This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 26, 2022 to April 1, 2022

By |2022-04-03T09:57:53-05:00April 3rd, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The US House of Representatives, in a bipartisan vote, passed the MORE Act, a bill to decriminalize marijuana at the... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 26, 2022 to April 1, 2022

By |2022-04-03T09:57:53-05:00April 3rd, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The US House of Representatives, in a bipartisan vote, passed the MORE Act, a bill to decriminalize marijuana at the... Continue Reading…

FCC Consent Decree Requires $1,130,000 Payment to Settle Issues About Monitoring Tower Lights – Are You Doing What’s Required?

By |2020-01-16T09:52:07-06:00January 16th, 2020|Legal News|

Earlier this week, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau released an Order approving a consent decree with Scripps Broadcasting where Scripps agreed to pay a penalty of $1,130,000 for perceived violations of the FCC’s rules requiring tower light monitoring for towers used by a number of TV stations that it had recently purchased.  The company also agreed... Continue Reading…

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