$15,000 FCC Fine Proposed for Underwriting Announcements that Were Too Commercial

By |2020-07-06T21:57:34-05:00July 6th, 2020|Legal News|

When do noncommercial stations stray from permissible acknowledgment of those local businesses that provide funding for its operations to impermissible commercials?  That question was addressed in a Notice of Apparent Liability issued by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau on Thursday, proposing a $15,000 fine for a low power FM station whose underwriting announcements were deemed too... Continue Reading…