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

In the Matter of                )       
                                )       
Marshall County Radio Corp.     )       File No.: EB-02-AT-316
                                )       NAL/Acct.             No. 
200332480002
Licensee of AM Radio Station WAXO  )         FRN 0003-7254-88
Lewisburg, Tennessee                    )


                        FORFEITURE ORDER

Adopted:  February 6, 2003                        Released:  
February 10, 2003 

By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

     1.   In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (``Order''),  we  issue  a 
          monetary  forfeiture in  the amount  of seven  thousand 
          dollars  ($7,000)   to  Marshall  County  Radio   Corp. 
          (``Marshall  County''), licensee  of AM  radio  station 
          WAXO, Lewisburg,  Tennessee, for  willful and  repeated 
          violation of  Section 73.49 of  the Commission's  Rules 
          (``Rules'').1   The noted  violation involves  Marshall 
          County's failure  to enclose its  antenna tower  within 
          an effective locked fence or other enclosure. 

     2.   On November  5,  2002,  the District  Director  of  the 
Commission's Atlanta, Georgia Field  Office (``Atlanta  Office'') 
issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (``NAL'') in 
the amount of  $7,000 to Marshall  County.2  Marshall County  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  Marshall 
County Radio Corp.  IS LIABLE  FOR A MONETARY  FORFEITURE in  the 
amount of $7,000 for  willfully and repeatedly violating  Section 
73.49 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. 200332480002  and FRN  0003-7254-88.  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  Marshall  County Radio  Corp.,  217  West 
Commerce Street, Lewisburg, Tennessee 37091.

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         


                         David H. Solomon
                         Chief, Enforcement Bureau
_________________________

     1 47 C.F.R. § 73.49.

     2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 
200332480002 (Enf.  Bur., Atlanta  Office, released  November  5, 
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.