Continuing the theme of “lessons to be learned” from license renewal enforcement actions, in another Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “NAL”), the FCC...
Read moreAs we pass the mid-point of the second year of the current radio license renewal cycle (which began in mid-2019 and continues until mid-2022), it is perhaps unsurprising that the...
Read moreIn a pair of recent Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “First Notice” and “Second Notice”), the FCC has proposed fines of $5,200 and $6,000, respectively, for two radio...
Read moreA low power FM (“LPFM”) licensee’s alleged airing of commercial material may end up costing the station $15,000, according to a recent Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “NAL”)...
Read moreA broadcaster has admitted that it did not negotiate retransmission consent in “good faith,” agreed to pay a $100,000 civil penalty, and agreed to implement a three-year compliance plan to...
Read moreThe FCC announced yesterday the entry of a Consent Decree with Sinclair Broadcasting Group requiring payment of a $48 million civil penalty and adherence to a compliance plan to resolve...
Read moreA Notice of Apparent Liability (the “Notice”) released last week serves as a reminder of the FCC’s emphasis on the proper use of Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) tones, even amidst...
Read moreIn a strongly worded letter ruling (the “Order”) issued this week by the FCC’s Office of General Counsel and Media Bureau, the Commission rejected an emergency petition (the “Petition”) recently...
Read moreCommercial broadcasters aren’t the only ones who the Enforcement Bureau has targeted lately. A licensee of two noncommercial educational broadcast stations (“NCEs”) in Arkansas recently agreed to pay $76,000 and...
Read moreAs broadcasters know, holding an FCC license is a privilege, not a right. It’s a reminder made plain thanks to a recent Commission Revocation Order (the “Order”), in which a...
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