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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Wings Communications, Inc. ) File No. EB-11-TP-0134 Licensee of Broadcast
   Station WELE ) NOV No. V20123270001

   Ormond Beach, Florida ) Facility ID 72937

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released: February 13, 2012

   By the District Director, Tampa 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 Wings Communications, Inc., licensee of
       AM Station WELE,  Ormond Beach,  Florida.

    2. On December 15, 2011, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's Tampa Office
       (Tampa Office) inspected Station WELE located in Ormond Beach,
       Florida, and observed the following violations:

     a. 47 C.F.R. S: 11.52(d): "EAS Participants must monitor two EAS
        sources. The monitoring assignments of each broadcast station and
        cable system and wireless cable system are specified in the State EAS
        Plan ..." At the time of the inspection, Station WELE was monitoring
        two  LP2 sources, rather than the LP1 and LP2 stations assigned in
        the Florida State EAS Plan.

     b. 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 the inspection on December 15, 2011, the
   last Equipment Performance Measurements for the station were performed on
   October 9, 2009.

     c. 47 C. F. R. S: 73.1840(a):  "Any log required to be kept by station
        licensees shall be retained by them for a period of 2 years." At the
        time of the inspection on December 15, 2011, the logs for the year
        2010 were not available.

     d. 47 C. F. R. S: 73.1870(c)(3): "The chief operator is responsible for
        completion of the following duties specified in this paragraph below.
        When these duties are delegated to other persons, the chief operator
        shall maintain supervisory oversight sufficient to know that each
        requirement has been fulfilled in a timely and correct manner."...
        "(3) Review of the station records at least once each week to
        determine if required entries are being made correctly. Additionally,
        verification must be made that the station has been operated as
        required by the rules or the station authorization. Upon completion
        of the review, the chief operator or his designee must date and sign
        the log, initiate any corrective action which may be necessary, and
        advise the station licensee of any condition which is repetitive." At
        the time of the inspection on December 15, 2011, the Chief Operator
        was not signing the station logs.

     e. 47 C. F. R. S: 73.3526(e)12:.."Radio issues/programs lists. 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.)." At
        the time of the inspection on December 15, 2011, several of the
        Issues Programs listings were not available in the station's public
        inspection file.

    3. 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, Wings Communications, Inc. must
       submit a written statement concerning this matter within twenty (20)
       calendar 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
       Wings Communications, Inc. to support its response to this Notice with
       an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and dated
       by an authorized officer of Wings Communications, Inc. with personal
       knowledge of the representations provided in Wings Communications,
       Inc. 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

   Tampa Field Office

   4010 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 425

   Tampa, FL 33607-5744

    6. This Notice shall be sent to Wings Communications, 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

   Ralph M. Barlow

   District Director

   Tampa 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).

   Federal Communications Commission

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                       Federal Communications Commission