The Federal Communication Commission’s Enforcement Bureau has issued notices of violation to an FM translator operator in Houston and an LPFM station in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex.
Both organizations have 20 days to file a written response to the FCC. They must explain why the violations occurred, detail the steps they have taken to fix the issues and prevent them from happening again and provide a timeline for any remaining repairs.
Houston
In Houston, Centro Cristiano De Vida Eterna, the licensee of the 99-watt translator 94.1 K231CN(FM) on 94.1, was inspected by Dallas agents of the Enforcement Bureau in early September following a complaint. Investigators found the station was not retransmitting its listed primary station, 880 KJOZ(AM) in Conroe, according to the commission’s account. KJOZ runs a Spanish tropical format as “La Calle.”
(Read the FCC’s notice of violation issued to K231CN.)
The agents also noted that while the translator is authorized to operate with a specific log periodic directional antenna at 30 and 270 degrees, they observed the station was transmitting from a two-bay circularly polarized omnidirectional antenna.
According to the FCC’s account, the licensee never filed the required paperwork in Form 349 to request the antenna change.
Arlington
Meanwhile, up Interstate 45, the Enforcement Bureau issued a notice to the Texas Youth Organization, licensee of 95.5 KRQP(LP), a 58-watt LPFM in Arlington, which has a web presence as Nueva Vida 95.5 FM.
In February, a Dallas agent following up on a complaint involving the station’s operating schedule found that the LPFM was off the air. The owner of the antenna structure confirmed that the station’s equipment had been removed on Dec. 5, meaning operations had been silent for over 30 consecutive days, according to the commission.
The Texas Youth Organization had not filed the necessary special temporary authority to remain off the air, the FCC said.
