1997 FCC Violations
Section Call Type Fine Reduced to Description Station Response
11.11 WIKK NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Installed equipment on 4/24/97.
11.11 WPRS NOV $0 $0 EAS encoder could not drive transmitter. Station responded that encoder was shared between co-located stations and additional circuitry to drive each station was installed 4/20/97, two days after inspection.
11.11(a) WKND NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment was not available or installed. "The EAS box is on order and will be installed the instant it comes in the door."
11.11(a) WLZR-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 Failure to have EAS encoder in use on 2/13/97. Encoder/decoder was installed, but remote control was not connected due to additional parts required from R/C manufacturer and extensive time required to learn system.
11.11(a) WPRX NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment was located at the main studio, but not installed or operational. The EAS equipment has been installed and is operational.
11.12 KICO NOV $0 $0 EBS equipment not operational. It is required until 1/1/98. Station shares its EBS equipment with co-owned and co-located KQVO.
11.15 KACL-FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS Handbook available. Station has downloaded handbook from FCC web site.
11.15 KAUR-FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. A copy has been obtained from the FCC web site. Another has been ordered from FCC. Each will be placed in the control room.
11.15 KAYX / KLEX NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. A copy of the handbook is now in the control room.
11.15 KCCS NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. Handbook now available.
11.15 KCHE-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. EAS handbook ordered and now at control point.
11.15 KECY-TV NOV $0 $0 EAS handbook not available. EAS handbook is in place in master control room.
11.15 KILS NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. This licensee has owned station for two weeks and did not have a chance to inspect station for violations. EAS handbook now available.
11.15 KIND-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS Handbook available. Station sees no EBS use other than station-to-station, so it elects to become a nonparticipating station.
11.15 KKCT-FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. EAS handbook has been downloaded from the FCC web site and is now available.
11.15 KKDM NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. Station's contract engineer was not aware the revised EAS handbook was available. A copy has been obtained.
11.15 KLHT NOV $0 $0 EAS handbook not available.
11.15 KLXX NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available.
11.15 KOCR NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available The handbook has been downloaded from the web and is now available to the staff.
11.15 KODL NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available.
11.15 KOVC NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. Copies of handbook have been obtained and are readily available to staff.
11.15 KOWW / KFKF-FM / KBEQ-FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. Station did have handbooks from previous year. Engineer erroneously thought FCC would send out updated handbooks. New handbooks are now available.
11.15 KQDJ-FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. A copy of the EAS handbook has been obtained and is available to staff.
11.15 KSLC NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. Handbook now available.
11.15 KSVR NOV $0 $0 EAS handbook not posted at control point. A copy of the handbook has been requested.
11.15 KURS NOV $0 $0 EAS handbook not available.
11.15 KUSN NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. EAS handbook has been ordered.
11.15 KWAI NOV $0 $0 EAS handbook not available.
11.15 KWBY NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. Handbook is now on site.
11.15 WABJ RSC $0 $0 EAS handbook not available. The current EAS handbook was obtained is now in the studio.
11.15 WATS NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. The handbook has been ordered.
11.15 WCDT NOV $0 $0 Noe EAS handbook available. The EAS handbook was located in the engineer's work cabinet after he had worked on the EAS equipment. It is now, and will stay, at the control point.
11.15 WCMP NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. A copy has been ordered from the FCC.
11.15 WEVR-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 Current EAS checklist not available. Outdated EBS checklist posted. A new checklist has been ordered. It will be posted when it arrives.
11.15 WEYZ NOV $0 $0 EAS handbook and authenticator list not available.
11.15 WFAU RSC $0 $0 EAS handbook not available. EAS handbook is now available.
11.15 WILO NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook at normal operator position. Station responded that handbook was in "technical file." It has been moved to the EAS equipment location.
11.15 WJAB RSC $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. The handbook was available. Inspector did not ask for it.
11.15 WKCG RSC $0 $0 EAS handbook not available. EAS handbook is now available.
11.15 WKIG NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook or authenticator list available. EAS handbook and authenticator list now available at control point.
11.15 WKTQ RSC $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. Current EAS handbook now available.
11.15 WLAM RSC $0 $0 EAS handbook not available The handbook is now available.
11.15 WLTH NOV $0 $0 EAS handbook not at operator or EAS equipment location. Station responded that handbook was ordered and placed in proper position.
11.15 WMKS NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available.
11.15 WMON NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. FCC had only recently made EAS handbook available on the internet. Publication of information on internet does not consititute public notice of official action. 0.445(e) and 1.4 generally require the FCC to issue a "public notice" or direct a mailing.
11.15 WNKX NOV $0 $0 No EAS authenticator list available. The EAS authenticator list and handbook are now in the control room.
11.15 WORG NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. EAS handbook now located in normal position.
11.15 WOXO RSC $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. Current EAS handbook now available.
11.15 WPLO NOV $0 $0 No EAS checklist available. Station now has EAS checklist.
11.15 WRFW-FM NOV $0 $0 EAS checklist not posted. Checklist ordered.
11.15 WTMA NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. The handbook is now available.
11.15 WZKM NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available. FCC had only recently made EAS handbook available on the internet. Publication of information on internet does not consititute public notice of official action. 0.445(e) and 1.4 generally require the FCC to issue a "public notice" or direct a mailing.
11.15 WZKM NOV $0 $0 No EAS Operating Handbook available.
11.15 WZOU RSC $0 $0 EAS handbook not available The handbook is now available.
11.17 KGGN NOV $0 $0 No EAS authenticator list available. Station had previously requested a copy of the list, but it was not received. A second request has been made.
11.17 KHNR NOV $0 $0 EAS authenticator list not available.
11.17 KILS NOV $0 $0 No EAS authenticator list available. Licensee of two weeks ago did not provide list. Replacement has been ordered.
11.17 KIOV NOV $0 $0 Authenticator word list not available.
11.17 KKDM NOV $0 $0 No EAS authenticator list available. List was misfiled but found during the inspection.
11.17 KLHT NOV $0 $0 EAS authenticator list not available.
11.17 KNDY-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 EAS authenticator list not available. New list has been received.
11.17 KOWW / KFKF-FM / KBEQ-FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS authenticator word list available. EAS authenticator list now available.
11.17 KSPD / KBXL NOV $0 $0 EAS authenticator list not available.
11.17 KURS NOV $0 $0 EAS authenticator word list not available.
11.17 KWAI NOV $0 $0 EAS authenticator word list not available.
11.17 KWIC NOV $0 $0 EAS authenticator word list not available. List was found in possession of employee of previous licensee. It is now at the main studio control point.
11.17 WEVR-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 EAS authenticator list not available. The current authenticator list has been ordered and has arrived.
11.17 WEYZ NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment not installed.
11.17 WIBV NOV $0 $0 No EAS Authenticator Word List available. Station responded that the former licensee did not deliver the word list with the station.
11.17 WJAB RSC $0 $0 No EAS authenticator list available. EAS authenticator list was available. The inspector did not aks for it.
11.17 WLTH NOV $0 $0 EAS Authenticator Word List not available. Station responded that list was ordered and placed in proper position.
11.17 WPLO NOV $0 $0 No current EAS authenticator. Authenticator word list has been requested from FCC.
11.17 WPRS NOV $0 $0 No EAS Authenticator Word List available. Station responded that they found it in the Public Inspection File where it had been placed by accident.
11.17(a) KAUR-FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS authenticator list available. A copy has been requested.
11.17(a) KAYX / KLEX NOV $0 $0 No authenticator list available. The authenticator list is now in the control room.
11.21 KSLC NOV $0 $0 No state or local EAS plan available for inspection. The state plan is now available. No local plan has been approved or is available.
11.21 WQRC NOV $0 $0 Station could not monitor NOAA Weather radio as required by the state EAS plan. A designation of chief operator was posted during the inspection. A designation of alternate chief has now also been posted.
11.32 KECY-TV NOV $0 $0 EAS encoder timing not 8-25 seconds in length. Encoder timing set to 8 seconds.
11.32 KICO NOV $0 $0 EAS encoder timing tones not 8-25 seconds in length. The timing on the EBS encoder was found to be correct (9.5 seconds).
