FCC Enforcement Monitor August 2024

By |2024-08-28T11:07:37-05:00August 28th, 2024|Legal News|

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This month’s issue includes: Florida Radio Station Faces $14,000 Proposed Fine for Contest Rule Violations $6,500 Fines Targeted at Mississippi and Tennessee FM Translators for Late-Filed License Renewal […]

FCC Enforcement Monitor April 2024

By |2024-04-30T12:19:43-05:00April 30th, 2024|Legal News|

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: FCC Proposes $8,000 Fine for Contest Rule Violations Business Communications Company Settles Business Radio Investigation by Agreeing to Compliance Plan and $100,000 Penalty FCC […]

FCC Enforcement Monitor March 2022

By |2022-03-24T14:43:02-05:00March 24th, 2022|Legal News|

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: LPTV Owner Pays $250,000 for Abusing FCC’s Licensing Processes FCC Proposes $32,000 Fine for Radio EEO Violations Florida Radio Station Receives $20,000 Proposed Fine for […]

FOX NFL Pre-Game Emergency Alert Tone Puts Affiliates in a Difficult Position

By |2021-11-29T14:17:25-06:00November 29th, 2021|Legal News|

As the trades have reported, a rather unusual spot appearing to be a FOX NFL promo aired during yesterday’s NFL pre-game show.  What made it particularly unusual was that it included an EAS-like tone, and had a URL at the bottom of the screen for “WWW.FOXNFLEMERGENCYALERT.COM.”  That URL currently links to a “Let’s Go Brandon” […]

FOX NFL Pre-Game Emergency Alert Tone Puts Affiliates in a Difficult Position

By |2021-11-29T14:17:25-06:00November 29th, 2021|Legal News|

As the trades have reported, a rather unusual spot appearing to be a FOX NFL promo aired during yesterday’s NFL pre-game show.  What made it particularly unusual was that it included an EAS-like tone, and had a URL at the bottom of the screen for “WWW.FOXNFLEMERGENCYALERT.COM.”  That URL currently links to a “Let’s Go Brandon” […]

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ December 2020

By |2020-12-31T14:15:18-06:00December 31st, 2020|Legal News|

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This month’s issue includes: Texas Wholesaler Fined $22,000 for Using Signal Jamming Device Florida Broadcaster Hit with $125,000 Penalty Over Allegations of Antenna Lighting and Contest Rule Violations FCC […]

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ July 2020

By |2020-07-27T15:12:44-05:00July 27th, 2020|Legal News|

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This month’s issue includes: FCC Settles with Six Major Radio Groups Over Political File Violations Texas Radio Stations Face Proposed Fines for Contest Rule Violations $15,000 Fine Proposed for […]

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ January 2019

By |2019-01-31T10:42:22-06:00January 31st, 2019|Legal News|

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This month’s issue includes: Headlines: Alabama FM Licensee Admits to On-Air Contest and Unauthorized Transfer of Control Violations Silicon Valley Start-Up Agrees to Pay $900,000 Penalty for Unauthorized Satellite […]

The FCC Has Written Good Contest Rules, Now You Should Too

By |2016-02-15T20:36:54-06:00February 15th, 2016|Legal News|

The FCC’s new Licensee-Conducted Contest Rule became effective this past Friday.  Under the new rule, a broadcast licensee conducting a contest still has the obligation to disclose the material terms of the contest “fully and accurately” and to conduct the contest substantially as announced.  However, as we wrote last September, the new rule allows broadcasters to […]

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