******************************************************** 
                      NOTICE
********************************************************

This document was converted from Microsoft Word.

Content from the original version of the document such as
headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, graphics, and page numbers
will not show up in this text version.

All text attributes such as bold, italic, underlining, etc. from the
original document will not show up in this text version.

Features of the original document layout such as
columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins
will not be preserved in the text version.

If you need the complete document, download the
Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat version.

*****************************************************************



                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


                                              )                              
     In the Matter of                                                        
                                              )                              
     Renda Broadcasting Corporation of                                       
     Nevada                                   )    File Number EB-05-PA-049  
                                                                             
     Owner of Antenna Structures              )   NAL/Acct. No. 20063240001  
                                                                             
     1248430 and 1248431                      )           FRN: 0003-77-8420  
                                                                             
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                 )                              
                                                                             
                                              )                              


                                FORFEITURE ORDER

   Adopted: September 28, 2006 Released:  September 29, 2006

   By the Regional Director, Northeast Region, Enforcement Bureau:

   I. INTRODUCTION

    1. In this Forfeiture Order ("Order"), we issue a monetary forfeiture in
       the amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000) to Renda Broadcasting
       Corporation of Nevada ("Renda"), owner of antenna structures #1248430
       and #1248431, and licensee of station WJAS in Pittsburgh,
       Pennsylvania, for willfully and repeatedly violating Section 17.4(a)
       of the Commission's Rules ("Rules") by failing to register each of its
       antenna structures used in the operation of station WJAS.

   II. BACKGROUND

    2. On March 24, 2005, agents with the Philadelphia Office conducted an
       inspection of WJAS's AM directional antenna array. The array consists
       of an east tower and a west tower and, according to the WJAS license,
       each tower measures 350 feet above ground level. The inspection was
       conducted as a follow-up to a Notice of Violation ("NOV") issued to
       Renda by the Philadelphia Office on January 17, 2001 regarding, among
       things, its failure to register each of its two antenna structures as
       required under Section 17.4(a) of the Rules. Renda used the array's
       center coordinates and filed a single antenna structure registration
       ("ASR") to cover both structures. Although the January 17, 2001 NOV
       specifically advised Renda that each antenna structure in the array
       must be registered individually, the agents found during the March 24,
       2005 inspection that the two antenna structures continued to be
       registered under a single ASR number. The structures were not properly
       registered until May 10, 2005, when Renda filed a registration and the
       FCC assigned ASR #124830 to the WJAS east tower and ASR # 124831 to
       the WJAS west tower.

    3. On February 27, 2006, the Philadelphia Office issued a Notice of
       Apparent Liability for Forfeiture to Renda for apparent willful and
       repeated violation of Section 17.4(a)  of the Rules for failure to
       properly register each of its antenna structures. Renda submitted a
       response to the NAL on May 15, 2006. Renda does not dispute the
       findings in the NAL, but requests a reduction in the forfeiture amount
       based on its history of compliance with the Commission's rules.

   III. Discussion

    4. The forfeiture amount proposed in this case was assessed in accordance
       with Section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
       ("Act"), Section 1.80 of the Rules, and the Commission's Forfeiture
       Policy Statement and Amendment of Section 1.80 of the Rules to
       Incorporate the Forfeiture Guidelines. In assessing forfeitures,
       Section 503(b)(2)(D) of the Act requires that we take into account the
       nature, circumstances, extent and gravity of the violation and, with
       respect to the violator, the degree of culpability, any history of
       prior offenses, ability to pay, and such other matters as justice may
       require.

    5. We decline to reduce the proposed forfeiture amount based on Renda's
       claim that it has a history of compliance with the Commission's rules.
       Renda erroneously states that "this is the first and only FCC
       violation in Renda Broadcasting's 30 years of group radio station
       ownership." As noted above, the NAL at issue here was preceded by the
       issuance of an NOV in 2001. In addition to the violation for failure
       to separately register the two WJAS towers, the NOV included
       violations for (1) failure to enclose the WJAS towers within effective
       locked fences, (2) failure to transmit Emergency Alert System ("EAS")
       tests, (3) failure to monitor two EAS sources, (4) failure to post the
       Chief Operator designation, (5) failure to maintain a copy of the most
       recent ownership report in the station's public inspection file, and
       (6) failure to maintain issues/programs lists in its public inspection
       file. Further, the Dallas Office issued an NOV on October 22, 2001 to
       Anthony F. Renda, dba KBEZ Renda Broadcasting, regarding antenna
       structure number 1011460 and on May 20, 2002, the Philadelphia Office
       issued an NOV to Renda Broadcasting Inc. regarding AM station WPTT in
       McKeesport, PA.

