KSVG 89.7 (A) Mettler - yes Mettler, CA has gone silent. Station covers a very small area around Mettler and Hwy 99 and I-5. No coverage into Bakersfield. Station has lost it's transmitter site lease. No money in the bank. And looking for a buyer.
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KSVG now Silent
- Thread starter MisterGort
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1) Station has gone / will go silent: 11/30/2015
Exhibit 1
Description: KSVG LOST TOWER LEASE
LAND OWNER TEJON RANCH REFUSES TO RENEW 3 YEAR LAND LEASE. KSVG KERN COMMUNITY
RADIO NEEDS TO RELOCATE TOWER FACILITIES.
2) Date Station has gone / will go silent: 05/23/2017
Description: STA JUSTIFICATION KSVG
TOWER SITE IS CURRENTLY NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FCC COORDINATES.
Exhibit 1
Description: KSVG LOST TOWER LEASE
LAND OWNER TEJON RANCH REFUSES TO RENEW 3 YEAR LAND LEASE. KSVG KERN COMMUNITY
RADIO NEEDS TO RELOCATE TOWER FACILITIES.
2) Date Station has gone / will go silent: 05/23/2017
Description: STA JUSTIFICATION KSVG
TOWER SITE IS CURRENTLY NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FCC COORDINATES.
FCC action on KSVG-FM
In the Matter of ) ) Kern Community Radio Inc. ) ) ) Mettler, California ) )
File Nos.: EB-FIELDWR-17-00024250
Licensee of Station KSVG
Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
By the Regional Director, Region Three, Enforcement Bureau: Released: July 25, 2017
1. This is a Notice of Violation (Notice) issued pursuant to Section 1.89 of the Commission’s rules (Rules)1 to Kern Community Radio Inc. (KCR Inc.), licensee of FM radio station KSVG in Bakersfield, California. Pursuant to Section 1.89(a) of the Rules, issuance of this Notice does not preclude the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission’s) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) from further action if warranted, including issuing a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for the violation(s) noted herein.2
2. On May 23, 2017, Agents from the Bureau’s Los Angeles Office monitored and inspected KSVG station facilities in Bakersfield, California, and observed violations of the following rules:
a. 47 CFR § 73.1350(a): “Each licensee is responsible for maintaining and operating its broadcast station in a manner which complies with the technical rules . . . and in accordance with the terms of the station authorization.”3 Agents could not hear the station in the vicinity of its licensed location and used radio direction-finding techniques to locate it at 35° 23' 05 " north latitude, 118° 58' 18 " west longitude, which was over 28 miles from the licensed location. During the subsequent inspection of the station’s actual operating location, the licensee stated that the station had first been moved from its authorized location sometime in June of 2016.
b. 47 CFR § 73.1560(d): “Reduced power operation. In the event it becomes technically impossible to operate at authorized power, a broadcast station may operate at reduced power for a period of not more than 30 days without specific authority from the FCC. If operation at reduced power will exceed 10 consecutive days, notification must be made to the FCC in Washington, DC, Attention: Audio Division (radio) or Video Division (television), Media Bureau, not later than the 10th day of the lower power operation. In the event that normal power is restored within the 30 day period, the licensee must notify the FCC of the date that normal operation was restored. If causes beyond the control of the licensee prevent restoration of the authorized power within 30 days, a request for Special Temporary Authority (see §73.1635) must be made to the FCC in Washington, DC for additional time as may be necessary”. During the inspection on May 23, 2017, the agents observed the station operating a with a transmitter power output (TPO) of 420 watts. With the antenna and feedline in use the agents calculated that the effective radiated power (ERP) of KSVG was 191 watts. This power level is far below the 1700 watts authorized ERP for KSVG. The licensee stated that the station had been operating at this level for about one month and that no notification to Media Bureau had been sent.
47 CFR § 11.52(d)(1): “With respect to monitoring for EAS messages that are formatted in accordance with the EAS Protocol, EAS Participants must monitor two EAS sources. The monitoring assignments of each broadcast station and cable system and wireless cable system are specified in the State EAS Plan and FCC Mapbook. They are developed in accordance with FCC monitoring priorities.”4 At the time of the inspection, the FCC agents observed that KSVG was receiving CAP alerts but only one other source for EAS alerts and tests and that source was not one of the sources identified in the Kern County CA EAS plan.
4. In accordance with Section 1.16 of the Rules, we direct KCR Inc. to support its response to this Notice with an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by an authorized officer of KCR Inc. with personal knowledge of the representations provided in KCR Inc.’s response, verifying the truth and accuracy of the information therein,7 and confirming that all of the information
3.1.89 of the Rules, we seek additional information concerning the violations and any remedial actions taken. Therefore, KCR Inc. must submit a written statement concerning this matter within twenty (20) days of release of this Notice. The response (i) must fully explain each violation, including all relevant surrounding facts and circumstances, (ii) must contain a statement of the specific action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and (iii) must include a time line for completion of any pending corrective action(s). The response must be complete in itself and must not be abbreviated by reference to other communications or answers to other notices.6 Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,5 and Section
requested by this Notice which is in the licensee’s possession, custody, control, or knowledge has been produced. To knowingly and willfully make any false statement or conceal any material fact in reply to this Notice is punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.8
1) Station has gone / will go silent: 11/30/2015
Exhibit 1
Description: KSVG LOST TOWER LEASE
LAND OWNER TEJON RANCH REFUSES TO RENEW 3 YEAR LAND LEASE. KSVG KERN COMMUNITY
RADIO NEEDS TO RELOCATE TOWER FACILITIES.
