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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Cumulus Licensing LLC )
) File No. EB-FIELDNER-12-00000957
Licensee of Radio Station WEBE )
Facility ID # 71389 ) NOV No. V20123226001
Bridgeport, CT )
)
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: March 8, 2012
By the District Director, Boston Office, Northeast Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's rules to Cumulus Licensing LLC, licensee of
FM Station WEBE in Bridgeport, CT.
2. On February 22, 2012, an agent of the Commission's Boston Office
monitored Station WEBE and observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. S:73.317(d): "Any emission appearing on a frequency removed from
the carrier by more than 600 kHz must be attenuated at least 43 + 10 Log10
(Power, in watts) dB below the level of the unmodulated carrier, or 80 dB,
whichever is the lesser attenuation." The spurious emissions from Station
WEBE on the frequencies 106.7 MHz, and 109.1 MHz were observed to be
attenuated -66 dB below the carrier on 107.9 MHz and causing interference
to aeronautical frequencies.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's rules, Cumulus Licensing
LLC, 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
Boston Office
1 Batterymarch Park, Suite 102
Quincy, MA 02169
4. This Notice shall be sent to Cumulus Licensing LLC 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
Dennis Loria
District Director
Boston Office
Northeast 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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