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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of CSSI NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION
   Licensee of Noncommercial Educational FM Stations KYQX(FM), Weatherford,
   Texas, KMQX(FM), Weatherford, Texas, KEQX(FM), Stephenville, Texas,
   KQXS(FM), Stephenville, Texas, KSQX(FM), Springtown, Texas, and KQXE(FM),
   Eastland, Texas ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
   )
   )
   ) ) ) ) File No.: EB-08-IH-1459 NAL/Acct. No.: 201332080017 FRN No.:
   0005813795 Facility ID No.: 62040 Facility ID No.: 89176 Facility ID No.:
   89619 Facility ID No.: 89698 Facility ID No.: 62041 Facility ID No.: 89692




                                     ORDER

   Adopted: September 30, 2013 Released: September 30, 2013

   By the Acting Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

    1. In this Order, we adopt the attached Consent Decree entered into
       between the Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) and CSSI Non-Profit
       Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Inc., licensee of the
       above-captioned Stations (CSSI). The Consent Decree terminates the
       Bureau's investigation of CSSI for possible violations of a 2007
       Consent Decree,^ Section 399B of the Communications Act of 1934, as
       amended,^ and Sections 73.503 and 73.3527 of the Commission's rules,^
       by broadcasting prohibited advertisements over Station KYQX(FM),
       Weatherford, Texas and by failing to make available and maintain
       complete public inspection files for its captioned Stations.

    2. The Bureau and CSSI have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree
       that resolves this matter, including a detailed, three-year compliance
       plan requirement. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and
       incorporated by reference.

    3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the
       facts before us, we find that the public interest will be served by
       adopting the Consent Decree and terminating the investigation.

    4. In the absence of material new evidence relating to this matter, we
       conclude that our investigation raises no substantial or material
       questions of fact as to whether CSSI possesses the basic
       qualifications, including those related to character, to hold or
       obtain any Commission license or authorization.

    5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections  4(i), 4(j), and
       503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,^ and Sections
       0.111 and 0.311 of the Rules,^ the Consent Decree attached to this
       Order IS ADOPTED.

    6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above-captioned investigation, as to
       the Stations and/or CSSI, IS TERMINATED.

    7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any third-party complaints and allegations
       against the Stations and/or CSSI related to the above-captioned
       investigation that are pending before the Bureau as of the date of
       this Consent Decree ARE DISMISSED.

    8. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order and Consent Decree
       shall be sent by both First Class U.S. Mail and Certified Mail, Return
       Receipt Requested, to Charles H. Beard, President, and Melinda Beard,
       Secretary, CSSI Non-Profit Educational Broadcasting Corporation, 905
       Palo Pinto Street, Weatherford, Texas 76086; and to CSSI's counsel,
       Lee G. Petro, Esquire, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, 1500 K Street,
       N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005-1209. A copy of this Order and Consent
       Decree also shall be sent by First Class Mail to complainant's
       counsel, Erwin G. Krasnow, Esquire, Garvey Schubert Barer, 1000
       Potomac Street, N.W., Fifth Floor, Washington, D.C. 20007.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   Robert H. Ratcliffe

   Acting Chief, Enforcement Bureau

                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of CSSI NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION
   Licensee of Noncommercial Educational FM Stations KYQX(FM), Weatherford,
   Texas, KMQX(FM), Weatherford, Texas, KEQX(FM), Stephenville, Texas,
   KQXS(FM), Stephenville, Texas, KSQX(FM), Springtown, Texas, and KQXE(FM),
   Eastland, Texas ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) File No.: EB-08-IH-1459 NAL/Acct.
   No.: 201332080017 FRN No.: 0005813795 Facility ID No.: 62040 Facility ID
   No.: 89176 Facility ID No.: 89619 Facility ID No.: 89698 Facility ID No.:
   62041 Facility ID No.: 89692




                                 CONSENT DECREE

    1. The Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission and
       CSSI Non-Profit Educational Broadcasting Corporation (CSSI), by their
       authorized representatives, enter into this Consent Decree for the
       purpose of terminating the Bureau's investigation into whether CSSI
       violated a 2007 Consent Decree,^ Section 399B of the Communications
       Act of 1934, as amended,^ and Sections 73.503 and 73.3527 of the
       Commission's rules,^ by broadcasting prohibited advertisements over
       Station KYQX(FM), Weatherford, Texas and by failing to make available
       and maintain complete public inspection files for its captioned
       stations.

