FCC Enforcement Actions
Database covers 2018 to present.
CBS Broadcasting Inc.
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture
Date:
2019-09-09
File/Case/Docket Number:
EB-IHD-18-00027139
Proposed Forfeiture amount:
$272,000
Category:
TV Broadcast Licensee (other than LPTV)
Violation type:
False Emergency Alert System activation
FCC Bureau/Division involved:
Enforcement Bureau-Investigations and Hearings Division
FCC Document Number:
FCC-19-88
Rule/Law sections violated
- § 11.45 - Emergency Alert System (EAS) / Organization / Prohibition of false or deceptive EAS transmissions.
FCC Registration Number(s)
Amounts shown in NALs may not include forfeitures that were reduced upon a showing and reflected in a subsequent Forfeiture Order (FO). Forfeitures reduced or cancelled through a method other than a Forfeiture Order may not always reflect in the database.
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