Media Bureau Proposes $18,000 Forfeiture for Silent Translator
A Dothan, Alabama, AM licensee faces a proposed forfeiture of $18,000 for originating programming on an FM translator, and relocating and going silent without permission, said an FCC Media Bureau notice of apparent liability and order Wednesday. Alabama Media’s translator…
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station originated its own sports programming for several days and filed for a construction permit and special temporary authority only after a visit from FCC inspectors, the NAL said. Alabama Media’s translator was silent for 11 weeks, the NAL aid. “Considering the extensive and egregious nature of the apparent violations here, we believe that no downward adjustment is warranted." The bureau rejected for a lack of evidence an interference complaint and allegations Alabama Media was violating local ownership rules.