   I. DEFINITIONS

    2. For the purposes of this Consent Decree, the following definitions
       shall apply:

    a. "Act" means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
       S 151 et seq.

    b. "Adopting Order" means an Order of the Bureau adopting the terms of
       this Consent Decree without change, addition, deletion, or
       modification.

    c. "Bureau" means the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications
       Commission.

    d. "Commission" and "FCC" mean the Federal Communications Commission and
       all of its bureaus and offices.

    e. "Communications Laws" mean, collectively, the Act, the Rules, and
       published and promulgated orders and decisions of the Commission to
       which Licensee is subject by virtue of being a Commission licensee,
       including, but not limited to Sections 73.503(d) and 73.3527 of the
       Commission's rules.

    f. "Compliance Officer" means the individual designated in Paragraph 11
       of this Consent Decree as the person responsible for administration of
       the Compliance Plan.

    g. "Compliance Plan" means the compliance obligations, program, and
       procedures described in this Consent Decree at Paragraph 12.

    h. "Compliance Report" or "Compliance Reports" means the report(s)
       described in this Consent Decree at Paragraph 14.

    i. "Complaint" means the third-party complaint^ received by, or in the
       possession of, the Commission or Bureau, as of the Effective Date,
       alleging violations of the Underwriting Laws and Public File Rule by
       the above-captioned stations.

    j. "2007 Consent Decree" means the Order and Consent Decree entered into
       by the Enforcement Bureau and CSSI Non-Profit Educational Broadcasting
       Corporation, Licensee of Noncommercial Educational Stations KSQX(FM),
       Springtown, Texas, KMQX(FM), Weatherford, Texas, and KYQX(FM),
       Weatherford, Texas, on February 15, 2007.^

    k. "Covered Employee" means all employees and agents of Licensee who
       perform, or supervise, oversee, or manage the performance of, duties
       related to Licensee's responsibilities under the Public File Rule
       and/or the Underwriting Laws, including but not limited to, any
       Licensee employees with on-air duties or programming responsibilities.

    l. "Effective Date" means the date on which the Bureau releases the
       Adopting Order.

    m. "Investigation" means the investigation commenced by the Bureau's
       October 28, 2009^ and May 6, 2010 Letters of Inquiry^ regarding
       whether Licensee violated the Underwriting Laws in connection with its
       operation of Station KYQX(FM) on various dates from December 1, 2007,
       through May 6, 2010, and Licensee's compliance with the Public File
       Rule on various dates in 2008.

    n. "Licensee" means CSSI Non-Profit Educational Broadcasting Corporation.

    o. "NAL" means the Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture issued by
       the Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, to CSSI Non-Profit
       Educational Broadcasting Corporation, on March 25, 2013.^

    p. "Operating Procedures" means the standard, internal operating
       procedures and compliance policies established by Licensee to
       implement the Compliance Plan.

    q. "Parties" means Licensee and the Bureau, and each of which is a
       "Party."

    r. "Public File Rule" means Section 73.3527 of the Rules.

    s. "Rules" means the Commission's regulations found in Title 47 of the
       Code of Federal Regulations.

    t. "Stations" means noncommercial educational radio Stations KYQX(FM),
       Weatherford, Texas, Facility ID No. 62040, KMQX(FM), Weatherford,
       Texas, Facility ID No. 89176, Station KEQX(FM), Stephenville, Texas,
       Facility ID No. 89619, KQXS(FM), Stephenville, Texas, Facility ID No.
       89698, KSQX(FM), Springtown, Texas, Facility ID No. 62041, and
       KQXE(FM), Eastland, Texas, Facility ID No. 89692.

    u. "Underwriting Laws" means 47 U.S.C. S 399b and 47 C.F.R. S 73.503(d).

