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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Hispanic Target Media, Inc. ) File No.: EB-FIELDSCR-14-00013043

   )

   Licensee of Station KRIK ) NOV No.: V201432540001

   )

   Refugio, Texas ) Facility ID: 164181

   )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released: January 13, 2014

   By the Resident Agent, Houston 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 (Rules)^ to Hispanic Target Media, Inc.,
       licensee of radio station KRIK in Refugio, Texas. 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(s)
       noted herein.^

    2. On January 8, 2014, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Houston
       Office attempted to inspect the main studio for radio station KRIK
       located at 406 N. Alamo Street, Refugio, Texas and observed the
       following violation:

     a. 47 C.F.R. S 73.1125(a): "...each AM, FM and TV broadcast station
        shall maintain a main studio..." The Commission has interpreted this
        rule to require a station to "equip the main studio with production
        and transmission facilities that meet applicable standards, maintain
        continuous program transmission capability, and maintain a meaningful
        management and staff presence."^ Specifically, the Commission has
        found that a main studio "must, at a minimum, maintain full-time
        managerial and full-time staff personnel."^ When the agent showed up
        at the main studio, the studio door was locked and no personnel were
        at the facility.

    3. 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, Hispanic Target Media, Inc. 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.^

    4. In accordance with Section 1.16 of the Rules, we direct Hispanic
       Target Media, Inc. to support its response to this Notice with an
       affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by
       an authorized officer of Hispanic Target Media, Inc. with personal
       knowledge of the representations provided in Hispanic Target Media,
       Inc.'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.^

    5. 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

   Houston Office

   9597 Jones Road, #362

   Houston, Texas 77065

    6. This Notice shall be sent to Hispanic Target Media, Inc. at its
       address of record.

    7. 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

   Stephen P. Lee

   Resident Agent

   Houston Office

   South Central Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   ^ 47 C.F.R. S 1.89.

   ^ 47 C.F.R. S 1.89(a).

   ^ Amendment of Sections 73.1125 and 73.1130 of the Commission's Rules, the
   Main Studio and Program Origination Rules for Radio and Television
   Broadcast Stations, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 3 FCC Rcd 5024, 5026
   (1988) (Main Studio and Program Origination Rules), erratum issued, 3 FCC
   Rcd 5717 (1988) (correcting language in n.29).

   ^ See  Jones Eastern of the Outer Banks, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and
   Order, 6 FCC Rcd 3615, 3616 & n.2 (1991)  (noting that, "This is not to
   say that the same staff person and manager must be assigned full-time to
   the main studio. Rather, there must be management and staff presence on a
   full-time basis during normal business hours to be considered
   `meaningful.'"), clarified, 7 FCC Rcd 6800 (1992)  (Jones Eastern II). See
   also [1]Birach Broadcasting Corporation, Notice of Apparent Liability, 25
   FCC Rcd 2635 (Enf. Bur. 2010).

   ^ 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).

   Federal Communications Commission

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                       Federal Communications Commission

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