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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
ENFORCEMENT BUREAU
WESTERN REGION
San Diego District Office
4542 Ruffner St., Suite 370
San Diego, California 92111
November 2, 2010
Oceanside Unified School District
Oceanside, California 92054
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number: EB-10-SD-0209
Document Number: W201132940001
The San Diego Office received information from the U.S. Coast Guard in San
Diego that a land mobile radio station was operating on 156.805 MHz was
causing interference to Marine Channel 16 on frequency 156.800 MHz. On
October 21, 2010, agents from this office determined by using direction
finding techniques that radio signals on 156.805 MHz were emanating from
hand-held portable radio transmitters used by staff at the Cesar Chavez
Middle School at 202 Oleander Drive in Oceanside, California. The
Commission's records indicate that no license has been issued to Oceanside
Unified School District to operate any radio station on 156.805 MHz.
Radio stations must be licensed by the FCC pursuant to 47 U.S.C. S: 301.
You are hereby warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment
without a valid radio station authorization constitutes a violation of the
Federal laws cited above and could subject the operator to severe
penalties, including, but not limited to, substantial monetary fines, in
rem arrest action against the offending radio equipment, and criminal
sanctions including imprisonment. (See 47 U.S.C. S:S: 401, 501, 503 and
510).
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO STATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED
IMMEDIATELY.
You have ten (10) days from the date of this notice to respond with any
evidence that you have authority to operate granted by the FCC. Your
response should be sent to the address in the letterhead and reference the
listed case and document number.
Under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3), we are informing
you that the Commission's staff will use all relevant material information
before it to determine what, if any, enforcement action is required to
ensure your compliance with FCC Rules. This will include any information
that you disclose in your reply.
You may contact this office if you have any questions.
William R. Zears Jr.
District Director
San Diego District Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
Attachments:
Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended
Enforcement Bureau, "Inspection Fact Sheet," March 2005