   II. BACKGROUND

    3. The Underwriting Laws define advertisements as program material
       broadcast "in exchange for any remuneration" and intended to "promote
       any service, facility, or product," of for-profit entities.^ Section
       399B(b)(2) specifically provides that noncommercial educational
       stations may not broadcast advertisements.^ Although contributors of
       funds to such stations may receive on-air acknowledgements of their
       support, the Commission has held that such acknowledgements may be
       made for identification purposes only, and should not promote the
       contributors' products, services, or businesses.^ Specifically, such
       announcements may not contain comparative or qualitative descriptions,
       price information, calls to action, or inducements to buy, sell, rent,
       or lease.^ At the same time, however, the Commission has acknowledged
       that it is at times difficult to distinguish between language that
       promotes versus that which merely identifies the underwriter and is
       consistent with the Underwriting Laws and decisions establishing
       compliant underwriting announcements.^ Consequently, the Commission
       expects licensees to exercise reasonable "good faith" judgment in this
       area, and affords some latitude to the judgments of licensees who do
       so.^ With regard to the Public File Rule, licensees must maintain
       files of documents specified by Commission rules and must make such
       files available for public inspection at any time during regular
       business hours.^

    4. The Commission received a Complaint alleging, among other things, that
       CSSI violated the Underwriting Laws and the terms of the 2007 Consent
       Decree by airing a number of announcements on Station KYQX(FM) on
       March 12 and 13, 2008, that constituted advertisements. In addition,
       the Complaint alleged that CSSI failed to adhere to the 2007 Consent
       Decree's Compliance Plan requirements.^ The Complaint also alleged
       that CSSI violated its Public Inspection File obligations on June 6,
       2008, by failing to make available the Stations' six public files and
       to maintain in such files all documents as specified by Commission
       rules.^ In response, the Bureau issued Letters of Inquiry directing
       CSSI to submit, among other things, sworn written statements relating
       to its compliance with the Underwriting Laws, the Public File Rule,
       and the 2007 Consent Decree.^

    5. CSSI responded on December 7, 2009, and June 11, 2010.^ In general,
       CSSI admits that it broadcast certain complained-of underwriting
       announcements over Station KYQX(FM) between March 1, 2008, and April
       30, 2010, and provided recordings and/or confirmed the accuracy of
       transcripts of the complained-of announcements submitted with the
       Complaint.^ CSSI argues, however, that the complained-of underwriting
       announcements did not violate the Underwriting Laws and that it did
       not violate the terms of the 2007 Consent Decree. CSSI also contends
       that on June 6, 2008, it did not deny access to the Stations' public
       files, and that the public files contained all required documents.^

    6. After conducting a comprehensive review and analysis of the record,
       the Bureau issued an NAL to CSSI, finding it apparently liable for the
       willful violation of the Public File Rule based on its failure to make
       available the Stations' public inspection files on June 6, 2008.^ The
       NAL also specifically noted that the Bureau would address in a
       separate item the underwriting allegations, because

   those allegations concerned only Station KYQX(FM).^ Thereafter, the
   Parties agreed to enter this Consent Decree.

   III. TERMS OF AGREEMENT

    7. Adopting Order. The Parties agree that the provisions of this Consent
       Decree shall be subject to final approval by the Bureau by
       incorporation of such provisions by reference in the Adopting Order.

    8. Jurisdiction. Licensee agrees that the Bureau has jurisdiction over it
       and the matters contained in this Consent Decree and that the Bureau
       has the authority to enter into and adopt this Consent Decree.

    9. Effective Date; Violations; Termination of 2007 Consent Decree.  The
       Parties agree that on the Effective Date as defined herein, this
       Consent Decree shall become effective and the 2007 Consent Decree
       shall terminate. As of the Effective Date, the Adopting Order and this
       Consent Decree shall have the same force and effect as any other order
       of the Commission. Any violation of the Adopting Order or of the terms
       of this Consent Decree shall constitute a separate violation of a
       Commission order, entitling the Commission to exercise any rights and
       remedies attendant to the enforcement of a Commission order.

   10. Termination of Investigation. In express reliance on the covenants and
       representations in this Consent Decree and to avoid further
       expenditure of public resources, the Bureau agrees to terminate the
       Investigation. In consideration for terminating the Investigation,
       Licensee agrees to the terms, conditions, and procedures contained
       herein. The Bureau further agrees that, in the absence of material new
       evidence, the Bureau will not use the facts developed in the
       Investigation through the Effective Date, or the existence of this
       Consent Decree, to institute, on its own motion, any new proceeding,
       formal or informal, or take any action on its own motion against
       Licensee concerning the matters that were the subject of the
       Investigation. The Bureau also agrees that it will not, in the absence
       of material new evidence, use the facts developed in the Investigation
       through the Effective Date, or the existence of this Consent Decree,
       to institute on its own motion any proceeding, formal or informal, or
       take any action on its own motion against Licensee with respect to
       Licensee's basic qualifications, including its character
       qualifications, to be a Commission licensee or to hold Commission
       licenses or authorizations.

