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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
3G Broadcasting, Inc. ) File No.: EB-FIELDSCR-12-00003005
) NOV No.: V201232700014
Licensee of Radio Station WOCY ) Facility ID No.: 56218
)
Carrabelle, FL )
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: September 7, 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 3G Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of
Station WOCY in Carrabelle, Florida.
2. On June 15, 2012, agents of the Commission's Tampa Office inspected
Station WOCY located at Carrabelle, Florida and observed the following
violation(s):
a. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1800(a): "The licensee of each station must maintain
a station log as required by S: 73.1820. This log shall be kept by
station employees competent to do so, having actual knowledge of the
facts required. All entries, whether required or not by the
provisions of this part, must accurately reflect the station
operation. Any employee making a log entry shall sign the log,
thereby attesting to the fact that the entry, or any correction or
addition made thereto, is an accurate representation of what
transpired." At the time of inspection, a 3G Broadcasting, Inc.
representative was unable to provide the FCC agents with a station
log for WOCY.
b. 47 C.F.R. S: 73.1870(b)(3): "The designation of the chief operator
must be in writing with a copy of the designation posted with the
station license." At the time of the inspection, there was no written
designation of the chief operator.
c. 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 shall include a brief narrative describing what issues were
given significant treatment and the programming that provided this
treatment." At the time of the inspection the Issues Programs
listings lacked a narrative description of the issues that were given
significant treatment and the programming that provided this
treatment, for the quarter January-March of 2012.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's rules, 3G Broadcasting,
Inc., 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 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
Tampa Office
4010 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Suite # 425
Tampa, Florida 33607
4. This Notice shall be sent by both, Certified Mail/Return Receipt
Requested and regular mail to 3G Broadcasting, 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
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: 308(b).
P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3).
18 U.S.C. S: 1001 et seq.
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