Federal Communications Commission 
Before the 
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
In the Matter of )) 
Cumulus Licensing LLC ) File No. EB-09-NY-0009 
Licensee of Radio Station WFAS(AM) ) 
Facility ID # 14381 ) NOV No. V200932380018 
White Plains, New York )) 
NOTICE OF VIOLATION 
Released: February 4, 2009 
By the District Director, New York Office, Northeast Region, Enforcement Bureau: 
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section 1.89 of the 
Commission's Rules1 to Cumulus Licensing LLC, licensee of AM radio station WFAS in 
White Plains, New York. 
2. On January 13, 2009, an agent of the Commission's New York Office inspected AM 
station WFAS, located in White Plains, New York, and observed the following 
violations: 
a. 47 C.F.R. § 11.61(b): "Entries shall be made in EAS Participant 
records, as specified in Sections 11.35(a) and 11.54(b)(13)." At the 
time of inspection, the broadcast station records contained no entries 
documenting the reception of the weekly tests from the local primary 
(LP-1) station, WABC, New York, New York, for the period 
October 1, 2008, through October 18, 2008. The broadcast station 
records contained no reasons why the weekly tests were not received 
from station WABC during that period. 
b. 47 C.F.R. § 73.1350(c)(2): “Monitoring equipment must be 
periodically calibrated so as to provide reliable indications of 
transmitter operating parameters with a known degree of accuracy.” 
At the time of inspection, the antenna input current meter read 4.5 
amperes whereas the station authorization specifies an antenna input 
current to 3.65 amperes. The last calibration date on the antenna 
input current meter was March 1996. 
c. 47 C.F.R. § 73.1870(c)(3): “Review of the station records [by the 
Chief Operator] at least once each week to determine if required 
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entries are being made correctly… . Upon completion of the review, 
the chief operator or his designee must date and sign the log. . . .” At 
the time of inspection, the agent observed that the station logs for the 
month of December 2008 had not been signed by the chief operator. 
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and 
Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Cumulus Licensing LLC must submit a written 
statement concerning this matter within twenty (20) days of release of this Notice. The 
response must fully explain each violation, must contain a statement of the specific 
action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and should include a 
time line for completion of pending corrective action(s). The response must be complete 
in itself and signed by a principal or officer of the licensee. All replies and 
documentation sent in response to this Notice should be marked with the File No. and 
NOV No. specified above, and mailed to the following address: 
Federal Communications Commission 
New York Office 
201 Varick Street, Suite 1151 
New York, New York 10014 
4. This Notice shall be sent to Cumulus Licensing LLC at its address of record. 
5. The Privacy Act of 19743 requires that we advise you that the Commission will use all 
relevant material information before it, including any information disclosed in your reply, 
to determine what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure compliance. Any 
false statement made knowingly and willfully in reply to this Notice is punishable by fine 
or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.4 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
Daniel W. Noel 
District Director 
New York District Office 
Northeast Region 
Enforcement Bureau 
2 47 U.S.C. § 308(b). 
3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3). 
4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.