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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
ENFORCEMENT BUREAU
REGION ONE
Columbia Regional Office
9200 Farm House Lane
Columbia, Maryland 21046
(301) 725-1996
              
August 28, 2017
Kacy Rankine
West Orange, New Jersey
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number:  EB-FIELDNER-17-00024726
On July 19, 2017, Agents from the New York Office of the Federal Communications 
Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) investigated an 
unlicensed FM station operating on the frequency 90.1 MHz in Paterson, New Jersey.  The 
Agents confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 90.1 MHz were 
emanating from 49 N 4
th
Street, Paterson, New Jersey 07522. The Agents heard the radio station 
identify itself as “Roadblock Radio 90.1 FM.”  Later, through investigation, the Agents 
identified you as the operator of this station on 90.1 MHz.  The Commission’s records show no 
license issued for operation of a radio station on 90.1 MHz at this location in Paterson, New 
Jersey.  
FM radio stations operating on a range of frequencies,
1
including 90.1 MHz, must be licensed by 
the Commission pursuant to Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended 
(Act).
2
  The only exception to this licensing requirement is for certain transmitters using or 
operating at a power level or mode of operation that complies with the standards established in 
Part 15 of the Commission’s rules.
3
The field strength of your signal on frequency 90.1 MHz 
was measured at 652,805 microvolts per meter (µV/m) at 278 meters, which exceeded the 
maximum permitted level of 250 µV/m at 3 meters for non-licensed devices.  Thus, this station is 
operating in violation of Section 301 of the Act.
4
  
                                                
1
47 CFR § 73.201.
2
47 U.S.C. § 301.  
3
47 CFR §§ 15.1 et seq.   
4
47 U.S.C. § 301.
You are hereby warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment without a valid radio 
station authorization constitutes a violation of the Federal laws cited above and could subject the 
operator to severe penalties, including, but not limited to, substantial monetary fines, in rem
arrest action against the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions, including 
imprisonment.
5
  
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO STATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED 
IMMEDIATELY.
You have ten (10) days from the date of this notice to respond with any evidence that you have 
authority to operate granted by the Commission.  Your response should be sent to the address in 
the letterhead and reference the listed case number.  Under the Privacy Act of 1974,
6
we are 
informing you that the Commission’s staff will use all relevant material information before it to 
determine what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure your compliance with 
Commission rules.  This will include any information that you disclose in your reply.
You may contact this office if you have any questions.
David C. Dombrowski
Regional Director
Region One
Enforcement Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Attachments:
Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended
Enforcement Bureau, "Inspection Fact Sheet", March 2005
                                                
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See 47 U.S.C. §§ 401, 501, 503 and 510.
6
5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).