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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Puerto Rico Broadcasting Corp. ) File No. EB-10-SJ-0013

   Licensee of TV Station WIPR-TV )

   Facility ID # 53859 ) NOV No. V201132680001

   San Juan, PR )

   )

   )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

                                                   Released: February 1, 2011

   By the Resident Agent, San Juan 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 Puerto Rico Broadcasting Corp.,
       licensee of educational digital television station WIPR-TV, San Juan,
       PR.

    2. On April 13, 2010, an agent of the Commission's San Juan Office of the
       Enforcement Bureau inspected television station WIPR located in San
       Juan, Puerto Rico, and observed the following violation(s):

   47 C.F.R. S: 73.3527(a)(2): "Responsibility to maintain a file. The
   following shall maintain for public inspection a file containing the
   material set forth in this section. ... (2) Every permittee or licensee of
   an AM, FM, or TV station in the noncommercial educational broadcast
   services shall maintain a public inspection file..." At the time of
   inspection, there was no public inspection file for WIPR-TV.

   47 C.F.R. S: 73.1870(a): "The licensee of each AM, FM, TV or Class A TV
   broadcast station must designate a person to serve as the station's chief
   operator..." At the time of inspection, there was no designated chief
   operator.

    3. Pursuant to section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
       amended, and section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Puerto Rico
       Broadcasting Corp., 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

   San Juan Office

   762 Federal Building

   Hato Rey, PR 00918

    4. This Notice shall be sent to Puerto Rico Broadcasting Corp. 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

   William Berry

   Resident Agent

   San Juan 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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