11.32 KQVO NOV $0 $0 EAS encoder timing tones not 8-25 seconds in length. The timing on the EBS encoder was found to be correct (9.5 seconds).
11.32 WKWQ NOV $0 $0 No EAS encoder/decoder installed.
11.33 KLYC NOV $0 $0 Neither EAS receiver drove the EAS decoder properly. Receivers have been adjusted to work properly.
11.33(a)(1) KAYX / KLEX NOV $0 $0 Only one EAS source being monitored. Two stations were being monitored both before and after the inspection.
11.34(d) KCCS NOV $0 $0 No operating instructions for decoder or encoder. EAS instructions are now on a clipboard.
11.35 KAIM NOV $0 $0 EAS decoder not tuned to at least two sources.
11.35 KCCS NOV $0 $0 EAS encoder not operational. Equipment now operational.
11.35 KECY-TV NOV $0 $0 EAS encoder/decoder not installed and operational. An EAS encoder/decoder was ordered April 29, 1997.
11.35 KICO NOV $0 $0 EAS encoder/decoder not installed and operational. EAS equipment was ordered prior to the inspection. It is now installed and operational.
11.35 KIJV / KZNC-FM RSC $0 $0 No EAS tests received June 22 to August 6, 1997. No log entries indicated the reason tests were not received. An external antenna is being added to improve EAS reception.
11.35 KIND-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS/EBS equipment of any type for past 3 years. Station monitors NOAA and immediately relays storm messages.
11.35 KIOV NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment not installed.
11.35 KQMQ-AM / FM KPOI-FM NOV $0 $0 EAS encoder not operational at time of station inspection.
11.35 KQVO NOV $0 $0 EAS encoder/decoder not installed and operational. EAS equipment was ordered prior to the inspection. It is now installed and operational.
11.35 KSLC NOV $0 $0 EAS decoder not operational since there was no receiver connected to it. Receivers are connected but station cannot program the equipment has has not yet been able to contact the manufacturer.
11.35 KSVR NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment not installed and operational. Equipment purchased March 19, 1997. It will be installed as soon as it is received.
11.35 KWIC NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment not installed on time. Current licensee installed equipment immediately upon taking control of station.
11.35 WBML NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment not operable. EAS equipment now operable. All operators trained in its operation and chief operator doing weekly review of logs.
11.35 WBTA NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. EBS equipment not maintained in a state of readiness. No EAS tests logged for January or February.
11.35 WBYW NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment not installed or operational. EAS equipment has been installed and is operational.
11.35 WLEC NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. The required equipment has been purchased and is due to be installed shortly.
11.35 WNKX NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. The required equipment was ordered 12/6/96. After numerous phone calls, it had still not arrived as of 10/3/97.
11.35 WPMB / WKRV NOV $0 $0 Failure to log removal of defective EAS equipment and its return. Station responded that they have instituted an EAS log.
11.35 WSEL-FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS or EBS equipment installed. The EBS equipment was being repaired. EAS equipment was ordered April 15, 1997 (after the March 25 inspection).
11.35 WSFZ NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Station was not aware that it needed EAS equipment since it had EBS equipment.
11.35 WWON NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Station delayed purchase of equipment until state EAS plan was in place so it would purchase correct equipment.
11.35 WZLE NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Equipment was ordered 12/20/96 but not received until 6/97. It was installed 6/9/97.
11.35(a) KAUR-FM NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment was installed but no one knew how to work it. It was not possible to determine if it was functioning as required. An ERPOM in the EAS equipment has been replaced. Equipment is now operating properly and personnel have been trained in its operation.
11.35(a) KAYX / KLEX NOV $0 $0 The only logs of EAS were decoder printouts, which were not signed. No EAS tests being originated. Operators now immediately fax printouts to headquarters for inclusion in the station log.
11.35(a) KCHE-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment sitting on shipping box instead of being installed. EAS equipment installed and operating properly. "Logged entries will exist with all employees properly traind on how to operate and respond to all EAS messages.
11.35(a) KDEO-FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment was installed, and there was no evidence that station was purchasing equipment.
11.35(a) KGGN NOV $0 $0 EAS tests were not transmitted or received as required. No log entries explained missing tests. Tests are now conducted weekly.
11.35(a) KLUA NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment was installed, and there was no evidence that station was purchasing equipment.
11.35(a) KNEK NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed.
11.35(a) KOCR NOV $0 $0 No EAS tests were logged and there was no log notation as to why tests were missing.
11.35(a) KOWW / KFKF-FM / KBEQ-FM NOV $0 $0 Various EAS tests missed. This is due to personnel negligence, lack of paper in EAS equipment. Procedures are described to minimize these problems.
11.35(a) KPXS NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Equipment ordered 12/96, but could not pay for. Ordered again 6/97. 7/97 asked FCC to suggest engineer to install. 8/26/97 installed.
11.35(a) KREH NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Due to financial limitations, the EAS equipment had not been purchased. A down payment on sale of the station has now been used to purchase the equipment. Due to continued losses, owner took station off air until sale could be completed.
11.35(a) KVLA NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Station responded that it was in negotiation with a leasing company to purchase the EAS equipment and a new transmitter.
11.35(a) KWXT NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Equipment was ordered 6/19/97 and should be installed shortly.
11.35(a) WAJI-FM NOV $0 $0 Station was cited for not having a functioning EAS encoder. Station responded that they "have added a new EPROM and associated software... to correct the problem."
11.35(a) WAOY NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. The EAS equipment was back-ordered until March 31, 1997 (though no mention is made as to when it was ordered). The equipment was installed and operational byu April 16, 1997.
11.35(a) WARA NOV $0 $0 EAS tests not logged as received for about 2 months. Operators have been retrained. Chief operator reviews logs weekly.
11.35(a) WBGZ NOV $0 $0 Received EAS tests not logged. Station responded that EAS had been intermittent since its installation and it was unable to get it repaired under warranty. Station did repair the euqipment at its expense. Tests are now being logged. Any future failure will be logged.
11.35(a) WBSL NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Equipment was not installed due to a lack of funds. It should be installed by 10/14/97.
11.35(a) WBYT-FM NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment not installed. Station responded that it had been returned to manufacturer for warranty repair. No mention is made of any log entry noting removal of EAS equipment for repair.
11.35(a) WCER NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Equipment had been installed but didn't work. It has been sent back to the manufacturer for repair. The inspector was shown a bill of sale and shipping invoice dated November 1997 (note that the station's response was written in September 1997)
11.35(a) WIBV NOV $0 $0 Failure to log reasons why EAS tests were not received. Station responded that they have instituted an EAS logging form where each type of activity is logged in a different ink color. An improved weekly log review form is being designed.
11.35(a) WJBD NOV $0 $0 Failure to log reasons why EAS tests were not received from LP-2. GM/Chief Operator was unaware of the logging requirement. Station has changed LP-2 assignment to a stronger station and will log any future missed tests.
11.35(a) WJBD-FM NOV $0 $0 Failure to log reasons why EAS tests were not received from LP-2. GM/Chief Operator was unaware of the logging requirement. Station has changed LP-2 assignment to a stronger station and will log any future missed tests.
11.35(a) WKPG NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment not installed. Station is being run by bankruptcy trustee who will get required equipment immediately upon getting funds.
11.35(a) WLKX NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment was installed and operational, but operating personnel did not know how to operate it. Personnel were trained in the operation of the EAS equipment, and instructions have been posted.
11.35(a) WLTH NOV $0 $0 No log entries explaining why required EAS tests or activations not received. Station responded "EAS unit repaired and operational 8-11-97."
11.35(a) WMIS / WTYJ NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. EAS equipment now (July 14, 1997) installed.
11.35(a) WMKS NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Due to equipment being removed during transfer of ownership, no EAS equipment was installed at time of inspection. It is now installed and operating.
11.35(a) WMON NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment was not installed. No log entries indicated the equipment had failed. 11.35(b) allows equipment to removed for up to 60 days for repair. No violation of 11.35(a) should be found.
