Federal Communications Commission DA 12-481
 
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Vision Latina Broadcasting, Inc.
Licensee of Station KBPO
Port Neches, Texas
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File No.: EB-10-HU-0068
NAL/Acct. No.: 201132540003
FRN: 0010019115
Facility ID: 68762
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted:  March 30, 2012 Released:  March 30, 2012
By the Regional Director, South Central Region, Enforcement Bureau:
I.  INTRODUCTION
1. In this Forfeiture Order (Order), we issue a monetary forfeiture in the amount of five 
hundred dollars ($500) to Vision Latina Broadcasting, Inc. (Vision Latina Broadcasting), licensee of Station 
KBPO, Port Neches, Texas (the Station), for willful and repeated violation of Sections 73.1125 and 73.3526
of the Commission’s rules (Rules).1 The noted violations involved Vision Latina Broadcasting’s failure to 
maintain:  (1) a main studio with a meaningful staff and management presence; and (2) a complete public 
inspection file and make that file available.    
II.  BACKGROUND
2. On June 30, 2011, the Enforcement Bureau’s Houston Office (Houston Office) issued a 
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order (NAL) 2 to Vision Latina Broadcasting for failing to 
comply with main studio staffing and public inspection file rules.  As discussed in detail in the NAL,3 an 
agent from the Houston Office attempted to inspect Station KBPO’s main studio during normal business 
hours on December 2, 2010 and found the main studio locked and unstaffed.  The agent returned to the main 
studio on December 9, 2010 and found one staff member present, who produced a public inspection file for 
the Station, which was missing several required items.  The staff member claimed the company’s president 
would provide the missing documents when he returned from Mexico on December 13, 2010, but when the 
agent returned on that day the company’s president was still in Mexico.  The employees at the main studio 
on December 13, 2010 refused to make any part of the public inspection file available.  In view of the 
record evidence, including that the main studio was not fully staffed during three separate visits, a complete 
public inspection file was not produced during two separate visits, and these violations appeared to continue 
for a period of time without any apparent station management or oversight, the NAL proposed a forfeiture 
of $25,000 against Vision Latina Broadcasting for violations of Sections 73.1125 and 73.3526 of the 
  
1 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.1125, 73.3526.
2 Vision Latina Broadcasting, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 26 FCC Rcd 9231 (Enf. 
Bur. 2011).
3 A comprehensive recitation of the facts and history of this case can be found in the NAL and is incorporated herein 
by reference.  
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Rules.  Vision Latina Broadcasting submitted a response to the NAL requesting “cancellation or a 
substantial reduction of the forfeiture proposed in the NAL to not more than $500” based on its inability to 
pay. 4 Vision Latina Broadcasting also submitted a certification that its main studio is now staffed 
consistent with the rules and that the station’s public inspection file is complete and available to the 
public.5
III. DISCUSSION
3. The proposed forfeiture amount in this case was assessed in accordance with Section 
503(b) of the Act,6 Section 1.80 of the Rules,7 and the Forfeiture Policy Statement.8 In examining Vision 
Latina Broadcasting’s response, Section 503(b) of the Act requires that the Commission take into account 
the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation and, with respect to the violator, the degree of 
culpability, any history of prior offenses, ability to pay, and other such matters as justice may require.9 As 
discussed below, we have considered Vision Latina’s response in light of these statutory factors and we find 
that a reduction in the forfeiture is warranted based solely on its documented inability to pay.
4. As set forth in the NAL, an agent from the Houston Office inspected or attempted to inspect 
Station KBPO’s main studio on December 2, 9, and 13, 2010 and, among other things, found no 
management personnel present and an incomplete public inspection file.  In its response to the NAL, Vision 
Latina Broadcasting does not deny any of the facts set forth in the NAL.10 Therefore, we find that Vision 
Latina Broadcasting willfully and repeatedly violated Sections 73.1125 and 73.3526 of the Rules by failing 
to maintain:  (1) a main studio with a meaningful staff and management presence; and (2) a complete public 
inspection file and make that file available.  With regard to an individual’s or entity’s inability to pay a 
claim, the Commission has determined that, in general, gross revenues are the best indicator of an ability 
to pay a forfeiture.11 Having reviewed Vision Latina’s submitted documentation, we conclude that the 
forfeiture should be reduced to $500.
IV. ORDERING CLAUSES
5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 503(b) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, and Sections 0.111, 0.204, 0.311, 0.314, and 1.80(f)(4) of the Commission’s 
  
