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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  02-  2914 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 


 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Cornbelt  Broadcasting  Co.  )  File  No.  EB-  02-  CG-  104  Licensee  of  WHOW(  AM)  and  WHOW-  FM  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200232320006 
 Clinton,  Illinois  )  FRN:  0003-  7736-  94 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  October  29,  2002  Released:  October  31,  2002 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 


 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  $17,000  to  Cornbelt  Broadcasting  Co.  (“  Cornbelt  Broadcasting”),  licensee  of  WHOW(  AM) 
 and  WHOW-  FM,  for  willfully  and  repeatedly  violating  Sections  11.35(  a),  17.4(  g),  and  73.49  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  1  The  noted  violations  involve  Cornbelt  Broadcasting’s  failure 
 to  have  an  operational  Emergency  Alert  System  decoder,  post  an  antenna  structure  registration  number,  and  enclose  its  AM  antenna  structure  within  effective  locked  fences  or  other  enclosures. 


 2.  On  June  18,  2002,  the  District  Director  of  the  Enforcement  Bureau’s  Chicago  District  Office  issued  a  $17,000  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  to  Cornbelt 
 Broadcasting  for  the  noted  violations.  2  Cornbelt  Broadcasting  has  not  filed  a  response.  Based  on  the  information  before  us,  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  Cornbelt  Broadcasting  Co.  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $17,000  for  willfully  and  repeatedly  violating  Sections  11.35(  a),  17.4(  g),  and  73.49 
 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.  5  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.  §§  11.  35(  a),  17.  4(  g),  73.  49. 


 2  Cornbelt  Broadcasting  Co.,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200232320006  (Enf.  Bur.,  Chicago  District  Office,  rel.  June 
 18,  2002). 
 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. 
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 to  Section  504(  a)  of  the  Act.  6  Payment  may  be  made  by  mailing  a  check  or  similar  instrument,  payable  to  the  order  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  to  the  Forfeiture  Collection 
 Section,  Finance  Branch,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  P.  O.  Box  73482,  Chicago,  Illinois  60673-  7482.  The  payment  must  include  the  FCC  Registration  Number  (“  FRN”) 
 referenced  above,  and  should  also  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  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  7 
 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that  a  copy  of  this  Order  shall  by  sent  by  first  class  and  by  certified  mail,  return  receipt  requested,  to  Mr.  James  R.  Livesay,  II,  Cornbelt 
 Broadcasting  Co.,  South  Route  51,  R.  R.  2,  Box  117M,  Clinton,  Illinois  61727-  9518. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 David  H.  Solomon  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


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