Fines

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 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. ...

Over the dissent of Commissioner Nathan Simington, the FCC issued a significant Forfeiture Order (the “Order”) levying a $518,283 penalty—the maximum allowed by law—against a large media company (the “Company”)...