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Media Bureau Proposes $13,000 Forfeiture for Entravision

The FCC Media Bureau proposed a $13,000 forfeiture for an Entravision Class A TV station that constructed and began operating its post-repacking facilities without filing a timely license to cover the application and with an expired construction permit, said an…

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order and notice of apparent liability in Thursday’s Daily Digest. The application wasn’t filed due to “an administrative oversight,” said the NAL. KTFV-CD McAllen, Texas, has operated without authorization on its post-auction channel since March 2020, the NAL said. “While the Licensee did notify the Commission upon recognizing its error, we believe the base forfeiture amount is reasonable given the lengthy period of time the Station engaged in unauthorized operation and the fact that Entravision, as the licensee of over 100 television and radio stations, should be well versed in the Commission’s rules,” the NAL said.