   11. Compliance Officer. Within thirty (30) calendar days after the
       Effective Date, Licensee shall designate an individual to serve as its
       Compliance Officer, who shall be responsible for administering the
       Compliance Plan. The Compliance Officer, if not an FCC regulatory
       counsel or in-house counsel, shall be a senior corporate manager with
       the requisite corporate and organizational authority to serve as its
       Compliance Officer. The Compliance Officer, if not an FCC regulatory
       counsel or in-house counsel, shall consult and be assisted by outside
       regulatory counsel and shall be responsible for developing,
       implementing, and administering a company-wide Compliance Plan and
       ensuring that Licensee complies with the terms and conditions of the
       Compliance Plan and this Consent Decree. In addition to possessing the
       general knowledge of the Act and the Rules necessary to discharge
       his/her duties under this Consent Decree, the Compliance Officer shall
       have specific knowledge of the Underwriting Laws and Public File Rule
       before assuming his/her duties.

   12. Compliance Plan. For purposes of settling the matters set forth
       herein, Licensee agrees that it shall, within sixty (60) calendar days
       of the Effective Date, implement a company-wide Compliance Plan
       designed to prevent the broadcast of material in violation of the
       Underwriting Laws and ensure future compliance with the Public File
       Rule, the Communications Laws, and the terms and conditions of this
       Consent Decree. The Compliance Plan shall include, at a minimum, the
       following components:

    a. Consultation with Counsel. If the Compliance Officer is not an FCC
       regulatory counsel or in-house counsel, Licensee shall consult with
       outside FCC regulatory counsel regarding Licensee's overall compliance
       with the Underwriting Laws and Public File Rule. Such consultations
       shall occur on a biannual basis, if not more frequently.

    b. Operating Procedures. Within sixty (60) calendar days after the
       Effective Date, Licensee shall establish Operating Procedures that all
       Covered Employees must follow to help ensure Licensee's compliance
       with the Communications Laws, including the Underwriting Laws and the
       Public File Rule. Licensee's Operating Procedures shall include
       internal procedures and policies specifically designed to ensure that
       Licensee complies with the Underwriting Laws and the Public File Rule.
       Licensee shall use a multi-level review procedure for underwriting
       content to be aired on the Stations. The Compliance Officer, or a
       management-level employee of Licensee directly supervised by the
       Compliance Officer, shall review all scripts of underwriting
       announcements prior to broadcast. Licensee shall develop an
       Underwriting Compliance Checklist that describes the steps that a
       Covered Employee must follow to ensure that all material approved for
       broadcast is consistent with relevant past Commission precedent
       regarding the Underwriting Laws. Licensee also shall develop a Public
       Inspection File Compliance Checklist that describes the steps that a
       Covered Employee must follow to ensure compliance with the Public File
       Rule. At a minimum, the Public Inspection File Compliance Checklist
       shall require Covered Employees to ensure that public inspection files
       of Licensee's stations are available for inspection at any time during
       regular business hours and contain all documents required by the
       Public File Rule.

    c. Compliance Manual. Within sixty (60) calendar days of the Effective
       Date, Licensee shall develop and distribute a Compliance Manual to all
       Covered Employees. The Compliance Manual shall explain the Public File
       Rule and the Underwriting Laws and set forth the Operating Procedures
       that the Covered Employees shall follow to help ensure Licensee's
       compliance with the Communications Laws, including the Underwriting
       Laws and the Public File Rule. Licensee shall periodically review and
       revise the Compliance Manual as necessary to ensure the information
       set forth therein remains current and complete. Licensee shall
       distribute any revisions to the Compliance Manual promptly to all
       Covered Employees.

