******************************************************** NOTICE ******************************************************** This document was converted from WordPerfect or Word to ASCII Text format. Content from the original version of the document such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, graphics, and page numbers will not show up in this text version. All text attributes such as bold, italic, underlining, etc. from the original document will not show up in this text version. Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. If you need the complete document, download the Word or WordPerfect version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. ***************************************************************** Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Americom Las Vegas Ltd. ) Control Nos. 9211721 and Partnership 9311151 ) NAL/Acct. Nos. 318ed0031 Former licensee of and 418ed0007 Station KFBI(FM), Pahrump, NV1 ) Facility ID # 2100 ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Adopted: July 24, 2000 Released: July 26, 2000 By the Commission: In this Memorandum Opinion & Order, we rescind two Notices of Apparent Liability for monetary forfeiture issued to Americom Las Vegas Ltd. Partnership (``Americom''), former licensee of Station KFBI(FM), Pahrump, NV, for the broadcast of indecent material on the ``Howard Stern Show'' on various dates beginning November 10, 1992, and ending October 12, 1993, between approximately 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. Americom Las Vegas Ltd. Partnership (KFBI(FM)), 8 FCC Rcd 6790 (1993) and Americom Las Vegas Ltd. Partnership (KFBI(FM)), 9 FCC Rcd 1753 (1994) (hereinafter collectively referred to as ``NALs''). The Commission issued the NALs on August 12, 1993, and February 1, 1994. The licensee filed responses on October 15, 1993, and April 4, 1994, respectively. A significant amount of time has elapsed since the issuance of the NALs and since the 1992 and 1993 broadcasts of the material at issue. Moreover, Station KFBI(FM) has been assigned and is no longer licensed to Americom. Under these circumstances, we have determined not to issue forfeiture orders. However, our decision today in no way condones the broadcast of the material at issue in these NALs. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that the above-referenced NALs issued to Americom Las Vegas Ltd. Partnership are hereby RESCINDED and the pending responses to such NALs are DISMISSED AS MOOT. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Magalie Roman Salas Secretary _________________________ 1 The station's call letters have since changed to KXTE(FM) and the station is currently licensed to CBS Radio License, Inc.