Federal Communications Commission___________DA 98-2117
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554
October 21, 1998
In reply refer to: 
1800C1-GU 
98060041 
98070022
Released: October 22, 1998
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Lesnick Communications, Inc. 
Licensee, Radio Station WTWR-FM 
7 South Monroe Street 
Monroe, NO 41861
Dear Licensee:
This letter constitutes a NOTICE OF APPARENT LIABILITY FOR A FORFEITURE pursuant 
to Section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, under authority delegated to the Chief 
of the Mass Media Bureau by Section 0.283 of the Commission's Rules.
VBackground. On February 20, 1998, the Commission received a complaint 
from Stephen Martin 
and Heather Beauman of Temperance, Michigan. This complaint involves an event produced by Barbara 
Baumgartner and presented by Station WTWR-FM, Monroe, Michigan. Specifically, the complainants 
allege that they each paid $5.00 as admission to an October 26, 1997, bridal show called "Bride Ideas: 
1997 Bridal Exposition and Fashion Show" and entered a drawing for a $6000 bridal prize package give 
away. They indicate that only future brides and grooms were allowed to register for the drawing and that 
entrants had to be present to win. Mr. Martin's name was selected as the winner of the grand prize. The 
complainants state that the value of the prize package they received was far less than the $6000 that was 
promised and that, after repeated calls to the station, they still had not been awarded all the prizes that 
were promised. The complainants also allege that, in their conversation with Assistant Station Manager 
Herb Coty, they were advised that the licensee claimed not to be responsible for the prizes awarded in the 
contest.
In our April 21, 1998, letter we stated to you that the complaint posed possible violations of two 
Commission rules - Section 73.1216 (licensee-conducted contests) and Section 73.1211 (broadcast of 
lottery information).
In your May 29, 1998, response, you state that you do not believe any lottery was involved because there 
was no consideration required to participate in the prize drawing, there were no other eligibility 
requirements, and there was no charge for obtaining entry blanks or for entering the drawing. You claim 
that there was a $5.00 admission fee to the hall, which all persons coming to the exposition paid when 
entering the hall, whether or not they registered for the drawing. You also state that the above-mentioned
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