    d. Compliance Training Program. Within ninety (90) calendar days of the
       Effective Date, Licensee shall train any Covered Employee on the
       Operating Procedures, as well as acceptable underwriting content that
       complies with the Underwriting Laws, and compliance with the Public
       File Rule. Licensee also shall train any new Covered Employee, within
       thirty (30) days of that employee's becoming a Covered Employee, on
       the Operating Procedures, as well as acceptable underwriting content
       that complies with the Underwriting Laws, and compliance with the
       Public File Rule. As part of such training, Covered Employees shall be
       advised of Licensee's obligation to report any noncompliance with the
       Underwriting Laws and Public File Rule under Paragraph 13 of this
       Consent Decree and shall be instructed on how to disclose
       noncompliance to the Compliance Officer. In addition, Licensee shall
       conduct annual training regarding existing guidelines and, where
       applicable, pertinent changes to the Underwriting Laws and Public File
       Rule. Licensee shall periodically review and revise the Compliance
       Training Program as necessary to ensure that it remains current and
       complete and to enhance its effectiveness.

    e. Compliance Education Program. Licensee shall implement and maintain a
       plan to educate prospective underwriters about appropriate
       underwriting content and about how Licensee incorporates such
       underwriting content in the announcements that it prepares for
       underwriter approval and eventual broadcast over the Stations. To that
       end, Licensee shall summarize the Underwriting Laws for each
       prospective client before accepting any contract with a prospective
       client to air underwriting announcements over any of the Stations, and
       shall prepare the underwriting announcement for the underwriter's
       review. Licensee shall not broadcast over any Station any announcement
       that does not comply with the Underwriting Rules.

   13. Reporting Noncompliance. Licensee shall report any instance of
       noncompliance with the Underwriting Laws and Public File Rule as
       reflected in the Communications Laws, relevant past Commission
       precedent and with the terms and conditions of this Consent Decree
       within thirty (30) calendar days after discovery of such
       noncompliance. Such reports shall include a detailed explanation of:
       (i) each instance of noncompliance; (ii) the steps that Licensee has
       taken or will take to remedy such noncompliance; (iii) the schedule on
       which such remedial actions will be taken; and (iv) the steps that
       Licensee has taken or will take to prevent the recurrence of any such
       noncompliance. All reports of noncompliance shall be submitted to the
       Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau,
       Federal Communications Commission, Room 4-C330, 445 12th Street, S.W.,
       Washington, D.C. 20554, with a copy submitted electronically to
       Jeffrey J. Gee at Jeffrey.Gee@fcc.gov, Kenneth M. Scheibel, Jr. at
       Kenneth.Scheibel@fcc.gov, Dana E. Leavitt at Dana.Leavitt@fcc.gov, and
       Melanie Godschall at Melanie.Godschall@fcc.gov.

   14. Compliance Reports. Licensee shall file Compliance Reports with the
       Commission ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, twelve (12)
       months after the Effective Date, twenty-four (24) months after the
       Effective Date, and thirty-six (36) months after the Effective Date.

    a. Each Compliance Report shall include a detailed description of
       Licensee's efforts during the relevant period to comply with the terms
       and conditions of this Consent Decree, the Underwriting Laws, and the
       Public File Rule. In addition, each Compliance Report shall include a
       certification by the Compliance Officer, as an agent and on behalf of
       Licensee, stating that the Compliance Officer has personal knowledge
       that Licensee (i) has established and implemented the Compliance Plan;
       (ii) has utilized the Operating Procedures since the implementation of
       the Compliance Plan, intended to ensure compliance with the terms and
       conditions of this Consent Decree, the Underwriting Laws, and the
       Public File Rule consistent with relevant past Commission precedent;
       and (iii) is not aware of any instances of noncompliance with the
       terms and conditions of this Consent Decree, including the reporting
       obligations set forth in Paragraph 13 hereof, the Underwriting Laws,
       and the Public File Rule.

    b. The Compliance Officer's certification shall be accompanied by a
       statement explaining the basis for such certification and must comply
       with Section 1.16 of the Rules^ and be subscribed to as true under
       penalty of perjury in substantially the form set forth therein.

    c. If the Compliance Officer cannot provide the requisite certification,
       the Compliance Officer, as an agent and on behalf of Licensee, shall
       provide the Commission with a detailed explanation of the reason(s)
       why and describe fully: (i) each instance of noncompliance with this
       Consent Decree, the Underwriting Laws, and the Public File Rule; and
       (ii) the steps that Licensee has taken or will take to remedy such
       noncompliance, including the schedule on which proposed remedial
       actions will be taken; and (iii) the steps that Licensee has taken or
       will take to prevent the recurrence of any such noncompliance,
       including the schedule on which such preventive action will be taken.

    d. All Compliance Reports shall be submitted to the Chief, Investigations
       and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications
       Commission, Room 4-C330, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
       20554, with a copy submitted electronically to Jeffrey J. Gee at
       Jeffrey.Gee@fcc.gov, Kenneth M. Scheibel, Jr. at
       Kenneth.Scheibel@fcc.gov, Dana E. Leavitt at Dana.Leavitt@fcc.gov, and
       Melanie Godschall at Melanie.Godschall@fcc.gov.