11.35(a) WNAT / WQNZ NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. The EAS equipment was installed and operational on as of July 23, 1997.
11.35(a) WORG NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. EAS equipment installed 8/15/97.
11.35(a) WQFX NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Equipment ordered by July 8, 1997 and installed by January 21, 1998.
11.35(a) WRFW-FM NOV $0 $0 Station personnel not familiar with operation of EAS equipment. Chief engineer and assistant chief are readliy available to answer any questions staff may have about operation of EAS. Nontheless, an operating manual has been prepared and staff trained in operation of EAS equipment.
11.35(a) WTRC-FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. The EAS equipment was installed and operational on as of July 23, 1997.
11.35(a) WXTC NOV $0 $0 EAS receiver was not installed. The EAS equipment was ordered late 1996 but did not arrive until July 1997, just prior to the FCC inspection. The equipment has now been installed.
11.35(a) WZAC NOV $0 $0 No EAS encoder or decoder installed. Station was under impression that it needed a software update prior to putting the EAS equipment into operation. After they found it could be placed in operation prior to the update, it was installed.
11.35(a) WZAC-FM NOV $0 $0 EAS encoder and decoder not installed. Station first waited for state EAS plan, then waited for a software update before installing equipment. After the inspection, the equipment was installed without the update.
11.35(a) WZKM NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment was not installed. No log entries indicated the equipment had failed. 11.35(b) allows equipment to removed for up to 60 days for repair. No violation of 11.35(a) should be found.
11.35(b) KCHE-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 Station not conducting EAS tests.
11.35(b) KGGN NOV $0 $0 Station management indicated EAS equipment had been out for repairs, but no log entries indicated such. EAS equipment is operating properly.
11.41(c) KCHE-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 No EAS authenticator list available.
11.51 KIOV NOV $0 $0 No EAS handbook available.
11.52 KECY-TV NOV $0 $0 EAS decoder not tuned to correct stations according to local/state EAS plan. EAS decoder will be set according to local/state plan.
11.52 KICO NOV $0 $0 EAS decoder not tuned to correct stations. No state EAS plan has been approved. "Without an approved state or local plan, the licensee does not have official sources to monitor." ".. It is not possible to be in technical compliance without a local or state plan."
11.52 KIQZ NAL $4,000 On initial inspection, station had EAS equipment, but not monitoring other stations. On reinspection, station monitoring one EAS assignment. No EAS logs, etc. After initial inspection, station responded that everything had been fixed and listed one station being monitored. The FCC inspected again and found only one station monitored, while two required. Licensee requested fine reduction. No record it was.
11.52 KNDI NOV $0 $0 Only one of required two monitoring sources operational.
11.52 KQVO NOV $0 $0 EAS decoder not tuned to correct stations. No state EAS plan has been approved. "Without an approved state or local plan, the licensee does not have official sources to monitor." ".. It is not possible to be in technical compliance without a local or state plan."
11.52 KSLC NOV $0 $0 No EAS receiver. Receivers are connected but station cannot program the equipment has has not yet been able to contact the manufacturer.
11.52 KURS NOV $0 $0 EAS receiver not tuned to correct stations.
11.52 KWAI NOV $0 $0 Only one of required two monitoring sources operational.
11.52 WFGA NOV $0 $0 A defective receiver prevented monitoring one of the assigned EAS assignments. Defective wiring on the receiver has been repaired.
11.52 WMMW NOV $0 $0 No EAS equipment installed. Repeat violation of 9/26/96 inspection. EAS equipment has been ordered.
11.52(a) KAUR-FM NOV $0 $0 EAS tests not being logged. Station personnel indicated that the printed strips generated by the EAS equipment were routinely being thrown out. EAS printouts being attached to station log.
11.52(a) WCST-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment not fully installed and functioning at time of inspection. No response provided by FCC.
11.52(a) WDOV NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment installed but not operational by deadline. Delay was due to delays from manufacturer.
11.52(a) WDSD NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment installed but not operational by deadline. Delay was due to delays from manufacturer.
11.52(a) WETT NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment not installed and functioning. Equipment was delivered late and station was unable to find someone to install it.
11.52(a) WSRV NOV $0 $0 EAS equipment not operational until February 17, 1997. The delay in operation was due to equipment manufacturer delays. Equipment was in operation prior to inspection.
11.52(d) KCCN-AM / FM KINE-FM NOV $0 $0 EAS decoder not tuned to at least two sources.
11.52(d) KGGN NOV $0 $0 Only one EAS source was monitored. A second source is currently being wired in.
11.52(d) KHNR NOV $0 $0 Only one of required two monitoring sources operational.
11.52(d) KILS NOV $0 $0 Only one EAS source being monitored. Former licensee believed station was to monitor Mid America Agricultural Network, which is not available. Current licensee discovered they should monitor another broadcast station. Receiver being installed.
11.52(d) KKDM NOV $0 $0 Only one EAS source being monitored. At this time, the state of Iowa has not adopted a state EAS plan. In an attempt to comply as closeley as possible to the Commission's Rules, and in order to provide emergency bulletins as needed, KKDM(FM) has monitored the station assigned under EBS.
11.52(d) KSOU/AM-FM NOV $0 $0 Only one EAS source being monitored. Station is now monitoring two EAS sources. At time EAS equipment was oardered, there was no state plan.
11.52(d) KWBY NOV $0 $0 Only one EAS source being monitored. A second monitoring source has been connected to the EAS decoder.
11.52(d) WJBD NOV $0 $0 Due to weak signal on the second monitoring assignment, station was only monitoring one EAS station. In response to Notice, station changed their monitoring assignment to a stronger station.
11.52(d) WJBD-FM NOV $0 $0 Due to weak signal on the second monitoring assignment, station was only monitoring one EAS station. In response to Notice, station changed their monitoring assignment to a stronger station.
11.52(d) WKDV NOV $0 $0 No functioning EAS receiver installed to provide required monitoring of two sources. Station had not received a state EAS plan, so it continued to monitor the previous CPCS-1 station plus another.
11.52(d) WMON NOV $0 $0 Failure to monitor EAS sources as specified by state EAS plan. Station has installed an antenna that allows reception of these stations. Since lack of reception was under 60 days, no violation should be found.
11.52(d) WZAC NOV $0 $0 Failure to monitor off-air EAS sources as specified in the state EAS plan. Station had not installed EAS equipment since it believed a software upgrade was required prior to installation.
11.52(d) WZAC-FM NOV $0 $0 Station was not monitoring sources specified by the state EAS plan. Equipment has now been installed.
11.52(d) WZKM NOV $0 $0 Failure to monitor EAS sources as specified by state EAS plan. Station has installed an antenna that allows reception of these stations. Since lack of reception was under 60 days, no violation should be found.
11.54(b) KOVC RSC $0 $0 Log entries of EAS tests were found in several different logs. The station should employ a consistent logging method for the tests.
11.54(b) KQDJ-FM RSC $0 $0 Log entries of EAS tests were found in several different logs. The station should employ a consistent logging method for the tests.
11.54(b)(14) KCHE-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 Installation and removal from service of EAS equipment not logged.
11.61 KAIM NOV $0 $0 RMT not conducted monthly.
11.61 KBZT NOV $0 $0 EAS RWT and RMT not conducted and logged properly. Equipment did not arrive until February 1997. Despite intense training, many operators didn't understand the new system. All operators have been retrained and two tests per week are on program log. Tests are properly logged. There have been rx problem
11.61 KCCN-AM / FM KINE-FM NOV $0 $0 No indication that RWT and RMT conducted.
11.61 KCCS NOV $0 $0 No EAS tests transmitted. No receive tests logged after 11/4/97 (inspection 12/12/97). Tests are now properly conducted and logged.
11.61 KECY-TV NOV $0 $0 EAS tests not conducted or logged properly. Will start tests once EAS equipment arrives and is installed.
