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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
)
In the Matter of )
File No: EB-10-DT-0054
Taylor Broadcasting Company )
NAL/Acct. No: 201232360003
Licensee of AM Station WJTB )
FRN: 0011431749
Elyria, Ohio )
)
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: May 2, 2012 Released: May 2, 2012
By the Regional Director, Northeast Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Forfeiture Order (Order), we issue a monetary forfeiture in
the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to Taylor Broadcasting
Company (Taylor Broadcasting), licensee of AM Station WJTB in Elyria,
Ohio (Station), for willfully and repeatedly violating Section
73.1125(a) of the Commission's rules (Rules). The noted violations
involved Taylor Broadcasting's failure to maintain a management and
staff presence at the Station's main studio.
2. On February13, 2012, the Enforcement Bureau's Detorit Office issued a
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) in the amount of $10,000
to Taylor Broadcasting. Taylor Broadcasting 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, and Sections 0.111, 0.204, 0.311
and 1.80(f)(4) of the Commission's rules, Taylor Broadcasting Company IS
LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $10,000 for violations
of Section 73.1125 of the Commission's rules.
4. Payment of the forfeiture shall be made in the manner provided for in
Section 1.80 of the Rules within thirty (30) calendar 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 enforcement
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/Account Number
and FRN Number referenced above. Payment by check or money order may be
mailed to Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St. Louis,
MO 63197-9000. Payment by overnight mail may be sent to U.S. Bank -
Government Lockbox #979088, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis,
MO 63101. Payments by wire transfer may be made to ABA Number 021030004,
receiving bank TREAS/NYC, and account number 27000001. For payment by
credit card, an FCC Form 159 (Remittance Advice) must be submitted. FCC
Form 159 may be obtained at http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form159/159.pdf. When
completing the FCC Form 159, enter the NAL/Account number in block number
23A (call sign/other ID), and enter the letters "FORF" in block number 24A
(payment type code). Requests for full payment under an installment plan
should be sent to: Chief Financial Officer -- Financial Operations, 445
12th Street, S.W., Room 1-A625, Washington, D.C. 20554. Please contact
the Financial Operations Group Help Desk at 1-877-480-3201 or Email:
ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov with any questions regarding payment procedures.
Taylor Broadcasting Company shall also send electronic notification on the
date said payment is made to NER-Response@fcc.gov.
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be sent by both
First Class Mail and Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to Taylor
Broadcasting Company at its address of record.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
G. Michael Moffitt
Regional Director, Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S:S: 73.1125, 73.1225(a).
Taylor Broadcasting Company, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture,
DA 12-197, 2012 WL 458502 (Enf. Bur. 2012).
47 U.S.C. S: 503(b).
47 C.F.R. S:S: 0.111, 0.204, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).
47 C.F.R. S: 73.1125.
47 U.S.C. S: 504(a).
Federal Communications Commission DA 12-684
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