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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Alaska Village Missions, Inc. )  File No. EB-FIELDWR-12-00002132

   Licensee of FM Translator Station K249BY )

   Facility ID #813 )

   Soldotna, Alaska )  NOV No. V201232780006

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released: June  29, 2012

   By the Resident Agent, Anchorage 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  Alaska Village Missions, Inc.,
       licensee of FM translator station K249BY  in  Soldotna, Alaska.

    2. On April 23, 2012, agents of the Enforcement Bureau's  Anchorage
       Resident Agent  Office inspected  FM translator station K249BY 
       located at  44890 Churchill Avenue, Alaska and observed the following
       violation:

   a. 47 C.F.R. S: Section 74.1265(b): "The call sign of the translator or
   booster together with the name, address, and telephone number of the
   licensee or local representative of the licensee if the licensee does not
   reside in the community served by the translator or booster, and the name
   and address of a person and place where station records are maintained,
   shall be displayed at the translator or booster site on the structure
   supporting the transmitting antenna, so as to be visible to a person
   standing on the ground at the transmitter site. The display shall be
   prepared so as to withstand normal weathering for a reasonable period of
   time and shall be maintained in a legible condition by the licensee."  
   The agents did observe a display posted at the transmitting antenna site,
   however, the display did not have  a contact telephone as required, and
   the posted contact [Author ID1: at Fri May 4 11:07:00 2012 ]was not local
   to Soldotna, Alaska. [Author ID1: at Fri May 4 11:07:00 2012 ][Author ID1:
   at Fri May 4 11:06:00 2012 ]

    3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
       amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Alaska Village
       Missions, Inc., must submit a written statement concerning this matter
       within 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 Alaska Village Missions, Inc. 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

   Anchorage Resident Agent Office

   P.O. Box 231949

   Anchorage, Alaska 99523-1949

    4. This Notice shall be sent to  Alaska Village Missions, Inc.  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

   Marlene Windel

   Resident Agent

   Anchorage Resident Agent  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).

   18 U.S.C. S: 1001 et seq.

   Federal Communications Commission

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