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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
R & R Radio Corp ) File No. EB-FIELDWR-12-00001289
Licensee of Radio Station KPTR )
Facility ID # 35496 )
Palm Springs, CA ) NOV No. V201232940008
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: March 26, 2012
By the District Director, San Diego 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 R & R Radio Corp. (R & R), licensee of
radio station KPTR in Palm Springs, CA.
2. On February 1, 2012, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's San Diego
Office inspected radio station KPTR located at Palm Springs, CA, and
observed the following violation:
a. 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.). The
list shall include a brief narrative describing what issues were
given significant treatment and the programming that provided this
treatment. ... 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." At the time
of inspection, the agent determined that the public inspection file
did not contain four quarters of the issues-programs lists from 2006
to 2009.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, R & R must submit
a written statement concerning this matter within twenty (20) calendar
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 R & R. 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 Diego District Office
4542 Ruffner St., Suite 370
San Diego, CA 92111
4. This Notice shall be sent to R & R Radio 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.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
James T. Lyon
District Director
San Diego Office
Western 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).
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