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                           Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, D.C. 20554

                              )
In the Matter of                        )         
                              )         
North American Broadcasting Company, Inc.         )    File  No.: 
EB-02-SD-197
                              )    NAL/Acct. No. 200232940007
Licensee of KFNX(AM)               )    FRN 0007-2982-68
Cave Creek, Arizona                )
                                             )
2001 N. 3rd Street, Suite 102           )
Phoenix, AZ  85004                 )

                        FORFEITURE ORDER

Adopted:  January 28, 2003                        Released:  
January 30, 2003

By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

     1.   In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (``Order''),  we  issue  a 
          monetary  forfeiture in  the  amount of  four  thousand 
          dollars   ($4,000)  to   North  American   Broadcasting 
          Company,   Inc.  (``North   American''),  licensee   of 
          Station  KFNX(AM),  Cave Creek,  Arizona,  for  willful 
          violation of Section 73.1560(a)(1) of the  Commission's 
          Rules  (``Rules'').1   The  noted  violation   involves 
          North American's  failure to reduce transmitter  output 
          power in accordance with its station authorization.

     2.   On August  30,  2002,  the  District  Director  of  the 
Commission's San  Diego,  California Field  Office  (``San  Diego 
Office'') issued a  Notice of Apparent  Liability for  Forfeiture 
(``NAL'') in  the amount  of $4,000  to North  American.2   North 
American has  not filed  a response  to the  NAL.  Based  on  the 
information before us, we affirm the forfeiture.

     3.   ACCORDINGLY, IT IS  ORDERED THAT,  pursuant to  Section 
503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended  (``Act''),3 
and Sections 0.111,  0.311 and  1.80(f)(4) of  the Rules,4  North 
American Broadcasting  Company, Inc.  IS  LIABLE FOR  A  MONETARY 
FORFEITURE in  the  amount  of  $4,000  for  willfully  violating 
Section 73.1560(a)(1) of the Rules.

     4.   Payment of the forfeiture shall  be made in the  manner 
provided for in Section 1.80 of  the Rules within 30 days of  the 
release of this Order.  If the forfeiture is not paid within  the 
period specified, the case may  be referred to the Department  of 
Justice for collection  pursuant to Section  504(a) of the  Act.5  
Payment shall be made by  mailing a check or similar  instrument, 
payable  to   the   order   of   the   ``Federal   Communications 
Commission,'' to the Federal Communications Commission, P.O.  Box 
73482, Chicago,  Illinois 60673-7482.   The payment  should  note 
NAL/Acct. No. 200232940007, and  FRN 0007-2982-68.  Requests  for 
full payment under an installment plan should be sent to:  Chief, 
Revenue and Receivables Operations Group, 445 12th Street,  S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20554.6

     5.        IT IS FURTHER  ORDERED THAT a  copy of this  Order 
shall be  sent by  first class  mail and  certified mail,  return 
receipt requested, to North American Broadcasting Company,  Inc., 
2001 N. 3rd Street, Suite 102, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         


                         David H. Solomon
                         Chief, Enforcement Bureau
_________________________

     1 47 C.F.R. § 73.1560(a)(1).

     2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 
200232940007 (Enf. Bur.,  San Diego Office,  released August  30,  
2002).

     3 47 U.S.C. § 503(b).

     4 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).

     5 47 U.S.C. § 504(a).

     6 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.