Articles Posted in Emergency Alert System

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November 2008
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  • FCC Upholds $9,000 Fine for Noncommercial FM Radio Station Airing Advertisements
  • FCC Fines New York AM Radio Station $12,800 for Failing to Sign Off at Sunset, Failing to Maintain Daytime Operating Power, Failing to Maintain an Operational Emergency Alert System, and Failing to Maintain a Complete Public Inspection File

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March 2008
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  • FCC Fines Mississippi Radio Station for Broadcasting a Conversation Without First Informing the Other Party
  • Commission Fines Wyoming Radio Licensee $4,200 for Failing to Enclose Tower With an Effective Locked Fence
  • FCC Fines Louisiana Radio Licensee $10,000 for Tower Lighting and Operating Power Violations
  • FCC Fines Licensee of Florida Low Power FM Radio Station $6,400 for Emergency Alert System Violation

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Obligation to Provide Emergency Information to Persons with Hearing Disabilities

August 2007
Mindful of Hurricane Dean, and with three months left in this year’s hurricane season, it is imperative that television station broadcasters ensure they have adequate policies in place and reliable procedures tested to insure that persons with hearing disabilities have timely access to the emergency information that such stations have provided aurally in their programming.

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