Obligation to Provide Emergency Information to Persons with Hearing Disabilities August 2007 Mindful of Hurricane Dean, and with three months left in this year’s hurricane season, it is imperative that television station broadcasters ensure they have adequate policies in place and reliable procedures tested to insure that persons with hearing…
June 2007 Topics include: FCC Fines Radio Station $4,200 for Lack of Effective Tower Fences FCC Fines Television Station After Discovering Deserted Main Studio FCC Fines Radio Station for Airing Prank Phone Call FCC Officially Increases Maximum Fine for Indecency and Profanity A PDF version of this entire article can…
4/13/2007 The FCC today released four Orders adopting Consent Decrees with CBS Radio, Citadel Broadcasting Corporation (“Citadel”), Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (“Clear Channel”), and Entercom Communications Corp. (“Entercom”). Pursuant to the Consent Decrees, the broadcasters agreed to pay a combined $12.5 million to close investigations into possible violations of the…