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

                              )
In the Matter of                        )
                              )    File No.: EB-02-TP-575
Everald Oliver Brown                    )    NAL/Acct.        No. 
200332700018  
2409 North Hastings Street              )    FRN 0007-9511-06
Orlando, Florida  32808-4320            )    




                        FORFEITURE ORDER

Adopted:  July 18, 2003                           Released:  July 
22, 2003

By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

     1.   In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (``Order''),  we  issue  a 
          monetary  forfeiture  in the  amount  of  ten  thousand 
          dollars  ($10,000)  to  Everald  Oliver  Brown   (``Mr. 
          Brown''), for willful  violation of Section 301 of  the 
          Communications  Act  of 1934,  as  amended  (``Act'').1  
          The noted violation  involves Mr. Brown's operation  of 
          a radio  station on the frequency  of 95.9 MHz  without 
          Commission authorization.

     2.   On March  31,  2003, the  Commission's  Tampa,  Florida 
Field Office  (``Tampa  Office'')  issued a  Notice  of  Apparent 
Liability for Forfeiture  (``NAL'') in the  amount of $10,000  to 
Mr. Brown.2   Mr. Brown  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 Act,3 and  Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f)(4)  of 
the Commission's Rules  (``Rules''),4 Mr. Brown  IS LIABLE FOR  A 
MONETARY FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $10,000  for  willfully 
violating Section 301 of the Act.

     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. 200332700018, and  FRN 0007-9511-06.  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 Everald Oliver Brown., 2409 North  Hastings 
Street, Orlando, Florida 32808-4320.  

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         


                         David H. Solomon
                         Chief, Enforcement Bureau
_________________________

     1 47 U.S.C. § 301.

     2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 
200332700018 (Enf. Bur., Tampa Office, released March 31, 2003).

     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.