As all broadcasters are well aware, we are in the midst of a busy political advertising season leading up to the eventual November 5, 2024, general election. Broadcasters may therefore...
Read moreRecently, 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...
Read moreA 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...
Read moreBy 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...
Read moreIn 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,...
Read moreIn 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...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreAs 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...
Read moreIn 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...
Read moreBroadcasters 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...
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