In another sign of just how closely the FCC monitors contests conducted by broadcast stations, the FCC this week issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (a notice of a fine of $4000) to Nassau Broadcasting for being imprecise in the wording of the contest rules for a contest to be held at one of its stations. In the rules of the contest, the station stated th […]
Are you ready to file your next license renewal application? It seems like the last license renewal cycle just ended (in fact, the last cycle is not over, as evidenced by the fact that the FCC in the last week has released several decisions dealing with late-filed renewals from the last cycle, and many TV stations still have license renewals that have not b […]
Even though there has been a request to put on hold the FCC's EEO enforcement (about which we wrote here), filed by a prominent Washington DC organization that promotes the participation of minorities and new entrants in broadcast employment and ownership positions, the FCC today announced that it is launching another round of EEO audits - this time onl […]
While most of the FCC's political broadcasting rules have remain unchanged for almost 20 years, each year there are a few new wrinkles that arise, and seemingly a few misconceptions that make the rounds among advertising agencies that work with political candidates. One such misconception that seems to be circulating this year is that an ad for a state […]
The FCC recently fined a station $8500 for not having an operational EAS system for almost two years, and for not having a main studio that was manned during normal business hours. The EAS fine was evident, as the station did not dispute that it did not have an operational EAS system in place. It did, however, challenge the conclusion that it should be fine […]
We have an affiliate who is looking for a good used 1kW analog transmitter. I can retune Axcera from 27 to 44 if I have a filter on the shelf that will tune […]
Lamar, We actually use a Tandberg HD satellite receiver decoder at the University of Iowa to monitor a Tandberg encoder's (HD) ASI output for our coach's show. […]