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Protecting Broadcasters and the Public; Tower Safety and Other Broadcast Security Reminders February 20, 2023

As broadcasters are well aware, the FCC and FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) specify various actions broadcasters must take to ensure that the public is adequately protected from the radio frequency...

Updated Tower Construction Guidance Following Northern Long-Eared Bat Classification as “Endangered” February 10, 2023

Are you planning a new tower project or do you currently have one in pre-construction? If so, according to a recent FCC Public Notice you may have one more thing...

$125,000 Fine Imposed for FM Station’s Violations of Antenna Structure, Contest, and Live Broadcast Rules December 21, 2020

A Florida FM station’s recent slate of FCC rule violations have been resolved by a Consent Decree (the “Decree”) that levels the highest fine discussed in this “Eye on Enforcement”...

Broadcaster Agrees to Pay Seven-Figure Penalty to Settle Allegations of Violations of FCC’s Antenna Safety Rules January 28, 2020

A broadcaster agreed to pay more than a million dollars as part of a Consent Decree (the “Consent Decree”) entered into earlier this month to resolve multiple alleged violations of...

FCC Adopts Rules Governing Reimbursement Program for LPTV/TV Translator Stations and FM Stations Displaced by Repack March 18, 2019

The FCC voted at its open meeting last week to approve a Report and Order (“Order”) (a draft of which is available here) that adopts rules for how (i) LPTV and...