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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
ENFORCEMENT BUREAU
WESTERN REGION
San Francisco Office
5653 Stoneridge Dr., Ste 105
Pleasanton, CA 94588-8543
(925) 416-9717
December 14, 2011
24 Hour Fitness Sunnyvale - East Arques
Sunnyvale, California 94086
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number: EB-10-SF-0293
Document Number: W201232960004
The San Francisco Office received a complaint of interference that an
unlicensed broadcast radio station on 90.5 MHz was allegedly operating in
Sunnyvale, California. On December 8, 2011, agents from this office
confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio signals on frequency
90.5 MHz were emanating from 1211 E. Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale,
California. The Commission's records show that no license was issued for
operation of a broadcast station at this location on 90.5 MHz in
Sunnyvale, California. The San Francisco agents attempted to inspect the
subject radio station transmitter but 24 Hour Fitness personnel refused to
allow a complete inspection.
Radio stations must be licensed by the FCC pursuant to 47 U.S.C. S: 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.
S:S: 15.1 et seq. Your operation on frequency 90.5 MHz was measured at
5,576 microvolts per meter (uV/m) at 3 meters. This exceeds the allowable
unlicensed limit of 250 uV/m at 3 meters established in Part 15. Thus,
this station is operating in violation of 47 U.S.C. S: 301.
Section 303(n) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. S:
303(n), gives the FCC the authority to inspect all radio installations
associated with stations required to be licensed by any Act, or which the
Commission by rule has authorized to operate without a license. Your
refusal to allow an inspection of your radio equipment is a violation of
Section 303(n) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
You are hereby warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment
without a valid radio station authorization, and refusal to allow FCC
agents to inspect the radio transmitting equipment that you are operating,
constitutes a violation of the Federal laws cited above and could subject
the operator of this illegal operation to severe penalties, including, but
not limited to, substantial monetary forfeitures, in rem arrest action
against the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions including
imprisonment. (See 47 U.S.C. S:S: 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.
S: 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.
Thomas N. Van Stavern
District Director
San Francisco Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
CC: 24 Hour Fitness USA Corporate Headquarters
San Ramon, CA
Attachments:
Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended
Enforcement Bureau, "Inspection Fact Sheet," March 2005