FCC Enforcement Actions

Database covers 2018 to present.


Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

Consent Decree

Date:
2019-09-04

Civil penalty and/or settlement amount:
$109,076

Category:
TV Broadcast Licensee (other than LPTV)

Violation type:
Children's programming

FCC Bureau/Division involved:
Media Bureau

FCC Document Number:
FCC-19-85

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Rule/Law sections violated

  • § 73.671 - Radio Broadcast Services / Television Broadcast Stations / Educational and informational programming for children.
  • § 73.3526(e)(11)(iii) - Radio Broadcast Services / Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations / Online public inspection file of commercial stations.
  • § 73.673 - Radio Broadcast Services / Television Broadcast Stations / Public information initiatives regarding educational and informational programming for children.

FCC Registration Number(s)

Broadcast Facility IDs

(current call sign for facility shown)

  • 33440 - KARK-TV : LITTLE ROCK, AR
  • 65370 - KFDX-TV : WICHITA FALLS, TX

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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