    6. We have examined the Response to the NAL pursuant to the statutory
       factors above, and in conjunction with the Forfeiture Policy
       Statement. As a result of our review, we conclude that Renda willfully
       and repeatedly violated Section 17.4(a) of the Rules. Considering the
       entire record and the factors listed above, we find that neither
       reduction nor cancellation of the proposed $3,000 forfeiture is
       warranted.

   IV. ORDERING CLAUSES

    7. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 503(b) of the
       Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Sections 0.111, 0.311 and
       1.80(f)(4) of the Rules, Renda Broadcasting Corporation of Nevada IS
       LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of three thousand
       dollars ($3,000) for willful and repeated violation of Section 17.4(a)
       of the Rules.

    8. Payment of the forfeiture shall be made in the manner provided for in
       Section 1.80 of the Rules within thirty (30) days of the release of
       this Order. If the forfeiture is not paid within the period specified,
       that case may be referred to the Department of Justice for collection
       pursuant to Section 504(a) of the Act. Payment of the forfeiture must
       be made by check or similar instrument, payable to the order of the
       Federal Communications Commission. The payment must include the
       NAL/Acct. No. and FRN No. referenced above. Payment by check or money
       order may be mailed to Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box
       358340, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-8340. Payment by overnight mail may be
       sent to Mellon Bank /LB 358340, 500 Ross Street, Room 1540670,
       Pittsburgh, PA 15251. Payment by wire transfer may be made to ABA
       Number 043000261, receiving bank Mellon Bank, and account number
       911-6106. Requests for full payment under an installment plan should
       be sent to: Associate Managing Director, Financial Operations, 445
       12th Street, S.W., Room 1A625, Washington, D.C. 20554.

    9. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Forfeiture Order shall be
       sent by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, and regular mail, to
       Renda Broadcasting Corporation of Nevada at its address of record.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   Russell Monie, Jr.

   Regional Director, Northeast Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   47 C.F.R. S 17.4(a).

   47 C.F.R. S 17.50.

   Renda Broadcasting Corporation of Nevada., Notice of Apparent Liability
   for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 20063240001 (Enf. Bur., Philadelphia Office,
   February 27, 2006) ("NAL").

   The Philadelphia Office orally granted Renda an extension of time in which
   to file its response to the NAL.

   47 U.S.C. S 503(b).

   47 C.F.R. S 1.80.

   12 FCC Rcd 17087 (1997), recon. denied, 15 FCC Rcd 303 (1999) ("Forfeiture
   Policy Statement").

   47 U.S.C. S 503(b)(2)(D).

   We note that violations and apparent violations against Renda's parent,
   sister, or commonly controlled companies are properly imputed to Renda to
   determine whether a reduction based on its past history claim is
   appropriate. See, e.g., Petracom of Texarkana, L.L.C., 19 FCC Rcd 8096,
   8098 P 7 (Enf. Bur. 2004) (rejecting the licensee's past compliance claim
   because a Forfeiture Order had been issued against its sister company).

   See Renda Broadcasting Corporation, NOV, File No. EB-01-PA-012 (rel.
   January 17, 2001).

   Anthony F. Renda, dba KBEZ Renda Broadcasting, Notice of Violation, File
   No. EB-01-DL-0776 (rel. October 22, 2001)(failure to cancel a duplicate
   antenna structure registration; failure to paint antenna structure as
   often as necessary to maintain good visibility); Renda Broadcasting, Inc.,
   Notice of Violation, File No. EB-02-PA-207 (rel. May 20, 2002)(failure to
   make entries in station logs of adjustments in station parameters and
   improper functioning of obstruction lighting; failure of Chief Operator to
   sign and date station logs; failure to maintain service contour maps and
   issues programs lists in public inspection file; failure to paint antenna
   structure as often as necessary to maintain good visibility; failure to
   transmit required weekly Emergency Alert System tests; failure to maintain
   the station's minimum antenna input power; and failure to notify FCC of
   change in antenna structure ownership).

   47 U.S.C. S 503(b).

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

   47 U. S. C. S 504(a).

   See 47 C.F.R. S 1.1914.

   (...continued from previous page)

                                                              (continued....)

   Federal Communications Commission DA 06-1941

                                       3

   Federal Communications Commission DA 06-1941