Bulletin Categories: Enforcement Actions

The FCC recently issued a Public Notice (the “Notice”) seeking comment on a petition filed by a coalition of consumer and academic organizations that asks the Commission to examine its...

Citing multiple flawed filings and failures to follow Commission instructions, the Enforcement Bureau recently issued a Forfeiture Order (the “Order”) affirming a $25,000 penalty against a Pennsylvania church (the “Licensee”)...

While we’re on the subject of the EAS, we want to bring your attention to a recent Notice of Violation (the “Notice”) issued by the FCC that provides stations with...

On Thursday, August 15, 2019, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau released four Orders adopting Consent Decrees to resolve investigations into alleged violations of the Commission’s rules prohibiting the misuse of EAS...

A proposed fine of $233,000 is serving as a reminder to broadcasters of the potentially costly consequences that can result from violating the Commission’s sponsorship identification requirements.  The Commission proposed...

Two FCC orders issued in just the past week involving broadcasters who failed to pay required regulatory fees serve as a reminder (as if licensees needed one!) that when it...

Question: How important is the timely payment of annual FCC regulatory fees? Answer: For a radio station, it is of life and death importance—the Commission recently initiated a license revocation...

An FCC fine levied this week against a broadcaster for “premature construction” serves as a good reminder—and cautionary tale—for stations that may be making (or are planning to make) changes...

The Commission last week released a Public Notice (“Notice”) that provided a not-so-subtle hint to any radio stations that have yet to transition to the Online Public Inspection File (“OPIF”):...

Several days ago, Reuters reported that a television station ownership group was going to be fined a significant amount of money for violations of the sponsorship identification laws.  On December...