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


In the Matter of                   )
                              )    File No.:  EB-00-AT-528
La Favorita, Inc.                  )
Radio Station WAOS                 )    NAL/Acct. No. X3248004
Austell, GA                        )    


                         FORFEITURE ORDER

  Adopted:  October 5, 2000             Released:    October  10, 

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 La Favorita, Inc., (``La Favorita'') for willful 
violation of Sections  1.89 and  17.4 of  the Commission's  Rules 
(``the Rules'').1   The noted  violations involve  La  Favorita's 
failure to respond to  Commission correspondence and its  failure 
to register its antenna tower.

     2.   On June 22,  2000, the  Commission's Atlanta,  Georgia, 
Office issued  a  Notice  of Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture 
(``NAL'') in the amount of seven thousand dollars ($7,000) to  La 
Favorita.2  La Favorita has not  filed a response.  Based on  the 
information before us,  we affirm  the assessment  of a  monetary 
forfeiture in this matter. 

     3.   ACCORDINGLY, IT IS  ORDERED THAT,  pursuant to  Section 
503(b) of the Act,3 and  Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f)(4)  of 
the Commission's  Rules,4  La Favorita,  Inc.,  IS LIABLE  FOR  A 
MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $7,000 for willful violation 
of the provisions of Sections  1.89 and 17.4 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 ``NAL/Acct. No.  X3482004'' 
referenced above.  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 La Favorita, Inc., at 5815 Westside Road,  Austell, 
Georgia 30106 and at P.O. Box 746, Austell, Georgia 30168-0746.

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                         

                         David H. Solomon
                         Chief, Enforcement Bureau

_________________________

     1 47 C.F.R.  §§ 1.89 and 17.4.

     2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL Acct. No. 
X3248004 (Enf. Bur., Atlanta Office, released June 22, 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.