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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  784 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Christian  Broadcasting  Corporation  )  File  No.  EB-  00-  OR-  117  WBOK(  AM)  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200132620002 
 New  Orleans,  Louisiana  ) 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  March  28,  2001  Released:  March  30,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of 
 fourteen  thousand  dollars  ($  14,000)  to  Christian  Broadcasting  Corporation  (“  Christian  Broadcasting”)  for 
 willful  violations  of  Sections  1.89(  b)  and  17.4(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  1  The  noted 
 violations  involve  Christian  Broadcasting’s  failure  to  respond  to  Commission  correspondence  and  failure 
 to  register  its  antenna  structure. 


 2.  On  January  3,  2001,  the  Commission’s  New  Orleans,  Louisiana  Field  Office  issued  a 
 Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  fourteen  thousand  dollars  ($  14,  000)  to 
 Christian  Broadcasting  for  the  noted  violations.  2  Christian  Broadcasting  has  not  filed  a  response. 
 Therefore,  we  affirm  this  forfeiture. 


 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  Christian 
 Broadcasting  Corporation,  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  fourteen 
 thousand  dollars  ($  14,000)  for  failing  to  respond  to  Commission  correspondence  in  willful  violation  of 
 Section  1.  89(  b)  of  the  Rules,  and  for  failing  to  register  the  antenna  structure  of  radio  station  WBOK  in 
 willful  violation  of  Section  17.  4(  a)  of  the  Rules. 


 4.  Payment  of  the  forfeiture  shall  be  made  in  the  manner  provided  for  in  Section  1.80  of  the 
 Rules  5  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.  6 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.89(  b)  and  17.4(  a). 


 2  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200132620002  (Enf.  Bur.,  New  Orleans 
 Office,  released  January  3,  2001). 
 3  47  U.  S.  C.  §  503(  b). 


 4  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.  111,  0.311,  1.  80(  f)(  4). 
 5  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.  80. 
 6  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
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 Payment  shall  be  made  by  mailing  a  check  or  similar  instrument,  payable  to  the  order  of  the  Federal 
 Communications  Commission,  to  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  Forfeiture  Collection 
 Section,  Finance  Branch,  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,  Revenue  and  Receivables  Operations  Group,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  7 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that,  a  copy  of  this  Order  shall  be  sent  by  Certified  Mail, 
 Return  Receipt  Requested,  to  Christian  Broadcasting  Corporation,  645  Church  Street,  Suite  400,  Norfolk, 
 Virginia  23510. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon 
 Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


 7  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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