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

                              )
In the Matter of                        )
                              )    File No.: EB-04-AN-028
American Radio Brokers, Inc.            )             
d/b/a Radio station KFFR 1020           )
San Francisco, California               )    NAL/Acct. No. 
200532780002
                              )    FRN:  0010287019
Registrant of Antenna Structure              )
ASR # 1019797                      )    
Knik, Alaska                       )
                              )


                        FORFEITURE ORDER

Adopted: March 9, 2005                                  Released: 
March 11, 2005

By the Regional Director, Western Region, Enforcement Bureau:

     1.   In this Forfeiture Order (``Order''), we issue a 
monetary forfeiture in the amount of thirteen thousand dollars 
($13,000) to American Radio Brokers, Inc., d/b/a/ Radio Station 
KFFR 1020 (``ARB, Inc.''), San Francisco, California, registrant 
of Antenna Structure Number 1019797, located at Knik, Alaska, for 
willful and repeated violation of Section 303(q) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, (``the Act''), and 
Sections 17.48(a) and 17.51(a) of the Commission's Rules (``the 
Rules'').1  The noted violation involves failure by ARB, Inc. to 
maintain the lighting requirements for the antenna structure, as 
prescribed by the Commission, and for failing to notify an office 
or flight service station of the FAA regarding light outages. 
 
     2.   On December 10, 2004, the Resident Agent of the 
Commission's Anchorage Resident Agent Office of the Enforcement 
Bureau's Western Region issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for 
Forfeiture (``NAL'') in the amount of $13,000 to ARB, Inc.2  ARB, 
Inc. requested an extension of time to respond to the NAL until 
January 31, 2005.3   The Anchorage Resident Agent granted the 
extension of time until January 31, 2005.4  ARB, Inc., however, 
has failed to file a response to the NAL.  Based on the 
information before us, we affirm the forfeiture.

     3.   A recent inspection reveals that ARB, Inc. continues to 
violate Section 17.51(a) by failing to maintain the lighting 
requirements for the above-referenced antenna structure.  
Consequently, we will require, pursuant to Section 308(b) of the 
Act,5 ARB, Inc. to report to the Enforcement Bureau, within 
thirty (30) days of the release of this Order, whether it has 
achieved compliance with Section 17.51(a) of the Rules.

     4.   ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 
503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''), 
and Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f)(4) of the Commission's 
Rules, American Radio Brokers, Inc., d/b/a/ Radio Station KFFR 
1020, IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of 
$13,000 for willfully and repeatedly violating Section 303(q) of 
the Act, and Sections 17.48(a) and 17.51(a) of the Rules. 6

     5.   IT IS ALSO ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 308(b) of 
the Act, American Radio Brokers, Inc. must submit the report 
described in Paragraph 3, above, within 30 days from the release 
of this Order, to: Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement 
Bureau, Western Region, Anchorage Resident Agent Office, P.O. Box 
221849, Anchorage, Alaska 99522-1849.7

     6.   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.8  
Payment by check or money order may be mailed to Forfeiture 
Collection Section, Finance Branch, Federal Communications 
Commission, P.O. Box 73482, Chicago, Illinois 60673-7482.  
Payment by overnight mail may be sent to Bank One/LB 73482, 525 
West Monroe, 8th Floor Mailroom, Chicago, IL 60661.  Payment by 
wire transfer may be made to ABA Number 071000013, receiving bank 
Bank One, and account number 1165259.  The payment must include 
the NAL/Acct. No. and FRN referenced above.  Requests for full 
payment under an installment plan should be sent to: Chief, 
Revenue and Receivables Group, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20554.9

     7.   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall 
be sent by First Class Mail and Certified Mail Return Receipt 
Requested to American Radio Brokers, Inc., d/b/a Radio Station 
KFFR 1020, 1255 Post Street, Suite 625, San Francisco, CA 94109; 
Chester P. Coleman, C/O Amer. Radio Brokers, Inc., 1255 Post 
Street, Suite 1011, San Francisco, CA 94109; Chester P. Coleman, 
1255 Post Street, Suite 1023, San Francisco, CA 94109, and David 
Tillotson, Esquire, 4606 Charleston Terrace, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20007-1911. 

 



                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         


                         Rebecca L. Dorch
                         Regional Director, Western Region
                         Enforcement Bureau
_________________________

147 U.S.C. § 303(q), 47 C.F.R. §§ 17.48(a) and 17.51(a).

2Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 
200532780002 (Enf. Bur., Western Region, Anchorage Resident Agent 
Office, released December 10, 2004).

3Letter from David Tillotson to David J. Charlton, Federal 
Communications Commission, dated December 28, 2004. 

4Letter from David J. Charlton, Federal Communications Commission 
to David Tillotson, dated January 10, 2005. 

547 U.S.C. § 308(b).  

647 U.S.C. §§ 303(q) and 503(b), 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 
1.80(f)(4), 17.48(a) and17.51(a).

747 U.S.C. § 308(b).   

847 U.S.C. § 504(a).

9See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.