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FCC Denies Florida LPFM Station’s Reconsideration Petition, Upholds $25,000 Forfeiture for Several Violations, Including Inadequate Maintenance of EAS Equipment July 1, 2024

Recently, the FCC released a Memorandum Opinion and Order (the “Order”), in which the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau denied a Florida LPFM station’s (“Station”) Petition for Reconsideration (the “Petition”)...

FCC Proposes $3,250 Fine for NCE TV Translator Licensee’s Late-Filed License to Cover Application and Unauthorized Operation July 1, 2024

In a recent Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “NAL”), the FCC proposed a $3,250 fine against the licensee of a non-commercial educational Texas television translator station (the “Station”)...

LPTV Station Avoids License Cancellation, Instead Draws Proposed $2,500 Fine for Approximately Four Months of Unauthorized Operation with Incorrect Antenna July 1, 2024

After conducting an investigation into whether a Texas low power television station’s (the “Station”) license should be cancelled, the FCC ultimately issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of...

FCC Proposes $20,000 Fine for Failure to Timely Upload 23 Children’s Commercial Time Limits Certifications July 1, 2024

The FCC recently released a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “NAL”) that proposes a $20,000 fine against a Wyoming TV station (the “Licensee”) for allegedly failing to timely...

FCC Admonishes Three Commercial Broadcasters for Failure to Include Nondiscrimination Clauses in Advertising Sales Agreements July 1, 2024

A few weeks ago, the FCC issued letters to three commercial broadcasters (the “Licensees”) admonishing each Licensee for failing to include non-discrimination clauses in their station’s advertising sales agreements. Although...

Nexstar Responds to FCC’s Proposed Seven-Figure Fine, Forced Divestiture for Alleged Unauthorized Transfer of Control and National Ownership Cap Violation April 25, 2024

Earlier this week, television ownership group Nexstar Media Group (“Nexstar”) filed an extensive response to a recent FCC enforcement action (the “NAL”), in which the FCC found that the relationship...

Maine LPTV Station Enters into Consent Decree; Fined $2,500 for Closed Captioning Violations March 18, 2024

According to a recent Order and Consent Decree (the “Decree”), a Maine LPTV station and MeTV affiliate (the “Station”) will be fined $2,500, with the possibility of an increase to...

FCC’s Video Division Distinguishes Between Total of Four and Six Untimely Issues/Programs List Uploads, Cancels Pending Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture March 18, 2024

By recent Order (the “Order”), the FCC’s Video Division cancelled an outstanding $3,000 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “NAL”) after discovering that a California television station (the “Station”)...

FCC Continues to be Vigilant Pursuant to PIRATE Act; Announces Multiple Enforcement Actions Against Pirate Radio Operations March 18, 2024

We have seen a multitude of FCC Enforcement actions during the first quarter of 2024; one area that continues to make headlines is the FCC’s crack down on unauthorized radio...

Displaced LPTV Station Likely to Escape with Fine, Rather than Loss of Station, for Nearly Six Years of Unauthorized Operation March 18, 2024

In a recent Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Apparently Liability for Forfeiture (the “Order”), the FCC proposed a $9,500 fine against a displaced Missouri LPTV station (the “Station”)...