11.61 KGMZ NOV $0 $0 RWT and RMT not properly conducted or logged April and May 1997.
11.61 KHNR NOV $0 $0 Several weeks had no RWT.
11.61 KICO NOV $0 $0 EAS RMT and RWT not logged properly, conducted properly, or, for RMT, conducted within 15 minutes of reception. Once the EAS equipment was installed, EAS tests were properly run. Prior to that, EBS tests were run on a weekly basis.
11.61 KIFM NOV $0 $0 EAS RWT and RMT not conducted and logged properly. Equipment did not arrive until February 1997. Despite intense training, many operators didn't understand the new system. All operators have been retrained and two tests per week are on program log. Tests are properly logged. There have been rx problem
11.61 KIOV NOV $0 $0 No EAS tests transmitted 4.7.97 to 5/7/97. No EAS logs for this period.
11.61 KITV NOV $0 $0 RMT not conducted within 15 minutes of reception April and May 1997.
11.61 KLTH NOV $0 $0 RWT not logged properly April and May 1997.
11.61 KLTH NOV $0 $0 RMT not conducted within 15 minutes of reception during April and May 1997. EBS tests should be discontinued immediately.
11.61 KLYC NOV $0 $0 No EAS test receptions logged since 6/11/97 (inspection 10/28/97). No monthly transmit tests logged. Tests are now being received. EAS will be reviewed each week at staff meeting.
11.61 KNDI NOV $0 $0 Various EAS tests not logged properly. July 1 RMT was not transmitted within 15 minutes of reception.
11.61 KODL NOV $0 $0 No EAS tests transmitted 4.7.97 to 5/7/97. No EAS logs for this period.
11.61 KQVO NOV $0 $0 EAS RMT and RWT not logged properly, conducted properly, or, for RMT, conducted within 15 minutes of reception. Once the EAS equipment was installed, EAS tests were properly run. Prior to that, EBS tests were run on a weekly basis.
11.61 KRTR NOV $0 $0 RWT and RMT not properly conducted or logged April and May 1997.
11.61 KSLC NOV $0 $0 No EAS tests logged. Due to problems with receivers, no tests have been received. Station will advise FCC of progress in fixing problem.
11.61 KSON NOV $0 $0 EAS tests not conducted or logged. The failure to accomplish some tests as scheduled has been a result of equipment and operator error. Multistation equipment was not shipped until February 1997. Operators were trained, but have been retrained. Two tests have been scheduled each week.
11.61 KSPD / KBXL NOV $0 $0 No EAS tests transmitted 4.7.97 to 5/7/97. No EAS logs for this period.
11.61 KULA NOV $0 $0 RWT and RMT not properly conducted or logged April and May 1997.
11.61 KURS NOV $0 $0 EAS tests not conducted or logged.
11.61 KUSN NOV $0 $0 EBS/EAS tests not sent or received for two months. Operators have been advised to log EAS tests.
11.61 KWAI NOV $0 $0 Various EAS tests not logged properly.
11.61 WFGA NOV $0 $0 No weekly EAS tests received between 6/3/97 and 7/25/97. After the inspection, the EAS logs were located. They verified the required tests had been received.
11.61 WMMW NOV $0 $0 No EAS tests run. Repeat violation of 9/26/96 inspection.
11.61 WTMA NOV $0 $0 Weekly test transmissions of EAS were not logged. Operators are now stapling EAS printout to log and writing the EAS info on the log.
11.61(a) KAUR-FM NOV $0 $0 EAS tests not being conducted. Station thought it was exempt because it was a college station. Tests are now being run as required.
11.61(a) KOVC RSC $0 $0 Station is conducting tests solely between 1pm and 3pm. Tests need to be rotated as per 11.61(a)(1)(iii) and 11.61(a)(2)(i).
11.61(a) KQDJ-FM RSC $0 $0 Station is conducting tests solely between 1pm and 3pm. Tests need to be rotated as per 11.61(a)(1)(iii) and 11.61(a)(2)(i).
11.61(a) WJBD NOV $0 $0 Failure to conduct required weekly EAS tests. Station responded that they have resolved the equipment problems that prevented transmission of tests. GM/Chief Operator did not realize a log entry needed to be made of missed tests.
11.61(a) WJBD-FM NOV $0 $0 Failure to conduct required weekly EAS tests. Station responded that they have resolved the equipment problems that prevented transmission of tests. GM/Chief Operator did not realize a log entry needed to be made of missed tests.
11.61(a) WLTH NOV $0 $0 No log entries indicating required EAS tests were performed. Station responded that "EAS needs repairs."
11.61(a) WRFW-FM NOV $0 $0 EAS tests run on an irregular basis. EAS training procedures have been revised to insure tests are run as required.
11.61(a)(1) WILO NOV $0 $0 EAS monthly tests transmissions not performed. Station responded that tests were run and properly logged in the "transmitter log." Station logs have been changed to make EAS tests more evident.
11.61(a)(1) WSHW NOV $0 $0 EAS monthly tests transmissions not performed. Station responded that tests were run and properly logged in the "transmitter log." Station logs have been changed to make EAS tests more evident.
11.61(a)(1)(iii) WLAM NOV $0 $0 Log review showed that station failed to transmit the required monthly test for April 1997. The new equipment failed to automatically relay the test. The May test was handled properly.
11.61(a)(1)(iii) WZOU NOV $0 $0 Log review showed that station failed to transmit the required monthly test for April 1997. The new equipment failed to automatically relay the test. The May test was handled properly.
11.61(a)(2) KOCR NOV $0 $0 Current licensee has not run required weekly EAS tests. Staff has been trained and tests are now being run on a weekly basis.
11.61(a)(2) WHLZ NOV $0 $0 Weekly EAS tests not being sent. Weekly EAS tests not sent due to faulty EAS equipment. Manufacturer promised delivery of required modifications on 6/24/97. It arrived on 9/12/97 has been installed. Tests are now being properly transmitted.
11.61(a)(2) WXTC NOV $0 $0 One EAS test sent by station in six week period. Routing of completed logs in station resulted in traffic discarding the EAS printouts. This has been remedied.
11.61(a)(2)(A) WILO NOV $0 $0 EAS weekly tests not performed. Station responded that tests were run and properly logged. However, they were buried in the station "transmitter log."
11.61(a)(2)(A) WSHW NOV $0 $0 EAS weekly tests not performed. Station responded that tests were run and properly logged. However, the tests were buried among other data in the station log.
11.61(a)(2)(ii)(A) WABK NOV $0 $0 Logs indicate that required weekly EAS tests were not transmitted the weeks of April 21 and April 27. The first missed test was due to confusion as to when RMT was scheduled. The RWT is normally not run the week of the RMT. Station got the wrong week. The second missed test was due to one log including the test and another not. Operator worked one w/o
11.61(a)(2)(ii)(A) WFAU NOV $0 $0 Logs indicate that required weekly EAS tests were not transmitted the weeks of April 21 and April 27. The first missed test was due to confusion as to when RMT was scheduled. The RWT is normally not run the week of the RMT. Station got the wrong week. The second missed test was due to one log including the test and another not. Operator worked one w/o
11.61(a)(2)(ii)(A) WKCG NOV $0 $0 Logs indicate that required weekly EAS tests were not transmitted the weeks of April 21 and April 27. The first missed test was due to confusion as to when RMT was scheduled. The RWT is normally not run the week of the RMT. Station got the wrong week. The second missed test was due to one log including the test and another not. Operator worked one w/o
11.61(a)(2)(ii)(B) WTRE-AM RSC $0 $0 Failure to consistently transmit an EAS test on a weekly basis. No response required.
11.61(b) KKDM NOV $0 $0 Not all EAS tests sent and received were recorded in the EAS log. No explanation for the missing tests was found in the logs. There was a power connection problem with the EAS equipment. Midwest had previously neglected to make the log entries due to an oversight and initial lack of awareness of the problem with the equipment.
11.61(b) KKFM NOV $0 $0 Not all EAS tests sent and received were recorded in EAS log. No explanation as to why the missing tests were not sent/received was found in the logs.
11.61(b) WCST-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 No log entries for received EAS tests from November 1, 1996 6o March 9, 1997. Infrequent log entries of transmitted EAS tests. No station response received from FCC.
