Federal Communications Commission
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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California Oregon Television Inc. )                   File No.:   EB-FIELDWR-14-00017379
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Cable System Operator )                  NOV No.:  V201532920002
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Madras, Oregon ) Physical System ID: 000454
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released:  October 30, 2014
By the Resident Agent, Portland Office, Western Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation (Notice) issued pursuant to Section 1.89 of the 
Commission’s rules (Rules)
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to California Oregon Television Inc., operator of a cable system in Madras, 
Oregon. Pursuant to Section 1.89(a) of the Rules, issuance of this Notice does not preclude the 
Enforcement Bureau from further action if warranted, including issuing a Notice of Apparent Liability for 
Forfeiture for the violation(s) noted herein.
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2. On September 25, 2014, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau’s Portland Office inspected
cable system located in Madras, Oregon, and observed the following violation:
a. 47 C.F.R. § 76.605(a)(12): “As an exception to the general provision
requiring measurements to be made at subscriber terminals, and without 
regard to the type of signals carried by the cable television system, signal 
leakage from a cable television system shall be measured in accordance with 
the procedures outlined in § 76.609(h) and shall be limited as follows: Over 
54 up to and including 216 MHz at 20 µV/m at 3 meters.”  During an 
inspection conducted on September 25, 2014, an excessive signal leakage 
was measured on frequency 121.2625 MHz at approx. 345 µV/m at a 
distance of 3 meters from a pole at the intersection of Highway 97 and 2001 
Tahoe Lane, Madras, Oregon.
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
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and Section 
1.89 of the Rules, we seek additional information concerning the violations and any remedial actions 
taken. Therefore, California Oregon Television Inc., must submit a written statement concerning this 
matter within twenty (20) days of release of this Notice.  The response (i) must fully explain each 
violation, including all relevant surrounding facts and circumstances, (ii) must contain a statement of the 
specific action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and (iii) must include a time 
                                                          
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47 C.F.R. § 1.89.
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47 C.F.R. § 1.89(a).
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47 U.S.C. § 403.
Federal Communications Commission
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line for completion of any pending corrective action(s).  The response must be complete in itself and must 
not be abbreviated by reference to other communications or answers to other notices.
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4. In accordance with Section 1.16 of the Rules, we direct California Oregon Television Inc.
to support its response to this Notice with an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and 
dated by an authorized officer of California Oregon Television Inc. with personal knowledge of the 
representations provided in California Oregon Television Inc.’s response, verifying the truth and accuracy 
of the information therein,
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and confirming that all of the information requested by this Notice which is in 
the licensee’s possession, custody, control, or knowledge has been produced.  To knowingly and willfully 
make any false statement or conceal any material fact in reply to this Notice is punishable by fine or 
imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.
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5. 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
Portland Office
P.O. Box 61469
Vancouver, WA 98666-1469
6. This Notice shall be sent to California Oregon Television Inc. at its address of record.  
7. The Privacy Act of 1974
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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.  
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Binh Nguyen
Resident Agent
Portland Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
                                                          
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47 C.F.R. § 1.89(c).
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Section 1.16 of the Rules provides that “[a]ny document to be filed with the Federal Communications Commission 
and which is required by any law, rule or other regulation of the United States to be supported, evidenced, 
established or proved by a written sworn declaration, verification, certificate, statement, oath or affidavit by the 
person making the same, may be supported, evidenced, established or proved by the unsworn declaration, 
certification, verification, or statement in writing of such person . . . . Such declaration shall be subscribed by the 
declarant as true under penalty of perjury, and dated, in substantially the following form . . . : ‘I declare (or certify, 
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature)’.”  
47 C.F.R. § 1.16.
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18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. See also 47 C.F.R. § 1.17.
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P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).