FCC Proposes $41,000 In Station Fines

FCC PROPOSES $41,000 IN STATION FINES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The FCC Monday proposed fining five TV stations a collective $41,000 for violating ad limits in kids TV shows and public filing omissions. It is a clear signal to stations that the FCC expects them to do a better job of accounting for their programming for children and others. The biggest proposed fine was $15,000 levied against Acme Television's WBUI in Decatur, Ill. for "willful and repeated" violations of the limit on the number of commercial minutes in kids programming. The current limit is 10.5 minutes per hour on weekends, 12 minutes on weekdays. The station was cited for the following: four overages of 90 seconds, one overage of two minutes and four violations for airing program-length commercials. Acme attributed most of the overages to human error and mechanical error.
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