$35,000 FCC Fine for TV Station that Tapes Telephone Conversations for News Broadcast Without Prior Permission

By |2014-11-30T22:14:24-06:00November 30th, 2014|Legal News|

In a Consent Decree released the day after Thanksgiving, the FCC agreed to accept a payment of a $35,000 penalty from a former television licensee for recording two telephone conversations for inclusion in a newscast, where the station called an outside party and recorded those conversations for inclusion in the newscast – before getting permission … Continue Reading