FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ January 2019

By Scott R. Flick, Joseph A. Cohen and Warren Kessler Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This month’s issue includes: Headlines: Alabama FM Licensee Admits to On-Air Contest and Unauthorized Transfer of Control Violations Silicon Valley Start-Up Agrees to Pay $900,000 Penalty for Unauthorized Satellite Launches Michigan AM Licensee Faces Proposed $18,000 Fine and Reduced License Term for a Variety of Violations No-Win Situation: FM Licensee Settles with FCC Over On-Air Contest and Unauthorized Transfer of Control Violations The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau entered into a Consent Decree with the licensee of an Alabama FM radio station for violating the FCC’s rules governing on-air contests and transfers of control. The FCC regulates licensee-conducted contests in order to protect the public against…

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