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Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of ) NAL/Acct No.
x32080018 ) File No.
EB-00-IH-0129
Robert J. Raide and ) Ref. Facility
ID #56996
Radio Corporation ) WKRH(FM), Minetto,
NY
ORDER
Adopted: June 26, 2000 Released: June
28, 2000
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Order, we adopt a Consent Decree addressing
the apparent noncompliance by Robert J. Raide (``Raide'')
and Radio Corporation with Section 310(d) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the ``Act''), 47
U.S.C. § 310(d).1 Under the terms of the Consent Decree,
Raide and Radio Corporation agree to make a voluntary
contribution to the United States Treasury in the total
amount of eight thousand dollars ($8,000). Raide and Radio
Corporation further agree, inter alia, that, in accordance
with 47 U.S.C. § 310(d), Raide shall operate Station WKRH as
licensee until such time as Raide's application to assign
the license for Station WKRH (File No. BALH-20000308AAB) is
granted and consummated.2
2. The Enforcement Bureau, Raide and Radio Corporation
have negotiated the terms of a Consent Decree that would
terminate this inquiry. A copy of the Consent Decree is
attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
3. We have reviewed the terms of the Consent Decree
and evaluated the facts before us. We believe that the
public interest would be served by approving the Consent
Decree and terminating this inquiry.
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Sections
4(i) and 4(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
47 U.S.C §§ 154(i) and 154(j), and the authority
delegated in Sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111 and 0.311, that the attached
Consent Decree is hereby ADOPTED.
5. Raide and Radio Corporation may, collectively or
individually, make the voluntary contribution referenced in
the Consent Decree to the United States Treasury by credit
card through the Commission's Credit and Debt Management
Center at (202) 418-1995 or by mailing a check or similar
instrument, payable to the order of the Federal
Communications Commission, to the Forfeiture Collection
Section, P.O. Box 73482, Chicago, Illinois 60673-7482. The
payment should note the NAL/Acct. No. referenced above.
6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the investigation in
this proceeding IS TERMINATED.
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order
shall be sent by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested to
counsel for Raide and Radio Corporation, James L. Oyster,
Esquire, 108 Oyster Lane, Castleton, Virginia 22716-2839.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
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1 See also 47 C.F.R. § 73.3540.
2 The initial proposed assignee was Radio Corporation. By
amendment filed March 31, 2000, Galaxy Communications, L.P.
(``Galaxy''), was substituted as the proposed assignee.
Raide holds a voting and equity interest in Galaxy's general
partner and is an officer and director of that entity.