   15. Termination Date. Unless stated otherwise,  the requirements set forth
       in Paragraphs 11 through 14 of this Consent Decree shall expire
       thirty-six (36) months after the Effective Date.

   16. Underwriting and Public Inspection File Complaints; Subsequent
       Investigations. Except as set forth in Paragraph 10 of this Consent
       Decree, nothing in this Consent Decree shall prevent the Commission or
       its delegated authority from adjudicating complaints filed pursuant to
       the Underwriting Laws and the Public File Rule against Licensee or its
       affiliates for alleged violations of the Act or the Commission's rules
       or for any other type of alleged misconduct, regardless of when such
       misconduct took place. The Commission's adjudication of any such
       complaints will be based solely on the record developed in that
       proceeding. Except as expressly provided in this Consent Decree, this
       Consent Decree shall not prevent the Commission from investigating new
       evidence of noncompliance by Licensee with the Act or the Rules.

   17. Voluntary Contribution. Licensee has provided sufficient evidence of
       financial hardship and agrees that it shall make a voluntary
       contribution to the United States Treasury in the amount of Four
       Thousand Five Hundred dollars ($4,500.00) in twelve (12) quarterly
       installments ("Installment Payments"), each in the amount of Three
       Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($375.00), with the first to be due
       thirty (30) days following the Effective Date and the remaining eleven
       (11) to be due on the first day of each third successive month.
       Licensee acknowledges and agrees that upon execution of this Consent
       Decree, the Voluntary Contribution and each Installment Payment shall
       become a "Claim" or "Debt" as defined in 31 U.S.C. S 3701(b)(1). Upon
       an Event of Default by Nonpayment (as described below in paragraph
       18), all procedures for collection as permitted by law may, at the
       Commission's discretion, be initiated. In addition, Licensee agrees
       that it will make the first and all subsequent Installment Payments in
       United States Dollars without further demand or notice by the dates
       specified above. Licensee shall also send electronic notification of
       payment to Jeffrey J. Gee at Jeffrey.Gee@fcc.gov, Kenneth M. Scheibel,
       Jr. at Kenneth.Scheibel@fcc.gov, Dana E. Leavitt at
       Dana.Leavitt@fcc.gov, and Melanie Godschall at
       Melanie.Godschall@fcc.gov on the date said payment is made. The
       payment must be made by check or similar instrument, wire transfer, or
       credit card, and must include the NAL/Account number and FRN
       referenced above. Regardless of the form of payment, a completed FCC
       Form 159 (Remittance Advice) must be submitted.^ When completing the
       FCC Form 159, Licensee shall enter the Account Number in block number
       23A (call sign/other ID) and enter the letters "FORF" in block number
       24A (payment type code). Below are additional instructions based on
       the form of payment selected:^

     * Payment by check or money order must be made payable to the order of
       the Federal Communications Commission. Such payments (along with the
       completed Form 159) must be mailed to the Federal Communications
       Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, or sent via
       overnight mail to U.S. Bank - Government Lockbox #979088, SL-MO-C2-GL,
       1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101.

     * Payment by wire transfer must be made to ABA Number 021030004,
       receiving bank TREAS/NYC, and Account Number 27000001. To complete the
       wire transfer and ensure appropriate crediting of the wired funds, a
       completed Form 159 must be faxed to U.S. Bank at (314) 418-4232 on the
       same business day the wire transfer is initiated.

     * Payment by credit card must be made by providing the required credit
       card information on FCC Form 159 and signing and dating the Form 159
       to authorize the credit card payment. The completed Form 159 must then
       be mailed to the Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979088,
       St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, or sent via overnight mail to U.S. Bank -
       Government Lockbox #979088, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza, St.
       Louis, MO 63101. If assistance is needed, Licensee shall contact the
       Financial Operations Group Help Desk by phone, 1-877-480-3201, or by
       e-mail, [1]ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov, for answers to questions regarding
       payment.

