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                           Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of                )
                                )
Reier Broadcasting Company, Inc.)    File No. EB-00-ST-004
                                )
Licensee of Station KOBB(AM)   )     NAL/Acct. No.  X3298001
Bozeman, Montana               ) 
                                )
                                   

                        FORFEITURE ORDER 

Adopted:  June 28, 2000                 Released:  June 29, 2000

By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:

1.        In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (``Order''),  we  issue  a 
  monetary forfeiture  in the  amount of  seven thousand  dollars 
  ($7,000) against Reier Broadcasting Company, Inc.  (``Reier''), 
  licensee  of Station  KOBB(AM), Bozeman,  Montana, for  willful 
  violation of  Section 73.49  of the  Commission's Rules.1   The 
  noted violation involves  the failure to enclose an AM  antenna 
  tower within an effective locked fence.

2.        On February  22, 2000,  the  District Director  of  the 
  Commission's Seattle, Washington  Field Office issued a  Notice 
  of Apparent  Liability for  Forfeiture in the  amount of  seven 
  thousand dollars  ($7,000) to Reier  for the noted  violation.2  
  Reier  has not  filed a  response.   Based on  the  information 
  before us, we affirm this forfeiture.

3.        Accordingly, IT IS  ORDERED that,  pursuant to  Section 
  503(b)  of the  Communications Act  of 1934,  as amended,3  and 
  Sections  0.111,  0.311  and  1.80(f)(4)  of  the  Commission's 
  Rules,4  Reier Broadcasting  Company,  Inc., IS  LIABLE  FOR  A 
  MONETARY FORFEITURE  in the  amount of  seven thousand  dollars 
  ($7,000) for failing to enclose its AM antenna tower within  an 
  effective locked  fence in  violation of Section  73.49 of  the 
  Commission's Rules.

4.        Payment of the forfeiture shall  be made in the  manner 
  provided for in Section 1.80 of the Commission's Rules5  within 
  30 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  collection  pursuant  to 
  Section 504(a)  of the  Act.6  Payment  may be  made 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  Federal  Communications 
  Commission, P.O. Box 73482, Chicago, Illinois 60673-7482.   The 
  payment should note  the NAL/Acct. No. X3298001.  Requests  for 
  full  payment under  an installment  plan  should be  sent  to: 
  Chief,  Credit and  Debt Management  Center, 445  12th  Street, 
  S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.7

5.        IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that,  a copy of this  Forfeiture 
  Order shall be sent by Certified Mail Return Receipt  Requested 
  to  Reier Broadcasting  Company, Inc.,  P.O. Box  20,  Bozeman, 
  Montana 59715.


                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         


                         David H. Solomon
                         Chief, Enforcement Bureau
_________________________

     1 47 C.F.R. § 73.49.

  2   Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct.  No. 
X3298001 (Enf. Bur., Seattle Office, released February 29, 2000).

     3 47 U.S.C. § 503(b).

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

     5 47 C.F.R. § 1.80.

     6 47 U.S.C. § 504(a).

     7 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1914.