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 NEWS  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  March  5,  2001  John  Winston  (202)  418-  7450 
 FCC  COMMENCES  HEARING  TO  REVOKE  AMATEUR  RADIO  AND  GMRS  LICENSES  OF  TAMPA,  FLORIDA  PIRATE  RADIO  OPERATOR 
 LESLIE  D.  BREWER 
 Washington,  D.  C.  Today,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (Commission)  issued  an  order  commencing  a  hearing  to  revoke  the  Amateur  radio  and  General  Mobile 
 Radio  Service  (GMRS)  licenses  held  by  Leslie  Brewer  of  Tampa,  Florida.  Mr.  Brewer  is 
 the  licensee  of  Amateur  radio  station  and  General  class  operator  license  KC4HAZ  and  GMRS  Station  KAW1170. 


 Mr.  Brewer  has  a  history  dating  back  to  1996  of  operating  an  FM  broadcast  station  in 
 the  Tampa  area  without  a  license  and  of  marketing  and  selling  unauthorized  transmitting  equipment.  The  Commission  previously  has  issued  forfeitures  against  him 


 totaling  $11,  000,  and  it  has  seized  his  pirate  FM  broadcasting  equipment  because  of  his  transgressions.  Despite  these  actions,  the  evidence  indicates  that  Mr.  Brewer 
 continues  to  broadcast  on  the  FM  band  without  a  license,  in  flagrant  disregard  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  and  the  Commission’s  rules. 


 In  commencing  the  license  revocation  hearing,  the  Commission  stated,  “We  find  that 
 Mr.  Brewer’s  continuing  course  of  conduct  raises  questions  as  to  whether  he  possesses  the  requisite  character  qualifications  to  remain  a  Commission  licensee.  Mr.  Brewer’s 


 history  of  FCC-  related  transgressions  and  apparent  contempt  for  the  Commission’s  regulatory  authority  are  patently  inconsistent  with  his  responsibilities  as  a  licensee  and 
 belie  any  suggestion  that  he  can  be  relied  upon  to  comply  with  the  Commission’s  rules  and  policies  in  the  future.” 


 Action  by  the  Commission,  February  22,  2001,  by  ORDER  TO  SHOW  CAUSE,  NOTICE 
 OF  ORDER  OF  SUSPENSION,  NOTICE  OF  OPPORTUNITY  FOR  HEARING,  AND  NOTICE  OF  APPARENT  LIABILITY  FOR  A  FORFEITURE  (FCC  01-  74).  Chairman 


 Powell,  Commissioners  Ness,  Furchtgott-  Roth,  and  Tristani. 
 EB  Docket  No.  01-  61 
 Enforcement  Bureau  Contacts:  John  Winston  (202)  418-  7450  and  Gary  Schonman  (202)  418-  1420. 
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