FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
ENFORCEMENT BUREAU
REGION 2
Norfolk Office
1457 Mount Pleasant Road, STE 113
Chesapeake, VA 23322
(757) 482-9783
June 20, 2016
Ray Bruington
Winterville, North Carolina
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number: EB-FIELDSCR-16-00021906
Document Number:  W201632640001
The Norfolk Office received information that an unlicensed broadcast radio station on 100.1 
MHz was allegedly operating in Winterville, North Carolina.  On May 24, 2016, an agent from 
this office confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 100.1 MHz 
were emanating from a FM two bay antenna located in the backyard of the property, 3969 
Sterling Pointe Drive, Unit NNN-5, Winterville, North Carolina.  Public records list you as the 
owner of the property.  The Commission’s records show that no license was issued for operation 
of a broadcast station at this location on 100.1 MHz in Winterville, North Carolina.  
Radio stations operating on many frequencies, including 100.1 MHz, must be licensed by the 
FCC pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 301.  The only exception to this licensing requirement is for certain 
transmitters using or operating at a power level that complies with the standards established in 
Part 15 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 15.1 et seq.  On May 24, 2016, the field 
strength of the signal on frequency 100.1 MHz exceeded the maximum permitted level of 250 
microvolts per meter (µV/m) at 3 meters for non-licensed devices.  Thus, this station is operating 
in violation of 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.
Ronald Ramage
Regional Director
Attachments:
Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended
Enforcement Bureau, "Inspection Fact Sheet," March 2005
FCC Enforcement Advisory - Warning: Unauthorized Radio Broadcasting is Illegal, March 1, 2016