An applicant for a Virginia-based low power FM (“LPFM”) facility recently found itself with its application dismissed after an Informal Objection prompted an FCC Staff examination into the applicant’s compliance...
Read moreThe Media Bureau proposed a $720,000 fine against the licensee of six television stations in Hawaii for allegedly violating the Commission’s retransmission consent “good faith” negotiating rules, according to a...
Read moreBy recent Letter Decision (the “Decision”), the FCC’s Audio Division dismissed a Wyoming radio station’s application to change its community of license based on a failure to specify a licensable...
Read moreA recent Forfeiture Order (the “Order”) serves as a reminder to broadcasters to always refer to the FCC’s Rules, or consult with legal counsel, when considering any technical equipment modifications...
Read moreThe FCC recently released a Forfeiture Order (“Order”) imposing a $26,000 forfeiture against a large broadcast ownership group (“Licensee”) for failing to timely upload one annual EEO Public File Report...
Read moreAs 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,...
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