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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  709 
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 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Willis  Broadcasting  Corporation  )  File  No.  EB-  99-  OR-  155  KVLA  (AM)  ) 
 Vidalia,  Louisiana  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  X015OR0001  ) 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  March  29,  2000  Released:  March  30,  2000 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order,  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  $12,000  against  Willis  Broadcasting  Corporation,  for  willful  and  repeated  violations  of  Sections  1.89(  b)  and  11.35(  a)  of 
 the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  the  Rules”),  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.89(  b)  and  11.35(  a).  The  noted  violations  involve  Willis  Broadcasting  Corporation’s  failure  to  install  EAS  equipment  and  its  failure  to  respond  to  a 
 Commission  Notice  of  Violation. 
 2.  On  October  15,  1999,  the  Commission’s  New  Orleans,  Louisiana  Field  Office  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  (“  NAL”)  for  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  $12,000.  Willis 
 Broadcasting  Corporation  has  not  filed  a  response.  Based  on  the  information  before  us,  we  affirm  this  forfeiture. 


 3.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that,  pursuant  to  Section  503(  b)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (“  Act”),  47  U.  S.  C.  §  503(  b),  and  Sections  0.111,  0.311  and 
 1.80  of  the  Rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.111,  0.311,  and  1.80,  Willis  Broadcasting  Corporation  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $12,000  for  willful  and  repeated  violations  of 
 Sections  11.35(  a)  and  1.89(  b)  of  the  Rules. 
 4.  Payment  of  the  forfeiture  shall  be  made  in  the  manner  provided  for  in  Section  1.80  of  the  Rules,  within  thirty  (30)  days  of  the  release  of  this  Forfeiture  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,  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a).  Payment  of  the  forfeiture  may  be  made  by  credit  card 
 through  the  Commission's  Credit  and  Debt  Management  Center  at  (202)  418-  1995  or  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 
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 the  NAL/  Account  number  referenced  above.  Requests  for  full  payment  under  installment  plans  should  be  sent  to:  Chief,  Credit  and  Debt  Management  Center,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554. 
 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  THAT  a  copy  of  this  FORFEITURE  ORDER  shall  be  sent  by  Certified  Mail,  return  receipt  requested,  to  Willis  Broadcasting  Corporation,  645  Church  Street  Suite 
 400,  Norfolk,  Virginia  23510. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 David  H.  Solomon  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 
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