FCC Upholds $25,000 Fine for Pacific Empire Radio Public File Violations
The FCC Enforcement Bureau denied Pacific Empire Radio's petition for reconsideration and upheld its forfeiture order of $25,000 for multiple violations of the public inspection file requirements, the bureau said in an opinion and order included in Monday's Daily Digest.…
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Pacific Empire Radio “willfully and repeatedly” violated Section 73.3526 of the rules, the bureau said. The commission indicated the importance of the public file rules by recently requiring the online posting of TV broadcast licensees’ public files (see 1502060061) “to ensure greater access by the public” and proposing the extension of this requirement to broadcast radio licensees, cable and satellite-TV operators and satellite radio licensees, the bureau said. Pacific Empire Radio didn't comment.