11.61(b) WDOV NOV $0 $0 EAS tests not logged. There was a delay in getting the equipment running due to delays from the manufacturer.
11.61(b) WDSD NOV $0 $0 EAS tests not logged. There was a delay in getting the equipment running due to delays from the manufacturer.
11.61(b) WILO NOV $0 $0 EAS tests not logged. Station responded that tests were being logged, but were mixed in with other station log entries. Station will now make an additional separate record of EAS activity.
11.61(b) WKKW NOV $0 $0 EAS tests not consistently logged. Tests were properly logged, but staff was unable to demonstrate this during inspection.
11.61(b) WSHW NOV $0 $0 EAS tests not logged. Station responded that tests were being logged, but were mixed in with other station log entries. Station will now make an additional separate record of EAS activity.
11.61(b) WSRV NOV $0 $0 No EAS log entries from January 1 to February 16, 1997 Delay in getting equipment to operate was due to manufacturer delays.
11/61(a)(2)(ii)(A) WNBH NOV $0 $0 EAS tests were being conducted Mondays at 8:15am. These are to be conducted on a random basis. Station management and chief operator will monitor scheduling of EAS tests more closely to insure a random schedule in the future.
17.25(a)(1)(2)(3) WSFZ NOV $0 $0 All beacons were out. Only one side light was operating. Photcell, relays and lamps were damaged by lightning.
17.4 KCHE-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 Tower not registered. Application has been filed. ASRN will be displayed at structure when received.
17.4(g) KKDM NOV $0 $0 Antenna structure registration number not prominently displayed at the transmitter site. This was due to a lack of awareness that the number be prominently displayed. The number is now displayed.
17.4(g) KKFM NOV $0 $0 Antenna registration number not displayed at transmitter site.
17.48(a) KNDY-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 FAA not notified of failed beacon. FAA has been notified.
17.48(a) WKWQ NOF $1,000 $1,000 FAA not notified of tower beacon failure.
17.48(a) WNWO-TV NOV $0 $0 FAA FSS had not been notified of extinguished red obstruction light. Station submitted log showing notification of FAA employee by name.
17.49 KNDY-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 No tower light records being maintained. Records were maintained at transmitter site. Tower light information is now also being logged at studio.
17.50 KNUI-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 Tower paint cracked, chipped, peeling, and faded.
17.50 KTLI NOV $0 $0 Tower not painted. Station purchased from bankruptcy. This was followed with disputes with tower crew. Eventually tower was painted.
17.50 WKDV NOV $0 $0 Tower paint was faded and peeling. Station had received bids prior to inspection and have been painted since inspection. Towers have been placed on a regular maintenance program to insure ongoing upkeep.
17.50 WKXG NOV $0 $0 Tower paint faded and tower in need of repair. The tower was repainted and repaired as of 9/17/97.
17.50 WLTH NOV $0 $0 Daytime tower needs repainting. Station responded that it was in the process of getting estimates.
17.50 WNNO-AM RSC $0 $0 White paint on tower is peeling and fading. No response required.
17.50 WOMI RSC $0 $0 Tower paint is beginning to peel and chip. Station responded that it is seeking bids for the work.
17.51(a) WNWO-TV NOV $0 $0 Top red tower obstruction light was not illuminated. The tower registration number has been painted on the base of the tower.
17.56 KNDY-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 Mid lamp on wes-most side of tower broken. Replacement is on order.
17.56 KTLI NOV $0 $0 No top beacon. Station purchased in bankruptcy. After disputes with tower crew, lighting installation was completed.
17.56 KWJJ NOV $0 $0 Failure to replace tower beacon lights as soon as practicable. FAA was notified same day light failed. Due to other commitments, tower climber could not replace lamps for about 1 month.
17.56 KWSO NOV $0 $0 Failure to replace tower beacon lights as soon as practicable. Station replaced lamp. Delay due to lack of tower riggers in Central Oregon.
17.56 WTGH NOV $0 $0 Tower paint faded and flaking. Tower condition is due to delays in a state condemnation proceeding. The existing tower site will be used for highway construction, forcing the tower to be moved. Its condition makes it unsafe to climb for painting.
17.56(a) KALI-FM NOV $0 $0 Tower light burning continuously instead of flashing. Station replaced flasher. Noted that alarm system did not report "stuck on" flasher. They will update the alarm system as soon as an update is available.
17.57 KCLL LET $0 $0 Station was advised to file NOAA Form 76-10 with NOAA regarding dismantling of tower.
73.1015 WNEX NOV $0 $0 "The information asserting that the main studio is located at the transmitter site is a willful misrepresentation of the truth. The site does not fit the definition of a 'main studio' as defined in... 3 Fcc Rcd 5024 (1988)." President of licensee corporation is only employee. He visits main studio at transmitter site frequently. He is checking with local library about having public inspection file stored there.
73.1125 WGUS NOV $0 $0 Station had no telephone service. WGUS is jointly owned with several other stations in the area. They all share telephone numbers, even though WGUS was not listed in phone directory. A new directory listing has been added.
73.1125 WKSO NOV $0 $0 Main studio not within 70 dBu contour. No local or toll free telephone number. Telephone service has been restored. Station then went dark. Due to silent status, studio is not manned.
73.1125 WLMA NOV $0 $0 Station transmitting from unauthorized location is not providing required 5mV/m coverage over city of license.
73.1125 WNEX CNOV $0 $0 "The Commission realizes the special circumstances of smaller stations with a limited number of employees and, by policy, has stated that managerial employees do not have to be at the studio at all times during station operation." One staff member must be We are working with local universities to develop a staff.
73.1125 WNEX NOV $0 $0 "It is our understanding that WNEX does not maintain a main studio in Macon, does not have a meaningful staff presence and does not have a (published) local telephone number." "We maintain our studios at the transmitter site... And we have a listed local phone number..."
73.1125(a) WKSO NOV $0 $0 No main studio within the station's principal community contour. Station will send address for main studio within the next 10 days.
73.1125(b) KGGN RSC $0 $0 It appears station had not notified FCC of a change in the location of the main studio. The FCC has been notified of the studio location.
73.1125(b)(1) WBGZ NOV $0 $0 Failure to notify FCC of new studio location. Station responded that FCC was notified after the inspection.
73.1125(b)(1) WMMW NOV $0 $0 Station failed to notify FCC of change in main studio location.
73.1125(b)(1) WNEZ NOV $0 $0 Station changed main studio location without notifying FCC. Following the closing on the purchase of the station, the main studio was moved and the FCC inadvertently was not notifed. They have now been notified.
73.1125(c) KILS NOV $0 $0 No local or toll free telephone number in the city of license. A toll free telephone number has been installed.
73.1125(c) WKSO NOV $0 $0 No local telephone number listed for station in city of license. A toll-free telephone number will be listed with directory assistance by November 19, 1997
73.1125(c) WTYJ NOV $0 $0 No toll free number to main studio from city of license. A toll free 888 number is now available.
73.1201 WCTK NOV $0 $0 Station was running "legal ID" (call letters followed by community of license) at 7 minutes before hour and ran slogan instead of ID during program break at top of hour. Operators have been re-instructed on proper placement of legal ID.
73.1206 KBEQ NOV $0 $0 FCC citation not available - Only have station's response. Station admitted to broadcast of telephone conversation without permission. Morning DJ chose to ignore station policy and FCC rules. Stronger encouragement to follow policy and rules now in place.
73.1211 KXTA LET $0 $0 Local police complained that station was running ads for "off shore bookies" who accepted bets through an 800 telephone number. Complaint pointed out that placing such a bet from California violated California law. Requested FCC assistance in stopping. FCC determined that no FCC rules were being violated.
73.1213 WNEX NOV $0 $0 Tower paint faded and flaking. Receiving bids on placing strobes on tower. Painting bids are not economically feasible.
73.1215(d)(2) WKDV NOV $0 $0 Base current ammeter (expanded scale meter) read more than 5 times the minimum normal indication. Base current ammeters are being replaced.
