Enforcement Actions

In a pair of March 2023 Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “NALs”)—together totaling more than $2 million in proposed penalties—the FCC has showed continued vigilance in monitoring, uncovering,...

In a recent Order and Consent Decree (the “Order”), the Commission imposed a $500 civil penalty, compliance plan, and reporting requirements on the licensee (the “Licensee”) of a California low...

The FCC has entered in to a Consent Decree (the “Consent Decree”) with a Virginia radio station (the “Station”), which resolves a 2020 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the...

As noted above, the Commission will not excuse rule violations due to a licensee’s inadvertence.  In a recent Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the...

In a recent Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “NAL”), the FCC has proposed a three thousand five hundred dollar ($3,500) fine against a Florida low power television station...

Broadcasters must remain vigilant and knowledgeable as to their filing deadlines.  This year, the Commission has released a number of Memorandum Opinions and Orders and Notices of Apparent Liability for...

In a recent Letter Order (the “Order”), the FCC upheld its cancellation of a Kentucky AM station’s (the “Station”) license. The Order serves as an important reminder of a broadcaster’s...

In a recent Notice of Apparent Liability, the FCC has proposed to impose a fine of $504,000 against the Fox Network (the “Network”) after the Commission determined that it violated...

Another relatively common enforcement “trap” for stations is when technical or other issues require a station to go silent and the station fails to provide the FCC with requisite notice...

One of the most common traps into which a station can fall is operating its facilities—either knowingly or unexpectedly—at variance from the parameters specified on the station’s broadcast station license. ...