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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  2412 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Willis  Broadcasting  Corporation  )  File  No.  EB-  01-  OR-  052 
 Licensee  of  WGRM-  FM  ) 
 Greenwood,  Mississippi  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200132620004 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  October  16,  2001  Released:  October  18,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 


 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  $25,000  monetary  forfeiture  to 
 Willis  Broadcasting  Corporation  (“  Willis”)  for  willfully  violating  Sections  1.89(  b),  11.  35(  a), 
 17.4(  a)(  2),  and  73.3526(  c)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  1  Willis  failed  to  respond  to 
 Commission  communications,  did  not  have  Emergency  Alert  System  equipment  installed,  failed 
 to  register  its  antenna  structure,  and  did  not  have  its  public  inspection  file  available  for  public 
 inspection  during  regular  business  hours. 


 2.  On  July  3,  2001,  the  District  Director  of  the  Enforcement  Bureau’s  New  Orleans 
 Field  Office  issued  a  $25,  000  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  to  Willis.  2  Willis  did 
 not  file  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 
 Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (“  Act”),  3  and  Sections  0.111,  0.311,  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of 
 the  Rules,  4  Willis  Broadcasting  Corporation  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE 
 in  the  amount  of  $25,000  for  violating  Sections  1.89(  b),  11.  35(  a),  17.  4(  a)(  2),  and  73.3526(  c)  of 
 the  Rules. 


 4.  Payment  of  the  forfeiture  shall  be  made  in  the  manner  provided  for  in  Section 
 1.80  of  the  Rules  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 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.  89(  b),  11.  35(  a),  17.  4(  a)(  2),  73.3526(  c). 
 2  Willis  Broadcasting  Corporation,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200132620004  (Enf.  Bur.,  New  Orleans  Field  Office, 
 rel.  July  3,  2001). 


 3  47  U.  S.  C.  503(  b). 


 4  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.  111,  0.311,  1.  80(  f)(  4). 
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 to  Section  504(  a)  of  the  Act.  5  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 
 NAL/  Acct.  No.  200132620004  referenced  above.  Requests  for  full  payment  under  an  installment 
 plan  should  be  sent  to:  Chief,  Revenue  and  Receivables  Operations  Group,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W., 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  6 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that  a  copy  of  this  Order  shall  by  sent  by 
 certified  mail,  return  receipt  requested,  to  Willis  Broadcasting  Corporation,  WGRM-  FM,  Suite 
 400,  645  Church  Street,  Norfolk,  Virginia  23510. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 David  H.  Solomon 
 Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


 5  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
 6  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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