2) Date Station has gone / will go silent: 05/23/2017
Description: STA JUSTIFICATION KSVG
TOWER SITE IS CURRENTLY NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FCC COORDINATES.
In the Matter of ) ) Kern Community Radio Inc. ) ) ) Mettler, California ) )
File Nos.: EB-FIELDWR-17-00024250
Licensee of Station KSVG
Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
By the Regional Director, Region Three, Enforcement Bureau: Released: July 25, 2017
1. This is a Notice of Violation (Notice) issued pursuant to Section 1.89 of the Commission’s rules (Rules)1 to Kern Community Radio Inc. (KCR Inc.), licensee of FM radio station KSVG in Bakersfield, California. Pursuant to Section 1.89(a) of the Rules, issuance of this Notice does not preclude the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission’s) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) from further action if warranted, including issuing a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for the violation(s) noted herein.2
2. On May 23, 2017, Agents from the Bureau’s Los Angeles Office monitored and inspected KSVG station facilities in Bakersfield, California, and observed violations of the following rules:
a. 47 CFR § 73.1350(a): “Each licensee is responsible for maintaining and operating its broadcast station in a manner which complies with the technical rules . . . and in accordance with the terms of the station authorization.”3 Agents could not hear the station in the vicinity of its licensed location and used radio direction-finding techniques to locate it at 35° 23' 05 " north latitude, 118° 58' 18 " west longitude, which was over 28 miles from the licensed location. During the subsequent inspection of the station’s actual operating location, the licensee stated that the station had first been moved from its authorized location sometime in June of 2016.
b. 47 CFR § 73.1560(d): “Reduced power operation. In the event it becomes technically impossible to operate at authorized power, a broadcast station may operate at reduced power for a period of not more than 30 days without specific authority from the FCC. If operation at reduced power will exceed 10 consecutive days, notification must be made to the FCC in Washington, DC, Attention: Audio Division (radio) or Video Division (television), Media Bureau, not later than the 10th day of the lower power operation. In the event that normal power is restored within the 30 day period, the licensee must notify the FCC of the date that normal operation was restored. If causes beyond the control of the licensee prevent restoration of the authorized power within 30 days, a request for Special Temporary Authority (see §73.1635) must be made to the FCC in Washington, DC for additional time as may be necessary”. During the inspection on May 23, 2017, the agents observed the station operating a with a transmitter power output (TPO) of 420 watts. With the antenna and feedline in use the agents calculated that the effective radiated power (ERP) of KSVG was 191 watts. This power level is far below the 1700 watts authorized ERP for KSVG. The licensee stated that the station had been operating at this level for about one month and that no notification to Media Bureau had been sent.
47 CFR § 11.52(d)(1): “With respect to monitoring for EAS messages that are formatted in accordance with the EAS Protocol, EAS Participants must monitor two EAS sources. The monitoring assignments of each broadcast station and cable system and wireless cable system are specified in the State EAS Plan and FCC Mapbook. They are developed in accordance with FCC monitoring priorities.”4 At the time of the inspection, the FCC agents observed that KSVG was receiving CAP alerts but only one other source for EAS alerts and tests and that source was not one of the sources identified in the Kern County CA EAS plan.
4. In accordance with Section 1.16 of the Rules, we direct KCR Inc. to support its response to this Notice with an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by an authorized officer of KCR Inc. with personal knowledge of the representations provided in KCR Inc.’s response, verifying the truth and accuracy of the information therein,7 and confirming that all of the information
3.1.89 of the Rules, we seek additional information concerning the violations and any remedial actions taken. Therefore, KCR Inc. must submit a written statement concerning this matter within twenty (20) days of release of this Notice. The response (i) must fully explain each violation, including all relevant surrounding facts and circumstances, (ii) must contain a statement of the specific action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and (iii) must include a time line for completion of any pending corrective action(s). The response must be complete in itself and must not be abbreviated by reference to other communications or answers to other notices.6 Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,5 and Section
requested by this Notice which is in the licensee’s possession, custody, control, or knowledge has been produced. To knowingly and willfully make any false statement or conceal any material fact in reply to this Notice is punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.8
Kiss any sale for $ 210,000 GOODBYE.
Kiss any sale for $ 210,000 GOODBYE.
KSVG might be best to turn in the license.
KSVG might be best to turn in the license.
They have been looking to BUY a local radio station. Possibly bootlegging on 102.1.
KSVG did not need to turn in their license. The FCC has done it for them.
http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=82171
Application Search Details
File Number: BLED-20121105ANH
Call Sign: DKSVG
Facility Id: 172976
FRN: 0021671581
Applicant Name: KERN COMMUNITY RADIO INC.
Frequency: 89.7
Channel: 209
Community of License: METTLER, CA
Application Type: LICENSE TO COVER
Status: LICENSE CANCELLED
Status Date: 03/08/2013
Expiration Date:
Tolling Code:
Application Service: FM
Disposed Date: 01/17/2018
Accepted Date: 11/06/2012
Amendment Received Date: 12/03/2012
Last Public Notice: 01/22/2018
http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=82171
Application Search Details
File Number: BLED-20121105ANH
Call Sign: DKSVG
Facility Id: 172976
FRN: 0021671581
Applicant Name: KERN COMMUNITY RADIO INC.
Frequency: 89.7
Channel: 209
Community of License: METTLER, CA
Application Type: LICENSE TO COVER
Status: LICENSE CANCELLED
Status Date: 03/08/2013
Expiration Date:
Tolling Code:
Application Service: FM
Disposed Date: 01/17/2018
Accepted Date: 11/06/2012
Amendment Received Date: 12/03/2012
Last Public Notice: 01/22/2018
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