73.1215(f) WRLF NOV $0 $0 Percent power meter read 85% of authorized power, 29% above the 66% calculated by the indirect method. Station was operating at reduced power due to weak tube. Calculation based on efficiency is invalid due to weak tube. New tube restored power and made direct and indirect methods match.
73.1225 WNEX NOV $0 $0 The station was in operation 8/26/97 yet was unavailable for inspection that day (main studio at transmitter was behind locked gate with barbed wire. Licensee can be contacted by telephone and email.
73.1225 WYLF NOV $0 $0 "The station was unable to allow a complete inspection of the technical operation" Inspector showed up at lunch time when only one person was in studio. FCC agent would not give him authorization to leave studio to accompany him to transmitter. At other times (nonlunch), there are at least two people in the studio.
73.1225(a) KFMV NOV $0 $0 Station not available for inspection as it was operating unattended and station personnel were not available. Personnel were in the area working on completing the rebuild of the facility.
73.1225(a) KFRA NOV $0 $0 Station not available for inspection as it was operating unattended and station personnel were not available. Personnel were in the area working on completing the rebuild of the facility.
73.1225(c)(1) WINH NOV $0 $0 Equipment performance measurements not available. These measurements were the responsibility of the previous owner who does not know where they are.
73.1225(d)(1) WINH NOV $0 $0 Antenna impedance measurements not available. No up to date information is available from the previous owner. New measurements will be taken.
73.1225(d)(1) WNBH NOV $0 $0 Most recent antenna resistance or common point impedance measurements not available. A copy was available at corporate office. Another copy has been sent to station.
73.1225(d)(1) WWON NOV $0 $0 Comon point impedance measurements not available. The most recent measurements were completed by a consultant to a cellular company constructing a nearby tower. Measurement results will be obtained from the consultant.
73.1226(c) KUSN NOV $0 $0 Subchannel leasing agreement not available. A copy has been placed in the public inspection file.
73.1230 KGGN NOV $0 $0 Station license not available. The license is now posted.
73.1230 KIND-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 Station license not available. Licenses were not in proper sequence in inspection book. They are now in order.
73.1230 WFGA NOV $0 $0 Station license not available. A photocopy of the station license was posted. The original could not be located. Another original has been ordered from the FCC.
73.1230 WKWQ / WKSO NOV $0 $0 Station license not available. Attempting to locate station licenses.
73.1230 WRBN NOV $0 $0 Station license not posted or available. A copy of the license has been requested from the previous licensee and from the FCC.
73.1230 WXTC NOV $0 $0 Station license renewal not available. These were placed in the public file during a studio move. They have now been properly posted.
73.1230(a) KAUR-FM RSC $0 $0 Most recent station license not available. Authorized power could not be determined.
73.1230(a) KFGO-FM NOV $0 $0 Station license not available. A copy of the license is now available in the public file, on-air studio, and at the transmitter site.
73.1230(a) KSVR NOV $0 $0 Station license and renewal authorization not posted at control point. These were produced immediately upon demand. They have now been posted.
73.1230(a) WAVN NOV $0 $0 Current instrument of authorization not posted. The most current authorization was posted in that the station renewal has not yet been received. Station has posted FCC public notice that renewal was accepted for filing.
73.1230(a) WINH NOV $0 $0 Current station license not available. Previous owner did not make the station license available. A copy has been obtained by station attorney.
73.1230(a) WJAB NOV $0 $0 Station license not available. The binder containing the license was misplaced. It has now been placed at the control point.
73.1230(a) WLOB NOV $0 $0 Station license not readily available. Current authority was an STA, so license is irrelevant.
73.1230(a) WMON NOV $0 $0 Current station authorization not posted. No license with the current licensee's name had been issued by the Commission. A renewal certificate was available during inspection. No violation should be found.
73.1300 KANR NOV $0 $0 Station cannot automatically forward EAS messages when operating unattended. New EAS equipment ius being installed.
73.1300 KSOU-FM NOV $0 $0 Transmitter control equipment does not shut transmitter down within 3 hours of overpower or overmodulation when station operates unattended. Unattended operation has been discontinued. The station no longer broadcasts midnight to 6AM. Station plans to resume 24 hour operation using a second control point.
73.1300 KSPG NOV $0 $0 Station operating unattended at night without automated EAS equipment. EAS equipment was ordered in December and just arrived. Station does not operate unattended as there is always someone at the control point.
73.1300 WDAN NOV $0 $0 During periods of unattended operation, the only transmitter parameter available is common point current. There is no monitoring of DA parameters. Additional remote control equipment has been installed to permit remote monitoring of station's parameters at all times.
73.1350 KCHE-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 Operator and manager indicated that if modulation monitor read below 100% the station power was not excessive. Log entries were identical for several weeks and were not similar to actual transmitter readings. Operators have been trained in the meaning of transmitter readings.
73.1350 KSVR NOV $0 $0 "Station has no means to determine compliance with the modulation requirements and consequently the station did not cease operation within 3 hours of the technical malfunction that resulted in excessive modulation." Station has purchased a modulation monitor. It will be installed upon delivery.
73.1350 WEYZ NOV $0 $0 No remote control equipment installed at studio. Station is located and controlled through another facility.
73.1350 WLTH NOV $0 $0 Violations observed during inspection indicate that adequate procedures and/or schedules are not in place to insure technical compliance. Station responded that it has established weekly monitoring procedures and inspections.
73.1350(c) KNDY-AM NOV $0 $0 Remote metering read 11% low. Remote metering has been recalibrated.
73.1350(c) KUSN NOV $0 $0 Remote metering read 6% higher than transmitter readings. Remote meters will be recalibrated. Until then, transmitter site readings are being taken daily.
73.1350(c)(1) KGGN NOV $0 $0 Station had not conducted monitor point readings. No indication that station was monitoring modulation on any scheduled basis. Readings are now being done monthly.
73.1350(c)(1,2) WJAB NOV $0 $0 "Monitoring procedures and schedules must be established to enable the licensee to determine compliance with 73.1560 regarding operating power; monitoring equipment must be periodically calibrated." Monthly inspections have been instituted.
73.1350(c)(2) KACL-FM NOV $0 $0 The remote power meter read 3.5% higher than the transmitter power meter.
73.1350(c)(2) KFGO-FM NOV $0 $0 Remote power meter read 100% while direct power meter read 107.4% of licensed power. Remote meter was recalibrated.
73.1350(c)(2) KKCT RSC $0 $0 Power determined by indirect method, transmitter power meter, and remote power meter all indicated different powers.
73.1350(c)(2) KKDM NOV $0 $0 The transmitter's metering indicated 6960 watts while the inline power output meter read 6000 watts. Calibration is required. The meters have been calibrated.
73.1350(c)(2) KLXX RSC $0 $0 Remote antenna current ammeter read 3.2% hight.
73.1350(c)(2) KPHT-FM NOV $0 $0 Indirect power was 104.1%, transmitter output power meter read 85.4%, while the remote power meter read 77.5% All meters recalibrated to agree with indirect power.
73.1350(c)(2) KQDJ-FM NOV $0 $0 Final amplifier remote ammeter read 9.4% below ammeter on transmitter. "... Consulting engineer has inspected the ammeters and has accurately calibrated the ammeters. KQDJ-FM routinely checks its ammeters every 3 months to ensure proper calibration." FCC inspection was at rare moment when meters were out of calibration.
73.1350(c)(2) KWFC NOV $0 $0 Direct power meter indicated 105% while indirect power calculation indicated 95.9% of authorized power. The meters have been calibrated. Calibration will be checked weekly.
73.1350(c)(2) WNOI NOV $0 $0 Transmitter "output power" meter not calibrated, resulting in overpower operation. It appears operator was using direct power meter while station was determining method by indirect power. Station response states "The station license states that the power shall be determined by the indirect method." Unusual license condition.
73.1350(d) KSOU-FM NOV $0 $0 Transmitter control equipment does not shut transmitter down within 3 hours of overpower or overmodulation when station operates unattended. Unattended operation has been discontinued. The station no longer broadcasts midnight to 6AM. Station plans to resume 24 hour operation using a second control point.
