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24 Jun

New FCC Leniency Policy for “Student Stations”

In the form of a “POLICY STATEMENT AND ORDER” (“PSO”), the FCC announced a new leniency policy for student run stations.  The policy is limited for “first-time violations of certain documentation requirements…”.  In the PSO, the FCC states that it will, “first afford the licensee an opportunity to negotiate a consent decree in which the […]

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22 Jan

FCC Fines Clear Channel for Contests

The FCC has fined clear channel for violating the regulations concerning broadcast contests.  If your FCC licensed station conducts contests, it must be familiar with the rules in order to stay out of trouble.  One of the more interesting aspects of this decision is that the contest was promoted over the air, but conducted via […]

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3 Nov

College Station Late Renewal Fine

Just another example of why you need to be on top of license renewal!  WCDE-FM Elkins WVhas fallen prey to another fine for not renewing on-time! RBR offers a summary… ” This regulatory drama dates back to 6/1/03, when the renewal application should have been filed with the Commission. The application still had not been […]

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8 Sep

Don’t Defy the FCC!

The FCC fined WRLE-LP, owned by Power Ministries, $5,ooo for problems associtated with its transmitter and then upped the amount by $7,000.  From the FCC Notice, ” In this case, we find that the violation was particularly egregious, warranting a $7,000 upward adjustment in the base forfeiture. The violation in this instance was particularly serious because […]

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31 Jul

Accidental EAS Test Generates Fine

While it is difficult to glean all of the details from the FCC order, it appears that an accidentally sent required weekly test resulted in a $5,000 fine. The triggering factor seems to be that the station had not taken proper steps to prevent an accidental activation of the EAS equipment.

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