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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  602 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  File  No.  EB-  02-  CF-  427  ) 
 Grass  Roots  Broadcasting,  LLC  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200332340001  ) 
 WAMM(  AM)  )  Woodstock,  Virginia  )  FRN  0006-  5780-  41 


 MEMORANDUM  OPINION  AND  ORDER 
 Adopted:  March  3,  2004  Released:  March  5,  2004 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 I.  INTRODUCTION 
 1.  In  this  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  (“  Order”),  we  cancel  a  proposed  monetary  forfeiture  issued  in  the  amount  of  twenty  thousand  dollars  ($  20,000)  to  Grass  Roots  Broadcasting,  LLC 
 (“  Grass  Roots”),  licensee  of  AM  Station  WAMM,  Woodstock,  Virginia,  for  willful  violation  of  Sections  17.4(  a)(  2),  17.50,  and  73.1125(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”)  1  .  The  violations  involve  Grass 
 Roots’  failure  to  register  and  paint  its  antenna  structure  and  to  maintain  a  main  studio. 
 2.  On  October  23,  2002,  the  District  Director  of  the  Commission’s  Columbia,  Maryland  Field  Office  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the  amount  of  twenty 
 thousand  dollars  ($  20,000)  to  Grass  Roots  for  violation  of  Sections  17.4(  a)(  2),  17.50,  and  73.1125(  a)  of  the  Rules.  2  Thomas  A.  Lewis,  President  of  Grass  Roots,  filed  a  response  to  the  NAL  on  November  22, 
 2002.  In  its  response,  Grass  Roots  states  that  the  violations  cited  by  the  NAL  have  been  corrected;  it  sold  the  station  on  October  21,  2002,  at  a  loss;  it  is  without  assets;  and  it  has  no  other  broadcast  interests. 


 II.  DISCUSSION 
 3.  On  October  21,  2002,  Grass  Roots  assigned  the  license  of  WAMM,  3  and  is  no  longer  a  Commission  licensee.  Further,  Grass  Roots  has  no  assets.  According  to  Virginia  State  Corporation 
 Commission  records,  the  business  license  for  Grass  Roots  Broadcasting,  LLC,  was  cancelled  on  December  31,  2003.  Finally,  Grass  Roots  states  that  the  cited  rule  violations  have  been  corrected.  After 
 reviewing  the  particular  circumstances  in  this  case,  and  per  the  discretion  authorized  by  Section  504(  b) 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  17.  4(  a)(  2),  17.50  and  73.1125(  a). 
 2  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200332340001  (Enf.  Bur.,  Columbia  Office, 
 released  October  23,  2002). 
 3  See  Application  for  Assignment  of  License  from  Grass  Roots  Broadcasting,  LLC  to  Hometown  Broadcasting, 
 LLC  (File  No.  BAL-  20020725AAN).  Granted  September  13,  2002.  Consummated  October  21,  2002. 
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 of  the  Act,  4  and  implemented  by  Section  1.80(  i)  of  the  Rules,  5  we  conclude  that  cancellation  of  the  proposed  $20,  000  forfeiture  is  warranted.  6 
 4.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that,  pursuant  to  Section  504(  b)  of  the  Act  and  Section  1.80(  i)  of  the  Rules,  the  proposed  $20,  000  forfeiture  issued  to  Grass  Roots  broadcasting  IS  CANCELLED. 
 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that,  a  copy  of  this  Order  shall  be  sent  by  regular  mail  and  Certified  Mail  Return  Receipt  Requested  to  Thomas  A.  Lewis  at  100  Wolf’s  Lane,  Fort  Valley,  Virginia  22652. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


 4  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  b). 
 5  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.80(  i). 
 6  See  Madison  Broadcasting  Group,  Inc.,  18  FCC  Rcd  4860,  4861  (Enf.  Bur.  2003). 
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