FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
ENFORCEMENT BUREAU
Northeast Region
Chicago Office
1550 North Northwest Highway, Room 306
Park Ridge, IL  60068
 
December 7, 2011
Roberts Broadcasting Company of
Evansville, IN, LLC
St. Louis, Missouri 63113
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number:  EB-11-CG-0381
Document Number:  W201232320002
The Chicago Office received information that Roberts Broadcasting Company of Evansville, 
IN, LLC (Roberts) was operating an unlicensed digital TV station on digital Channel 20 in 
Madisonville, Kentucky.  On November 10, 2011, an agent from this office confirmed by 
direction-finding techniques that radio signals on Channel 20 (506-512 MHz) were 
emanating from the antenna structure located at your transmitter site at 1921 Shake Rag Road 
in Hanson, Kentucky.  In addition, during the inspection at the transmitter site, Roberts’ 
engineer confirmed that Roberts is operating on Channel 20.  The Commission’s records 
show that the construction permit for DDWAZE-TV expired November 19, 2008.  
Commission records do not show a current permit or authorization for Roberts to operate on 
Channel 20 in Madisonville, Kentucky or Hanson, Kentucky.
Radio stations must be licensed by the FCC pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 301.  You are hereby 
warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment without a valid radio station 
authorization constitutes a violation of the Federal laws cited above and could subject the 
operator to severe penalties, including, but not limited to, substantial monetary fines, in rem
arrest action against the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions including 
imprisonment.  (see 47 U.S.C. §§ 401, 501, 503 and 510).
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO STATION MUST BE 
DISCONTINUED IMMEDIATELY.
You have ten (10) days from the date of this notice to respond with any evidence that you 
have authority to operate granted by the FCC.  Your response should be sent to the address in 
the letterhead and reference the listed case and document number.  Under the Privacy Act of 
1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3), we are informing you that the Commission’s staff will use all 
relevant material information before it to determine what, if any, enforcement action is 
required to ensure your compliance with FCC Rules.  This will include any information that 
you disclose in your reply.
You may contact this office if you have any questions.
James M. Roop
District Director 
Chicago Office
cc:  William K. Coulter
Attachments:
Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended
Enforcement Bureau, “Inspection Fact Sheet”, March 2005