Top 10 FCC Violations

AVOIDING THE TOP 10 FCC VIOLATIONS (AND FINES)
[SOURCE: TVNewsDay, AUTHOR: Kathy Haley]
Many of the most infractions that provoke FCC warnings and fines aren't technical. Often they involve insufficient paperwork. Terrence Baun, president of Criterion Broadcast Services, ranked the top 10 FCC violations and reviewed how to avoid them. #7 Problems with the public file. A station’s engineer must maintain complete license renewal cards, ownership transfers and records of any special authorizations from the FCC. There must be a separate file for every station under license. Baun recommends keeping a file for each digital channel, although the law is currently unclear about whether this is required. #10 Emergency Alert System issues, including failure to send and receive EAS tests and activations without noting it in the log. The government is increasingly interested in the Emergency Alert System. Stations must have an EAS handbook and EAS must be in full auto mode while a station is operating unattended.
http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2006/09/28/daily.1/