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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Clarion Communications, Inc. ) File No. EB-11-AT-0014
Licensee of Radio Station WYXC )
Facility ID # 19541 ) NOV No. V201132480002
Cartersville, GA )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: March 1, 2011
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 Clarion Communications, Inc.
("Clarion"), licensee of Station WYXC, Cartersville, Georgia.
2. On February 10, 2011, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's Atlanta
Office inspected the main studio of Station WYXC located at
Cartersville, Georgia, and observed the following violation(s):
a. 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.
b. 47 C.F.R. S: 11.35(a): "EAS Participants must determine the cause of
any failure to receive the required tests or activations specified in
S: 11.61(a)(1) and (a)(2). Appropriate entries indicating reasons why
any tests were not received must be made in the broadcast station log
as specified in S:S: 73.1820 and 73.1840 of this chapter for all
broadcast streams..." At the time of inspection, the agents observed
that the logs did not indicate why no monthly or weekly test were
received during the month of January 2011.
c. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1590(a)(6): "The licensee of each AM, FM, TV and
Class A TV station, except licensees of Class D non-commercial
educational FM stations authorized to operate with 10 watts or less
output power, must make equipment performance measurements for each
main transmitter as follows:
Annually, for AM stations, with not more than 14 months between
measurements." At the time of inspection, the agents found no evidence
that equipment performance measurements had been conducted since May 2009.
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, 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, Clarion, 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. In accordance with Section 1.16 of the Commission's Rules, we direct
Clarion to support its response to this Notice with an affidavit or
declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by an
authorized officer of Clarion with personal knowledge of the
representations provided in Clarion's 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. 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., Suite 320
Duluth, GA 30096
6. This Notice shall be sent to Clarion at its address of record.
7. 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.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Douglas G. Miller
District Director
Atlanta District Office
South Central Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.
47 U.S.C. S: 403.
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89(c).
Section 1.16 of the Commission's Rules provides that "[a]ny document to be
filed with the Federal Communications Commission and which is required by
any law, rule or other regulation of the United States to be supported,
evidenced, established or proved by a written sworn declaration,
verification, certificate, statement, oath or affidavit by the person
making the same, may be supported, evidenced, established or proved by the
unsworn declaration, certification, verification, or statement in writing
of such person . . . . Such declaration shall be subscribed by the
declarant as true under penalty of perjury, and dated, in substantially
the following form . . . : `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on
(date). (Signature)'." 47 C.F.R. S: 1.16.
18 U.S.C. S: 1001 et seq. See also 47 C.F.R. S: 1.17.
P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3).
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