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 Federal  Communications  Commission  FCC  00-  11 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Washington  Broadcast  Management  Co.,  Inc.  )  ) 
 Former  Licensee,  KBRO(  AM)  )  Facility  ID  #  48248  Bremerton,  Washington  )  File  No.  918ed007 
 )  Former  Licensee,  KNTB(  AM)  )  Facility  ID  #  26892 
 Lakewood,  Washington  )  File  No.  918ed006  ) 
 For  a  Forfeiture  ) 
 MEMORANDUM  OPINION  AND  ORDER 
 Adopted:  January  11,  2000  Released:  January  14,  2000 
 By  the  Commission: 
 1.  In  this  Order,  we  deny  an  application  for  review  filed  September  7,  1999,  by  Washington  Broadcast  Management  Company,  Inc.  (“  WBMC”).  WBMC  seeks  review  of  two  decisions  of  the 
 Chief,  Mass  Media  Bureau  (“  Bureau”),  DA  99-  1607  and  DA  99-  1608,  both  released  August  13,  1999.  In  those  decisions,  the  Bureau  denied  reconsideration  of  forfeiture  orders,  DA  99-  1230,  released  June 
 24,  1999,  and  DA  99-  1255,  released  June  25,  1999.  In  the  forfeiture  orders,  the  Bureau  concluded  that  WBMC  willfully  and  repeatedly  violated  Section  310(  d)  of  the  Communications  Act,  47  U.  S.  C. 
 Section  310(  d),  and  Sections  73.3540  and  73.1125  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  Sections  73.3540  and  73.1125,  and  ordered  that  WBMC  forfeit  a  total  of  $30,000  to  the  United  States. 


 2.  The  staff  properly  decided  the  matters  raised  below,  and  we  uphold  the  staff  decisions  for  the  reasons  stated  therein.  There  is  no  reason  to  disturb  those  decisions.  In  addition  to  arguments 
 previously  raised  before  the  Bureau,  WBMC  raises  two  new  arguments.  These  new  arguments  –  that  the  licensee  should  not  be  held  responsible  for  violations  that  occurred  while  it  had  unlawfully 
 transferred  control  to  another,  and  that  the  proceeding  should  be  delayed  pending  a  further  investigation  by  the  Office  of  General  Counsel  –  are  untimely  and  will  not  be  considered.  47  U.  S.  C.  § 
 155(  c)(  5),  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.115(  c). 
 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  authority  granted  by  Section  5(  c)(  5)  of  the  Communications  Act,  47  U.  S.  C.  §  155(  c)(  5),  and  Section  1.115(  g)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules,  47 
 C.  F.  R.  §  1.115(  g),  that  the  application  for  review  filed  September  7,  1999,  by  Washington  Broadcast  Management  Company,  Inc.  IS  DENIED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Magalie  Roman  Salas  Secretary 
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