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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Impact Radio, Inc. ) File No. EB-FIELDWR-13-00006360
Licensee of Station KPRO )
)
Facility ID # 50281 )
) NOV No. V201332940007
Riverside, CA )
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: February 26, 2013
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 (Rules),^ to Impact Radio, Inc. (Impact
Radio), licensee of radio station KPRO in Riverside, California.
Pursuant to Section 1.89(a) of the Rules, issuance of this Notice does
not preclude the Enforcement Bureau from further action if warranted,
including issuing a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for
the violation noted herein.^
2. On January 29, 2013, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's San Diego
Office inspected radio station KPRO located at 7351 Lincoln Avenue,
Riverside California, and observed the following violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. S 11.35(a): "EAS Participants are responsible for ensuring
that EAS Encoders, EAS Decoders, Attention Signal generating and
receiving equipment, and Intermediate Devices used as part of the EAS
to decode and/or encode messages formatted in the EAS Protocol and/or
the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) are installed so that the
monitoring and transmitting functions are available during the times
the stations and systems are in operation. Additionally, EAS
Participants must determine the cause of any failure to receive the
required tests or activations specified in S11.61(a)(1) and (2).
Appropriate entries indicating reasons why any tests were not
received must be made in the broadcast station log as specified in
SS73.1820 and 73.1840 of this chapter for all broadcast streams." At
the time of inspection, KPRO did not have records to indicate their
equipment was receiving tests formatted with the Common Alerting
Protocol (CAP). Additionally, there were no records to determine the
cause of failure to receive the CAP tests.
3. As the nation's emergency warning system, the Emergency Alert System
is critical to public safety, and we recognize the vital role that
broadcasters play in ensuring its success. The Commission takes
seriously any violations of the Rules implementing the EAS and expects
full compliance from its licensees.
4. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended,^ and Section 1.89 of the Rules, we seek additional
information concerning the violations and any remedial actions taken.
Therefore, Impact Radio must submit a written statement concerning
this matter within twenty (20) 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.^
5. In accordance with Section 1.16 of the Rules, we direct Impact Radio
to support its response to this Notice with an affidavit or
declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by an
authorized officer of Impact Radio with personal knowledge of the
representations provided in Impact Radio's 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.^
6. 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 Office
4542 Ruffner St., # 370
San Diego, CA 92111
7. This Notice shall be sent to Impact Radio, Inc. at its address of
record.
8. 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 C.F.R. S 1.89(a).
^ 47 U.S.C. S 308(b).
^ 47 C.F.R. S 1.89(c).
^ Section 1.16 of the 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).
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