       licensee of digital TV station WFLI-TV, Cleveland, TN.

    2. On July 28, 2010, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's Atlanta Office
       monitored WFLI-TV, and then inspected the station's main studio in
       Chattanooga, TN on July 29, 2010 and observed the following
       violation(s):

     a. 47 C.F.R. S: 11.52(d): EAS participants must monitor two assigned EAS
        sources."

   The station was monitoring only one of the two assigned monitoring
   sources.

     b. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1870(c)(3): The designated chief operator must review
        and sign the station logs on a weekly basis.

   The chief operator was not reviewing or signing the logs on a weekly
   basis.

     c. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1201(a)(2): "Broadcast station identification
        announcements shall be made...hourly, as close to the hour as
        feasible, at a natural break in program offerings. Television and
        Class A television broadcast stations may make these announcements
        visually or aurally."

   The licensee failed to conduct the required station identification on the
   hours of 5:00 PM and 9:00PM on July 28, 2010. The station also failed to
   conduct the required station identification at 5:00 AM on July 29, 2010.

    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. We also must investigate
       violations of other rules that apply to broadcast licensees.  Pursuant
       to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,3 and
       Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, we seek additional information
       concerning the violation(s) and any remedial actions the station may
       have taken.  Therefore, MPS Media of Tennessee, LLC 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

    4. In accordance with Section 1.16 of the Commission's Rules, we direct
       MPS Media of Tennessee, LLC to support its response to this Notice
       with an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and
       dated by an authorized officer of MPS Media of Tennessee, LLC with
       personal knowledge of the representations provided in MPS Media of
       Tennessee, LLC 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

    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

   Atlanta Office

   3575 Koger Blvd.

   Duluth, GA 30096

    6. This Notice shall be sent to MPS Media of Tennessee, LLC  at its
       address of record.

    7. The Privacy Act of 19746 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

   Douglas G. Miller

   District Director

   Atlanta District Office

   South Central Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   cc: WFLI-TV

   47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.

   3 47 U.S.C. S: 403

   4 47 C.F.R. S: 1.89(c)

   5 18 U.S.C. S: 1001 et seq. See also 47 C.F.R. S: 1.17.

   6 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3)

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