FCC Fines

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  • The FCC’s Media Bureau released a Public Notice reminding commercial and noncommercial broadcasters of their upcoming obligation to file biennial
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  • The FCC’s Media Bureau entered into a Consent Decree with the licensee of an Illinois Class A television station in
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  • In the last two license renewal cycles, more fines have been issued for full-power stations violating the requirement that they
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  • The FCC released its Report and Order setting the annual regulatory fees that broadcasters must pay for 2023. The Order
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  • FEMA and the FCC announced that this year’s Nationwide EAS Test is scheduled for October 4, 2023 (with a back-up
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  • Around this time of year, the FCC typically issues a Public Notice reminding TV broadcasters, cable operators, satellite television services,
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While there are certainly policy issues throughout the media industry, it is often the small, routine issues that trip up broadcasters.  In the last week, there have been two public notices worth noting – one announcing the final transition of broadcast applications to the LMS database, and a second reminding broadcasters that Biennial Ownership Reports…