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Recently a nearly continuous signal was heard thruout western NY on 155.340.
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
County of Wyoming ) File No. EB-10-BF-0029
Licensee of Radio Station WQKY924 )
Wethersfield, New York ) NOV No. V201132280001
)
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: December 3, 2010
By the Resident Agent, Buffalo Office, Northeast Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules to the County of Wyoming, licensee of
land mobile radio station WQKY924, in Wethersfield, New York.
2. On November 30, 2010, in response to a complaint, an agent from the
Commission's Buffalo Office investigated radio station WQKY924 and
observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. S: 90.403(e): "Licensees shall take reasonable precautions to
avoid causing harmful interference. This includes monitoring the
transmitting frequency for communications in progress and such other
measures as may be necessary to minimize the potential for causing
interference." The agent determined that the County of Wyoming's
transmitter on 155.34 MHz was transmitting an unmodulated carrier causing
harmful interference to other licensed stations on the same frequency.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, the County of
Wyoming, must submit a written statement concerning this matter within
twenty (20) days of release of this Notice. The response must fully
explain each violation, must contain a statement of the specific
action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and
should include a time line for completion of pending corrective
action(s). The response must be complete in itself and signed by an
individual authorized to respond on behalf of the licensee. All
replies and documentation sent in response to this Notice should be
marked with the File No. and NOV No. specified above, and mailed to
the following address:
Federal Communications Commission
Buffalo Office
6400 Sheridan Drive, Suite 140
Williamsville, New York 14221
4. This Notice shall be sent to the County of Wyoming at its address of
record.
5. The Privacy Act of 1974 requires that we advise you that the
Commission will use all relevant material information before it,
including any information disclosed in your reply, to determine what,
if any, enforcement action is required to ensure compliance. Any false
statement made knowingly and willfully in reply to this Notice is
punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David A. Viglione
Resident Agent
Buffalo Office
Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.
47 U.S.C. S: 308(b).
P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3).
18 U.S.C. S: 1001 et seq.
Federal Communications Commission
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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
County of Wyoming ) File No. EB-10-BF-0029
Licensee of Radio Station WQKY924 )
Wethersfield, New York ) NOV No. V201132280001
)
)
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: December 3, 2010
By the Resident Agent, Buffalo Office, Northeast Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
1.89 of the Commission's Rules to the County of Wyoming, licensee of
land mobile radio station WQKY924, in Wethersfield, New York.
2. On November 30, 2010, in response to a complaint, an agent from the
Commission's Buffalo Office investigated radio station WQKY924 and
observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. S: 90.403(e): "Licensees shall take reasonable precautions to
avoid causing harmful interference. This includes monitoring the
transmitting frequency for communications in progress and such other
measures as may be necessary to minimize the potential for causing
interference." The agent determined that the County of Wyoming's
transmitter on 155.34 MHz was transmitting an unmodulated carrier causing
harmful interference to other licensed stations on the same frequency.
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, the County of
Wyoming, must submit a written statement concerning this matter within
twenty (20) days of release of this Notice. The response must fully
explain each violation, must contain a statement of the specific
action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and
should include a time line for completion of pending corrective
action(s). The response must be complete in itself and signed by an
individual authorized to respond on behalf of the licensee. All
replies and documentation sent in response to this Notice should be
marked with the File No. and NOV No. specified above, and mailed to
the following address:
Federal Communications Commission
Buffalo Office
6400 Sheridan Drive, Suite 140
Williamsville, New York 14221
4. This Notice shall be sent to the County of Wyoming at its address of
record.
5. The Privacy Act of 1974 requires that we advise you that the
Commission will use all relevant material information before it,
including any information disclosed in your reply, to determine what,
if any, enforcement action is required to ensure compliance. Any false
statement made knowingly and willfully in reply to this Notice is
punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David A. Viglione
Resident Agent
Buffalo Office
Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.
47 U.S.C. S: 308(b).
P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3).
18 U.S.C. S: 1001 et seq.
Federal Communications Commission
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