4 Letter from Gilardo Castro, Vice President, Vision Latina Broadcasting, Inc., to Lee R. Browning, Resident Agent, 
Houston Office, Enforcement Bureau (Aug. 25, 2011) (NAL Response).
5 Id. at 2.
6 47 U.S.C. § 503(b).
7 47 C.F.R. § 1.80.
8 The Commission’s Forfeiture Policy Statement and Amendment of Section 1.80 of the Rules to Incorporate the 
Forfeiture Guidelines, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 17087 (1997), recon. denied, 15 FCC Rcd 303 (1999) 
(Forfeiture Policy Statement).  
9 47 U.S.C. § 503(b)(2)(E).
10 See NAL Response at 1. 
11 See PJB Communications of Virginia, Inc., Forfeiture Order, 7 FCC Rcd 2088, 2089 (1992) (forfeiture not 
deemed excessive where it represented approximately 2.02 percent of the violator’s gross revenues); Local Long 
Distance, Inc., Forfeiture Order, 16 FCC Rcd 24385 (2000) (forfeiture not deemed excessive where it represented 
approximately 7.9 percent of the violator’s gross revenues); Hoosier Broadcasting Corporation, Forfeiture Order, 
15 FCC Rcd 8640 (2002) (forfeiture not deemed excessive where it represented approximately 7.6 percent of the 
violator’s gross revenues).
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rules, Vision Latina Broadcasting, Inc. IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount 
of five hundred dollars ($500) for violations of Sections 73.1125 and 73.3526 of the Commission’s 
rules.12
6. Payment of the forfeiture shall be made in the manner provided for in Section 1.80 of the 
Rules within thirty (30) calendar 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 enforcement pursuant to 
Section 504(a) of the Act.13 Payment of the forfeiture must be made by check or similar instrument, 
payable to the order of the Federal Communications Commission.  The payment must include the 
NAL/Account Number and FRN referenced above.  Payment by check or money order may be mailed to 
Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000.  Payment by 
overnight mail may be sent to U.S. Bank – Government Lockbox #979088, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 
Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101.  Payment by wire transfer may be made to ABA Number 
021030004, receiving bank TREAS/NYC, and account number 27000001.  For payment by credit card, 
an FCC Form 159 (Remittance Advice) must be submitted. When completing the FCC Form 159, enter 
the NAL/Account number in block number 23A (call sign/other ID), and enter the letters “FORF” in 
block number 24A (payment type code).  Requests for full payment under an installment plan should be 
sent to: Chief Financial Officer -- Financial Operations, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1-A625, 
Washington, D.C. 20554.  Please contact the Financial Operations Group Help Desk at 1-877-480-3201 
or Email: ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov with any questions regarding payment procedures.  Vision Latina 
Broadcasting, Inc. shall also send electronic notification to SCR-Response@fcc.gov on the date said 
payment is made.
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be sent by both First Class 
and Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to Vision Latina Broadcasting, Inc. at 419 Stadium Road, 
Port Arthur, Texas, 77642.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Dennis P. Carlton
Regional Director, South Central Region
Enforcement Bureau
  
12 47 U.S.C. § 503(b); 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.204, 0.311, 0.314, 1.80(f)(4), 73.1125, 73.3526.
13 47 U.S.C. § 504(a).