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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  2742  ___________________________________________________________________________________ 
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 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 )  KEVIN  HACKLER 


 )  ) 
 )  Former  Licensee,  Station  KSRW(  FM) 


 )  ) 
 ) 
 Childress,  Texas  )  ) 


 File  Number  98080351 
 NAL/  Acct.  No.  x32080020 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  December  5,  2000  Released:  December  6,  2000 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 


 I.  INTRODUCTION 
 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  eight 
 thousand  dollars  ($  8,000.00)  against  Kevin  Hackler  (“  Hackler”)  for  apparently  violating  Section  310(  d)  of 
 the  Communications  Act  of  1934  (“  Act”),  as  amended  1  ,  and  Section  73.3540  of  the  Commission's  rules,  2 
 by  transferring  control  of  commercial  radio  Station  KSRW(  FM),  Childress,  TX,  to  Kenneth  Paul  Harris, 
 Sr.  (“  Harris”)  without  first  obtaining  Commission  approval. 


 2.  On  July  14,  2000,  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau,  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability 
 (“  NAL”)  for  Forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  eight  thousand  dollars  ($  8,000.00).  3  Hackler  has  not  filed  a 
 response.  Based  on  the  information  before  us,  we  affirm  our  prior  forfeiture. 


 1  47  U.  S.  C.  §  310. 
 2  47  C.  F.  R.  §  73.3540. 
 3  See  In  the  Matter  of  Kevin  Hackler,  15  FCC  Rcd  12928  (July  14,  2000). 
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 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED  THAT,  pursuant  to  Section  503(  b)  of  the  Act  4  ,  and  Sections 
 0.111,  0.311  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of  the  Commission's  rules  5  ,  Kevin  Hackler,  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY 
 FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  eight  thousand  dollars  ($  8,000)  for  violating  the  provisions  of  the 
 Communications  Act  and  the  Commission's  rules  requiring  persons  to  obtain  Commission  authorization 
 prior  to  transferring  station  control,  pursuant  to  Section  310(  d)  of  the  Act  and  Section  73.3540  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  rules  6  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.  7  Payment  may  be  made  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.]  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.  8 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that  a  copy  of  this  Forfeiture  Order  shall  be  sent  by  Certified 
 Mail  Return  --  Receipt  Requested  to  Kevin  Hackler,  HCR  4,  Box  25,  Childress,  TX  79201. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 David  H.  Solomon 
 Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


 4  47  U.  S.  C.  §  503(  b). 
 5  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.111,  0.311,  1.80(  f)(  4). 
 6  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.80. 
 7  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
 8  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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