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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  03-  770 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  File  No.:  EB-  00-  DV-  495  ) 
 Ramh  Corporation  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200232800014  Licensee,  Station  KDEF(  AM)  ) 
 Albuquerque,  New  Mexico  )  FRN  0006-  1600-  48 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  March  12,  2003  Released:  March  17,  2003 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  twenty-one  thousand  dollars  ($  21,000)  to  Ramh  Corporation  (“  Ramh”),  licensee  of  Station  KDEF(  AM), 
 Albuquerque,  New  Mexico,  for  willful  violation  of  Sections  73.  1125,  73.  1350,  and  73.  1400  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  the  Rules”).  1  The  noted  violations  involve  Ramh’s  failure  to  maintain  a  main 
 studio  management  and  staff  presence,  and  its  failure  to  establish  monitoring  procedures  to  ensure  compliance  with  authorized  operating  power,  mode  of  operation,  and  AM  directional  system  parameters. 
 Further,  we  find  that  Ramh  willfully  and  repeatedly  violated  Section  73.1560  of  the  Rules  2  by  exceeding  nighttime  power  levels  and  operating  with  an  improper  mode  of  operation. 


 2.  On  June  28,  2002,  the  District  Director  of  the  Commission’s  Denver,  Colorado  Field  Office  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  3  in  the  amount  of  $21,000  to  Ramh.  Ramh  has 
 not  filed  a  response  to  the  NAL.  Based  on  the  information  before  us,  we  affirm  the  forfeiture. 
 3.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED  THAT,  pursuant  to  Section  503(  b)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  (“  the  Act”),  4  and  Sections  0.111,  0.311  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of  the 
 Rules,  5  Ramh  Corporation  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $21,000  for  willfully  violating  Sections  73.1125,  73.1350,  and  73.1400  of  the  Rules  and  willfully  and  repeatedly 
 violating  Section  73.1560  of  the  Rules. 
 4.  Payment  of  the  forfeiture  shall  be  made  in  the  manner  provided  for  in  Section  1.  80  of  the  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 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  73.1125,  73.1350,  and  73.1400. 
 2  47  C.  F.  R.  §  73.1560. 
 3  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200232800014  (Enf.  Bur.,  Denver  Field  Office, 
 released  June  28,  2002). 
 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. 
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 Act.  7  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,  P.  O.  Box  73482, 
 Chicago,  Illinois  60673-  7482.  The  payment  should  note  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200232800014,  and  FRN  0006-  1600-  48.  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.  8 
 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  THAT  this  Order  shall  be  sent  by  regular  mail  and  by  certified  mail,  return  receipt  requested,  to  Ramh  Corporation,  2900  Louisiana,  NE,  Suite  250, 
 Albuquerque,  NM  87110. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


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