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

In the Matter of                   )
                                                            )
Dead Air Broadcasting Company,     )   File Number EB-03-ST-090
Inc.                               )
                                  )  NAL/Acct. No.200432980001
Owner of Unregistered Antenna      )
Structure                          )             FRN 0010640480
                                  )
Dillon, Montana                    )

                  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Adopted:    February 24, 2005                Released:  February 
28, 2005

By the Assistant Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

      1.  In this Memorandum Opinion and Order (``Order''), we 
 cancel a proposed monetary forfeiture in the amount of three 
 thousand dollars ($3,000) issued to Dead Air Broadcasting 
 Company, Inc. (``Dead Air''), licensee of Station KDBM(AM), 
 Dillon, Montana, and owner of the station's antenna structure, 
 and admonish Dead Air for its violation of Section 17.4(a) of 
 the Commission's Rules (``Rules'').1  The noted violation 
 involves Dead Air's failure to register its antenna structure 
 for the station.2  

      2.  On March 29, 2004, the District Director of the 
 Commission's Seattle, Washington, Field Office (``Seattle 
 Office'') issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture 
 (``NAL'') to Dead Air in the amount of three thousand dollars 
 ($3,000) for apparent willful and repeated violation of Section 
 17.4(a) of the Rules.3  Dead Air filed a response on April 23, 
 2004.  After reviewing Dead Air's response, and the specific 
 record before us, we conclude that the proposed monetary 
 forfeiture against Dead Air should be cancelled, and Dead Air 
 should be admonished for its violation of Section 17.4(a) of 
 the Rules. 

      3.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 
 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended4 and 
 Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f)(4) of the Rules,5 the 
 proposed $3,000 forfeiture issued to Dead Air Broadcasting, 
 Inc. IS CANCELLED.  

      4.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Dead Air Broadcasting, Inc., 
 IS ADMONISHED for failure to register its tower.

      5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall 
 be sent by First Class and Certified Mail, Return Receipt 
 Requested, to Jo Ann Juliano, President, Dead Air Broadcasting 
 Company, Inc., 610 N. Montana Street, Dillon, Montana 59725.  

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         

                              George R. Dillon
                              Assistant Chief, Enforcement Bureau


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1 47 C.F.R. § 17.4(a).  
2 47 C.F.R. § 17.4(a).  
3 See Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 
200432980001 (Enf. Bur., Seattle Office, released March 29, 
2004).  
4 47 U.S.C. § 503(b). 
5 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).