Federal Communications Commission
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc. )            File No. EB-FIELDWR-12-00003239
Licensee of TV Translator Station K21AM-D )
Facility ID #798 ) 
Ninilchik, Alaska ) NOV No.  V201232780015
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released:  July 26, 2012
By the Resident Agent, Anchorage Resident Agent Office, Western Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation (Notice) issued pursuant to Section 1.89 of the 
Commission’s Rules,1 to Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc., licensee of TV translator station 
K21AM-D in Ninilchik, Alaska. 
2. On May 14, 2012, agents of the Enforcement Bureau’s Anchorage Resident Agent Office 
inspected TV translator station K21AM-D located west of the Sterling Highway at mile 138, Ninilchik, 
Alaska and observed the following violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. § Section 74.765(b): “The call sign of the station together with the name, 
address, and telephone number of the licensee or local representative of the licensee 
if the licensee does not reside in the community served by the station, and the name 
and address of a person and place where station records are maintained, shall be 
displayed at the transmitter site on the structure supporting the transmitting antenna, 
so as to be visible to a person standing on the ground. The display shall be 
maintained in legible condition by the licensee.”  The agents did observe a display 
posted at the transmitting antenna site identifying the licensee located in Anchorage, 
Alaska. However, the posted contact is not local to the Ninilchik, Alaska area. The 
display did not identify the person and place where the station records are 
maintained. 
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and 
Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc., must submit a written 
statement concerning this matter within 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 Alaska Public 
  
1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.
2 47 U.S.C. § 308(b).
Federal Communications Commission
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Telecommunications, Inc. 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
Anchorage Resident Agent Office
P.O. Box 231949
Anchorage, Alaska 99523-1949
4. This Notice shall be sent to Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc., 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
Marlene Windel
Resident Agent
Anchorage Resident Agent Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
  
3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.