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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc. ) File No. EB-11-PO-0114
Licensee of Station KURY-FM )
)
Facility ID # 35798 )
) NOV No. V201132920039
Brookings, Oregon )
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: September 30, 2011
By the Resident Agent, Portland Resident Agent Office, Western Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to the Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc.
("Eureka"), licensee of radio station KURY-FM in Brookings, Oregon.
This Notice may be combined with a further action, if further action
is warranted.
2. On August 19, 2011, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Portland
Office inspected radio station KURY-FM located at 605 Railroad Avenue,
Brookings, Oregon 97850, and observed the following violations:
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 11.61(b): "Entries shall be made in EAS Participant
records, as specified in S:S: 11.35(a) and 11.54(b)(13)." There were
missing EAS log entries from June 29, 2011 through August 10, 2011.
b. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.3526(e)(12): "For commercial AM and FM broadcast
stations, every three months a list of programs that have provided the
station's most significant treatment of community issues during the
preceding three month period. The list for each calendar quarter is to be
filed by the tenth day of the succeeding calendar quarter (e.g., January
10 for the quarter October--December, April 10 for the quarter
January--March, etc.). The list shall include a brief narrative describing
what issues were given significant treatment and the programming that
provided this treatment. The description of the programs shall include,
but shall not be limited to, the time, date, duration, and title of each
program in which the issue was treated. The lists described in this
paragraph shall be retained in the public inspection file until final
action has been taken on the station's next license renewal application."
Radio station KURY-FM's public inspection file did not have the First and
Second Quarters of the Issues and Programs Lists for the calendar year of
2011.
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 violations and any remedial actions the station may
have taken. Therefore, Eureka, 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
Eureka to support its response to this Notice with an affidavit or
declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by an
authorized officer of the Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc. with personal
knowledge of the representations provided in the Eureka'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
Portland Resident Agent Office
P.O. Box 61469
Vancouver, WA 98666-1469
6. This Notice shall be sent to the Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc. 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
Binh Nguyen
Resident Agent
Portland Resident Agent Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89(a).
47 C.F.R. S: 73.3526(e)(12).
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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