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FCC Continues to Punish Pirates; Affirms Earlier Fines Proposed Against New York and Oregon Unlicensed Radio Operators October 24, 2023

Recently, the full FCC adopted two Forfeiture Orders (one here, the other, here)—together totaling nearly $2.4 million in penalties—that represent the first fines issued pursuant to the 2020 Preventing Illegal...

Multiple Apparent EEO Violations, Including Deficiencies with Public File and Website Uploads, Widespread Recruitment, and Recordkeeping, Result in $25,000 Proposed Fine Against Two Small Radio Licensees October 24, 2023

A recent Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “NAL”) provides an important lesson regarding how quickly a relatively small number equal employment opportunity (“EEO”) mistakes can snowball into a...

Chance at New NCE FM Station Lost Because General Manager, Rather than Corporate Officer, Signed Application October 24, 2023

By recent Letter Decision (the “Decision”), the Commission dismissed an application for a new noncommercial educational FM station based primarily on the fact that the application was not signed by...