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[citation needed] Deficit financing is an arrangement in which the network pays the studio that makes a show a license fee in exchange for the right to air the program. The license fee is in exchange for the right to air an episode a few times (as a first-run and rerun episode), and does not cover the complete cost of production. The studio ...
No fine was imposed, since the FCC believed there may have been some uncertainty as to the reach of the Carlin case, and that its Section 1464 indecency provisions were applied for the first time in a number of years. [2] Infinity was instead warned of the risk of fines or the loss of its broadcast license if violations occurred. [14]
On June 21, 2012, the Court decided the re-appeal narrowly, striking down the fines as unconstitutionally vague, but upholding the authority of the FCC to act in the interests of the general public when licensing broadcast spectrums to enforce decency standards, so long as they are not vague, without violating the First Amendment. [2]
In response to the FCC fines, all of the wireless carriers said they expect to appeal the decision. “The FCC order lacks both legal and factual merit,” AT&T said in a statement.
The FCC is an independent agency of the U.S. government appointed with the duty of allocating permission to businesses and individuals, the domestic (non-federal) use of wireless technologies. Since mid-2018, the FCC stated that ULS: ...simplifies the application and licensing processes and provides secure, world-wide access through the Internet.
On March 8, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined the station $3,500 for not filing their license renewal application by the deadline, and for operating after their license had expired. [3] [4] On May 31, 2023, the FCC cancelled WKJH-LP's license, due to the station having been silent since at least August 1, 2021.
The FCC regulates the affiliates, not the networks themselves or cable channels: The affiliates broadcast the networks' content, and cable does not transmit over public airwaves.
The FCC announced a proposed fine of $146,976 against ESPN for six apparent violations of the Emergency Alert System rules. According to the agency, ESPN transmitted (or caused the transmission of