73.1350(g) KILS NOV $0 $0 FCC not notified of all transmitter control points. FCC has been notified.
73.1350(g) KIND-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 FCC not notified of change in control point location. An STA has been applied for.
73.1350(g) KWIC NOV $0 $0 FCC not notified of off-premises control point. Station is operating unattended. No FCC notification is required by cited section.
73.1350(h) KEXS NOV $0 $0 Operator on duty did not know how to authenticate an EAS activation and figured out how to send a test after some hesitation. All staff has been trained in proper EAS operation.
73.1400 KIND-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 There was no means of observing operating parameters from the transmitter duty operator position. "[stations' have operated, remote control since the 1960's. I find no instrument of authorization, nor record of what the procedure was at that time... I will install RUST equipment on hand, and ammend for 'remote control' if necessary."
73.1400 KNDY-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 Operators could not observe transmitter parameters. Board operators have been retrained.
73.1400 KTNY AN $0 $0 "At no time should your station be on the air without attended operation or some type of approved remote control or automatic transmission system."
73.1400 WMMW NOV $0 $0 "The station failed to have supervision by a station employee or person(s) designated by the licensee for assuring that at all times the station is operating within the Rules and in accordance with the station authorization." LMA with no station supervis
73.1400 WZKM NOV $0 $0 Remote control not functioning. Remote control did not function when current licensee took ownership of station. Transmitter readings were taken at transmitter site at least four times per week. Remote control has been repaired.
73.1400(a)(ii) WNNO-FM NOV $0 $0 Transmitter power could not be adjusted from remote control point. Station responded that problems are being taken care of. Transmitter power is stable.
73.1400(a)(ii) WRPQ-AM NOV $0 $0 Transmitter "plate voltage and current" could not be monitored at the control point. The station responded that the Nautel transmitter does not have remote samples for final amplifier voltage and current. An FCC letter to Nautel indicated that the transmitter output power meter could be used for the "indirect method."
73.1400(b) KANR NOV $0 $0 Station was operating unattended weekends. Transmission system would not shut itself down in 3 hours on malfunction. Station has abandoned unattended operation and started remote control operation from control point of another station. FCC has been notifed of new control point.
73.1400(b) KKDM NOV $0 $0 At various times the station operated with no transmitter duty operator. The transmitter does not have the means for self monitoring or control by an automatic transmission system. The cited rule and the Report and Order specifically rejected any absolute requirement that ATS equipment be used.
73.1400(b) KKFM NOV $0 $0 "At various times the station has operated with no transmitter duty operator in charge of the transmitter. The transmitter does not have the means for self monitoring or control by an automatic transmission system."
73.1400(b) KSPG NOV $0 $0 Station was operating unattended and would not shut itself down within 3 hours on malfunction. Station is not operating unattended as there is always someone at the studio.
73.1410 WKWQ / WKSO NOV $0 $0 Remote control inoperable for over a year. The status of the remote control is being checked.
73.1410 WLMA NOV $0 $0 There was no remote control of the transmitter. Remote control is to be operational by 1/31/97.
73.1410(a) WBYW NOV $0 $0 No indication of operating power at operator position. An animal had chewed through the cable connecting the remote ammeter to the remote control equipment. It has been replaced. Plastic conduit will be installed to protect the cable.
73.1410(b) WBYW NOV $0 $0 "At the time of inspection, the operator on duty at the studio could not adjust the transmitter by remote control in the event that the transmitter was operating beyond the parameters set forth in the station authorization." The remote control reads plate voltage, current, and transmitter power. It can turn the transmitter on and off, and adjust power. System complies with FCC requirements.
73.1500 WXTC NOV $0 $0 Station operating at 78% of authorized power. Transmitter power was reduced due to lightning damage to an isocoupler. It has been replaced and station is now at full power.
73.1545(b) WZKM NOV $0 $0 FM carrier was 2.833 kHz low. Frequency has been corrected.
73.1560 KCHE-AM NOV $0 $0 Statition operating at 43% of authorized power based on licensed antenna resistance, which was probably wrong since an FM antenna had been added to tower. A more recent license shows the power was correct.
73.1560 KCVS NOV $0 $0 Station was operating at 466 watts while 780 watts authorized. For several months the station operated at 3,800 watts in an effort to increase donations. "Corrections have been made by our new engineer to maintain our operating power between 90% and 105% of our license requirement. Our new engineer has also created a chart to provide our control board operators an indirect method of calculating our power.
73.1560 KILS NOV $0 $0 Station operating at 5773 watts instead of authorized 10,500 watts. Parts to restore transmitter to full power have been received. They will be installed shortly.
73.1560 KIND-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 AM station operating at 110 watts (250 authorized), FM at 197 watts (1,000 authorized) "The FM transmitter will be replaced with power specified by FCC applications pending. Meanwhile, I hope to be able to meet currently licensed power with repairs in progress. The AM STA application will specify 'power no more than 250 watts.'"
73.1560 KSVR NOV $0 $0 Operating at 10% of authorized power and FCC not notified within 10 days. The power amplifier has failed beyond repair. A request has been sent to the MMB to extend low power authorization pending the purchase of a new power amplifier.
73.1560 WNKX NOV $0 $0 Power determined by indirect method was 158% of authorized power. The designer of the transmitter indicates that efficiency may bary between 15% and 74%. It is currently 53%, as indicated by a Bird inline wattmeter, known to be accurate.
73.1560(a) KAYX / KLEX NOV $0 $0 Station operating at 113% of licensed power. Operator on duty indicated station was within tolerance. Logs have been redesigned to make limits more apparent to operators.
73.1560(a) KESE NOV $0 $0 Station operating at 25% of authorized power with no logs documenting the date reduced power commenced. Manager indicated it was some time in April 1997. FCC MMB had not been notified, as required. Effective June 20, 1997, station is back at full power.
73.1560(a) KIJV NOV $0 $0 Logged antenna current values indicate over-power operation. However, these readings were read with modulation. If a reading is affected by modulation, it should be read without modulation. The base current ammeter was out of calibration and has been returned to the manufacturer for repair. Readings out of this meter do not vary with modulation.
73.1560(a) WAVN NOV $0 $0 Operating at 121% of authorized power. One transmitter preset was set to 700 watts and transmitter accidentally set to that preset. All presets have been set to 580 watts, the authorized power.
73.1560(a) WBYW NOV $0 $0 Base current ammeter indicated station operating at 128.5% of authorized power. It appears the inspector read an old defective meter still installed in the ATU. A Delta TCA is also installed and used. It reads the correct power.
73.1560(a) WCIZ NOV $0 $0 Station operating at 81.5% of authorized power. This was due to miscalibrated base current meter and failure of operator to adjust power after pattern change. Operators have been instructed.
73.1560(a) WFAU NOV $0 $0 When operating in night mode, station operated at 112.8% of authorized power. Duty operators have been trained to adjust power after changing mode.
73.1560(a) WJAB NOV $0 $0 Station operating at 110% of authorized power. An audio kill circuit has been enabled. Reading meters without audio indicates operation within tolerance.
73.1560(a) WJBD-FM NOV $0 $0 Station operating at 87.5% of licensed power. Station responded that power failures had caused the remote control to go out of calibration.
73.1560(a) WLTH NOV $0 $0 Station was operating at 68% of authorized power under an expired STA. Station responded that operating power was corrected.
73.1560(a) WNNO-AM RSC $0 $0 Transmitter power at 86% of licensed. Station has "taken steps and have already corrected or will son correct vilations cited in your letter of August 11, including, all engineering violations concnerinng transmission controls, EAS logging."
73.1560(a) WRPQ-AM RSC $0 $0 Station operating at 86% of authorized power. No response required.
73.1560(a) WYLF NOV $0 $0 Daytime power at 108.5% of authorized. Night power at 144% of authorized. Contract engineer has "aligned the power settings" and calibrated the remote meters.
73.1560(a) WZAC NOV $0 $0 Station was operating at 256 watts while authorized to operate at 1000 watts. For several months the station has had trouble getting full power out of the transmitter. Continued work on it with discussions with the manufacturer have not solved the problem. Station will continue work to solve the problem while requesting an STA.
