A one-time only broadcast leads to a "multi-state cascade" of false alarms ... and a big penalty… Continue Reading
Hot on the heels of a $1.9 million fine for use of EAS tones in a movie ad, a report of a similar EAS-laden ad (supposedly for charcoal) is making the rounds.… Continue Reading
An expensive reminder that if there's no emergency, you shouldn't be transmitting EAS tones.… Continue Reading
In the Los Angeles market, Viacom is apparently carrying, on one of its HD streams, simulcast programming from a station it owns the San Bernadino market. One of Viacom's LA competitors thinks that that's against the FCC's rules, and has asked the Commission to say so.… Continue Reading