   18. Event of Default by Nonpayment. Licensee agrees that an Event of
       Default by Nonpayment shall occur upon the failure by Licensee to pay
       the full amount of any Installment Payment on or before the due date
       specified in this Consent Decree.

   19. Interest, Charges for Collection, and Acceleration of Maturity Date.
       Upon an Event of Default by Nonpayment under this Consent Decree,
       automatically and without further notice, the then entire unpaid
       amount of the Voluntary Contribution shall accrue interest computed
       using the U.S. Prime Rate in effect on the date of the Event of
       Default by Nonpayment plus 4.75 percent from the date of the Event of
       Default until payment in full.

   20. Upon an Event of Default, the then unpaid amount of the Voluntary
       Contribution, together with interest, as aforesaid, any penalties
       permitted and/or required by the law, including but not limited to 31
       U.S.C. S 3717 and administrative charge(s), plus the costs of
       collection, litigation, and attorneys' fees, is accelerated and shall
       become immediately due and payable, without notice, presentment,
       demand, protest, or notice of protest of any kind, all of which are
       waived by Licensee.

   21. Waivers. Licensee waives any and all rights it may have to seek
       administrative or judicial reconsideration, review, appeal, or stay,
       or to otherwise challenge or contest the validity of this Consent
       Decree and the Adopting Order, provided the Bureau issues an Adopting
       Order as defined herein. Licensee shall retain the right to challenge
       Commission interpretation of the Consent Decree or any terms contained
       herein. If either Party (or the United States on behalf of the
       Commission) brings a judicial action to enforce the terms of the
       Adopting Order, neither Licensee nor the Commission shall contest the
       validity of the Consent Decree or the Adopting Order, and Licensee
       shall waive any statutory right to a trial de novo. Licensee hereby
       agrees to waive any claims it may otherwise have under the Equal
       Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. S 504 and 47 C.F.R. S 1.1501 et seq.,
       relating to the matters addressed in this Consent Decree.

   22. Severability. The Parties agree that if any of the provisions of the
       Adopting Order or the Consent Decree shall be invalid or
       unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not
       invalidate or render unenforceable the entire Adopting Order or
       Consent Decree, but rather the entire Adopting Order or Consent Decree
       shall be construed as if not containing the particular invalid or
       unenforceable provision or provisions, and the rights and obligations
       of the Parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly. In the
       event that this Consent Decree in its entirety is rendered invalid by
       any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall become null and void and
       may not be used in any manner in any legal proceeding.

   23. Subsequent Rule or Order. The Parties agree that if any provision of
       the Consent Decree conflicts with any subsequent rule or order adopted
       by the Commission (except an order specifically intended to revise the
       terms of this Consent Decree to which Licensee does not expressly
       consent) that provision will be superseded by such Commission rule or
       order.

   24. Successors and Assigns. Licensee agrees that the provisions of this
       Consent Decree shall be binding on its successors, assigns, and
       transferees.

   25. Admission of Liability. Notwithstanding any of Licensee's prior
       submissions in this proceeding, Licensee admits, for Commission civil
       enforcement purposes and in express reliance on the provisions of
       Paragraph 10 herein, that its actions with respect to the broadcast of
       certain underwriting announcements, as referenced in Paragraph 4 of
       this Consent Decree, violated the Underwriting Laws in force at the
       time of such actions, and that its actions on June 6, 2008, denied
       access to the Stations' public files and thus violated the Public File
       Rule in force at the time of such actions.

   26. Final Settlement. The Parties agree and acknowledge that this Consent
       Decree shall constitute a final settlement between the Parties with
       respect to the Investigation and the NAL.

   27. Modifications. This Consent Decree cannot be modified without the
       advance written consent of both Parties.

   28. Paragraph Headings. The headings of the paragraphs in this Consent
       Decree are inserted for convenience only and are not intended to
       affect the meaning or interpretation of this Consent Decree.

   29. Authorized Representative. Each party represents and warrants to the
       other that it has full power and authority to enter into this Consent
       Decree. The individual signing this Consent Decree on behalf of
       Licensee represents and warrants that he is authorized by Licensee to
       execute this Consent Decree and to bind Licensee to the obligations
       set forth herein. The FCC signatory represents that he is signing this
       Consent Decree in his official capacity and that he is authorized to
       execute this Consent Decree.

   30. Counterparts. This Consent Decree may be signed in any number of
       counterparts (including by facsimile), each of which, when executed
       and delivered, shall be an original, and all of which counterparts
       together shall constitute one and the same fully executed instrument.