73.1560(a) WZZN NOV $0 $0 Daytime power was 77.1% of authorized. Nighttime power was 80% of authorized. Seasonal changes had changed the common point impedance.
73.1560(a)(1) KLXX RSC $0 $0 Station operating at 84.5% of licensed power.
73.1560(a)(1) WINH NOV $0 $0 Station operating at 83.7% of authorized power. Lack of documentation from previous owner left station not knowing what power should be.
73.1560(b) KACL-FM NOV $0 $0 Station had no documentation of authorized output power (such as a license). Station has contacted attorney about missing license. Attorney filed application for license.
73.1560(b) KFGO-FM NOV $0 $0 Station operating at 107.4% of authorized power. Power was adjusted to 100%.
73.1560(b) KKCT RSC $0 $0 Station operating at 89.3% of licensed power.
73.1560(b) KPHT-FM RSC $0 $0 Indirect power of 104.1% is very close to limit of 105%. Power adjusted to 100%
73.1560(b) KQDJ-FM NOV $0 $0 Power determined by indirect method is 117% of authorized power. "The excessive power resulted from improper engineering data which has been corrected. The station is now operating at its authorized power."
73.1560(b) KWIC NOV $0 $0 Transmitter power not within tolerance. No station ownership is reviewing transmitter parameters.
73.1560(b) WCST-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 Transmitter output power is 448.7% of licensed TPO. ERP iw 107.5% of licensed. No station response received from FCC. It appears the station changed their antenna as permitted by 73.1690(c)(1), but did not file the required application to modify license within 10 days of commencing operation with the modified facilities.
73.1560(b) WNOI NOV $0 $0 Station operating at 109.12% of authorized power. Station responded with a new indirect method limit chart and schedule for checking readings.
73.1560(b) WRLF NOV $0 $0 Station was operating at 66% of authorized power. Station was awaiting new transmitter tube. Reduced power was logged but FCC was not notified since reduced power operation was less than 30 days.
73.1570(b) KSVR NOV $0 $0 Modulation approached 200%. The exciter has been repaired.
73.1570(b)(1) WLTH NOV $0 $0 Positive modulation peaks to 202% were observed during inspection. Station installed a new peak limiter.
73.158 WCIZ NOV $0 $0 Monitor point descriptions need updating. The revised monitor point descriptions have been filed.
73.158 WFUN NOV $0 $0 Monitor point descriptions need to be updated. Monitor point description update has been filed.
73.158(b) KGGN NOV $0 $0 Descriptive routing to monitor points was insufficient to find monitor points. The FCC has been advised of the corrected routing.
73.158(b) KOCR NOV $0 $0 Descriptive routing to monitor points is inaccurate. At several points the engineers have guessed where they should take the measurements since they did not know where they are. The correct monitor point positions have been determined using a GPS receiver. The Mass Media Bureau is being advised of corrected routing.
73.158(b) WETT NOV $0 $0 License had inaccurate description to a monitor point. It appears to have been typ by FCC. This error was introduced by the Commission in the original licensing. A corrected license has been requested.
73.1590(a) KCVS NOV $0 $0 No equipment performance measurements available. Measurements have been completed.
73.1590(a) KILS NOV $0 $0 No equipment performance measurements available. Previous licensee left no report. New measurements will be completed shortly.
73.1590(a) KIND-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 No equipment performance measurements available. Frequency deviation is zero unmodulated, and no more than 3 cycles, program modulated. I will establish and keep current a Proof of Performance and Maintenance log.
73.1590(a) KKDM NOV $0 $0 No equipment performance measurements available for inspection. The station conducted EPM on placing the station on the air. The required 2 year retention period for these measurements had expired by the time of the inspection.
73.1590(a) KNDY-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 No equipment performance measurements available. Equipment performance measurements run on both stations.
73.1590(a) KUSN NOV $0 $0 Equipment performance measurements not available. Measurements have been located and posted at the control point and transmitter site.
73.1590(a)(6) WARA NOV $0 $0 Most recent equipment performance measurements were dated July 2, 1994. Efforts are being made to locate past test results. New tests have been scheduled.
73.1590(a)(6) WFAU NOV $0 $0 Recent equipment performance measurements not available. Required measurements were in station log, though the operator leading the inspection did not recognize them as such. The operator has additional training.
73.1590(a)(6) WLOB NOV $0 $0 Equipment performance measurements not available. Flood had destroyed the transmitter. Station was dark when 14 month period expired.
73.1590(a)(6) WNBH NOV $0 $0 Most recent AM equipment performance measurements available for inspection were dated 1978. Inspector was shown Spurious Emission (NRSC) measurements for 1994, 1995, and 1996. After a telephone conversation with FCC field office, it was agreed that those were the required equipment performance measurements.
73.1590(a)(6) WPLO NOV $0 $0 No current equipment performance measurements available. Measurements have been scheduled.
73.1590(a)(6) WRPQ-AM RSC $0 $0 1996 Equipment Performance Measurements not available. No response required.
73.1590(a)(6) WZAC NOV $0 $0 Failure to perform required annual equipment performance measurements. Station had performed measurements and had documentation on hand at the transmitter site. Owner was not asked to produce this documentation during the inspection. Reports were submitted with response.
73.1590(a)(6) WZOU NOV $0 $0 Equipment performance measurements not available. 1995 and 1997 tests were available, but not in the file. They have been placed in the file. The 1996 tests were missed due to an engineering oversight.
73.1590(b) WCTK NOV $0 $0 Equipment performance measurements not available. No equipment performance measurements were required to be on hand, since no measurements were required within the required retention period.
73.1590(b) WIMN NOV $0 $0 "The latest equipment performance measurements available for inspection did not contain the required measurements of harmonic emissions." Station submitted test results which were available during the inspection which did include harmonic measurements.
73.1590(b) WJAB NOV $0 $0 Equipment performance measurements of 8/10/97 did not include harmonic measurements.
73.1590(b) WJAB NOV $0 $0 Recent equipment performance measurements not available. Reports were destroyed by former engineer. A copy has been obtained.
73.1590(b) WLAM NOV $0 $0 Equipment performance measurements not available. 1995 and 1997 tests were available, but not in the file. They have been placed in the file. The 1996 tests were missed due to an engineering oversight.
73.1590(b) WLKW NOV $0 $0 No equipment performance measurements available. Measurements were taken 6 days prior to FCC inspection but were not available. A copy was submitted.
73.1590(b) WMMW NOV $0 $0 "The station failed to make the annual harmonic and spurious measurements. This is a repeated violation of the inspection dated September 26, 1996."
73.1590(b) WPNW NOV $0 $0 No equipment performance measurements available. Annual measurements will be completed in the future.
73.1590(b) WWNH NOV $0 $0 Equipment performance measurements not available.
73.1590(d) WMON NOV $0 $0 Equipment Performance Measurements report not available. Measurements of prior owner are not available. New licensee is making repairs and will complete tests upon their completion. Since annual measurements are required and licensee has had station less than one year, no violation should be found.
73.1615(b)(c) WETT NOV $0 $0 Failure to notify the FCC of reduced power nondirectional operation. Extension of expired STA has been requested.
73.1620(a)(1) KACL-FM NOV $0 $0 Copy of latest license or application for license not available. Station has contacted attorney about missing license. Attorney filed application for license.
73.1635(a)(4) WCER NOV $0 $0 Operating under expired STA. Station has no authority to operate with a temporary long wire antenna. A verbal authority to operate with the temporary long wire antenna was given to WCER by FCC's Norm Miller.
73.1665(c) WCST-AM / FM NOV $0 $0 Failure to conduct Equipment Performance Measurements on replacement of AM and FM transmitters. No station response received from FCC.
73.1690 WWON NOV $0 $0 Failure to notify the FCC of an expected change in antenna resistance caused by installation of 5 separate antennae side mounted on AM towers. Though additional antennae were added, neither the pattern nor the common point impedance were affected. A form 302 has been filed.
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