FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT BUREAU REGION 2 Miami Office P.O. Box 266468 Weston, FL 33326 August 9, 2016 Alfredo J. Perez Princeton, Florida NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION Case Number: EB-FIELDSCR-16-00021508 Document Number: W201632600026 On April 23, 2016, agents from this office confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 94.5 MHz were emanating from an antenna mounted on the rooftop at 23729 SW 133 rd Ave., Princeton, FL 33032. On July 16, 2016, agents from this office confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 97.7 MHz were emanating from an antenna mounted on the rooftop at the same address. Information received by this office indicates that you are an operator of this station. The Commission’s records show that no license was issued for operation of a broadcast station at this location on 94.5 or 97.7 MHz in Princeton, Florida. Radio stations operating on many frequencies, including 94.5 and 97.7 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 April 23, 2016, the field strength of the signal on frequency 94.5 MHz exceeded the maximum permitted level of 250 microvolts per meter (µV/m) at 3 meters for non-licensed devices. On July 16, 2016, the field strength of the signal on frequency 97.7 MHz exceeded the maximum permitted level of 250 microvolts per meter (µV/m) at 3 meters for non-licensed devices. Thus, this station was 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 NOT RESUME. 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 D. 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