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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  1620 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 WBLB,  Inc.  )  File  No.:  EB-  03-  NF-  061  License  of  WBLB  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200432640001 
 Pulaski,  Virginia  )  FRN  8693277  ) 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  June  8,  2004  Released:  June  14  ,  2004 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  eight  thousand  dollars  ($  8,000)  to  WBLB,  Inc.  (“  WBLB”),  licensee  of  AM  station  WBLB,  for  repeated  violation 
 of  Section  11.35(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  1  The  noted  violation  involves  WBLB’s  failure  to  have  its  Emergency  Alert  System  transmitting  functions  available  during  times  the  station  is  in 
 operation. 
 2.  On  March  11,  2004,  the  Resident  Agent  of  the  Commission’s  Norfolk,  Virginia  Field  Office  (“  Norfolk  Office”)  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the  amount  of 
 $8,000  to  WBLB.  2  WBLB  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  (“  Act”),  3  and  Sections  0.111,  0.311  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of  the 
 Rules,  4  WBLB,  Inc.  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $8,000  for  repeatedly  violating  Section  11.35(  a)  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  to  Section  504(  a)  of  the  Act.  5  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.  200432640001  and 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §  11.  35(  a). 
 2  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200432640001  (Enf.  Bur.,  Norfolk  Office, 
 released  March  11,  2004). 


 3  47  U.  S.  C.  §  503(  b). 


 4  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.  111,  0.311,  1.80(  f)(  4). 
 5  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
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 FRN  8693277.  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  be  sent  by  first  class  mail  and  certified  mail  return  receipt  requested,  to  WBLB,  Inc.,  3570  Robin  Tract  Road,  Pulaski,  Virginia 
 24301  and  by  first  class  mail  to  P.  O.  Box  150,  Pulaski,  Virginia  24301. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


 6  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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