   ________________________________

   Robert H. Ratcliffe

   Acting Chief

   Enforcement Bureau

   ________________________________

   Date

   ________________________________

   Charles H. Beard

   President

   CSSI Non-Profit Educational Broadcasting Corporation

   ^ CSSI Non-Profit Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Order and Consent
   Decree, 22 FCC Rcd 3314 (Enf. Bur. 2007) (2007 Consent Decree).

   ^ 47 U.S.C. S 399b.

   ^ 47 C.F.R. SS 73.503(d), 73.3527.

   ^ See 47 U.S.C. SS 154(i), 154(j), 503(b).

   ^ See 47 C.F.R. SS 0.111, 0.311.

   ^ CSSI Non-Profit Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Order and Consent
   Decree, 22 FCC Rcd 3314 (Enf. Bur. 2007) (2007 Consent Decree).

   ^ 47 U.S.C. S 399b.

   ^ 47 C.F.R. SS 73.503(d), 73.3527.

   ^ Complaint of Graham Newspapers, Inc. (Jun. 13, 2008) (on file in
   EB-08-IH-1459). At the time that the Complaint was filed, Graham was the
   licensee of Stations KSWA(AM) and KWKQ(FM), Graham, Texas, and Stations
   KLXK(FM) and KROO(AM), Breckenridge, Texas. The licenses for these
   stations were subsequently assigned to a liquidating trust in connection
   with the bankruptcy of Graham's parent company, Affiliated Media, Inc.,
   File Nos. BAL-20100127ADA and BALH-20100127ADB, granted Feb. 24, 2010 and
   consummated Mar. 17, 2010.

   ^ See supra note 1.

   ^ Letter from Kenneth M. Scheibel, Jr., Assistant Chief, Investigations
   and Hearings Division, FCC Enforcement Bureau, to CSSI Non-Profit
   Educational Broadcasting Corporation (Oct. 28, 2009) (on file in
   EB-08-IH-1459).

   ^ Letter from Anjali K. Singh, Acting Assistant Division Chief,
   Investigations and Hearings Division, FCC Enforcement Bureau, to CCSI
   Non-Profit Educational Broadcasting Corporation (May 6, 2011) (on file in
   EB-08-IH-1459).

   ^ CSSI Non-Profit Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Notice of Apparent
   Liability for Forfeiture, 28 FCC Rcd 3087 (Enf. Bur. 2013) (NAL).

   ^ 47 U.S.C. S 399b(a).

   ^ 47 U.S.C. S 399b(b)(2).

   ^ ^ See Commission Policy Concerning the Noncommercial Nature of
   Educational Broadcasting Stations, Public Notice (1986), republished, 7
   FCC Rcd 827 (1992) (1986 Public Notice).

   ^ See id.

   ^ ^ See Xavier University, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 4920,
   4921, para. 6 (1990) (citing 1986 Public Notice).

   ^ See id.

   ^ ^ 47 C.F.R. SS 73.3527(a)(2), 73.3527(e), 73.3527(c)(1).

   ^ See Complaint.

   ^ ^ See id.

   ^ ^ See supra notes 6 & 7.

   ^ ^ Letter from Charles H. Beard, President, CSSI Non-Profit Educational
   Broadcasting Corporation to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
   Communications Commission (Dec. 7, 2009) (on file in EB-08-IH-1459);
   Erratum from Charles H. Beard, President, CSSI Non-Profit Educational
   Broadcasting Corporation to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
   Communications Commission (Dec. 11, 2009) (on file in EB-08-IH-1459);
   Letter from Charles H. Beard, President, CSSI Non-Profit Educational
   Broadcasting Corporation to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
   Communications Commission (June 11, 2010) (on file in EB-08-IH-1459) (LOI
   Responses).

   ^ LOI Responses.

   ^ Id.

   ^ NAL, 28 FCC Rcd at 3087.

   ^ Id. at 3087 n. 3.

   ^ See 47 C.F.R. S 1.16.

   ^ ^ An FCC Form 159 and detailed instructions for completing the form may
   be obtained at http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form159/159.pdf.

   ^ Should Licensee have questions regarding payment procedures, it should
   contact the Financial Operations Group Help Desk by phone at
   1-877-480-3201, or by e-mail at ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov.

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