Broadcasters’ public inspection files serve little purpose becaus...
Broadcasters’ public inspection files serve little purpose because few people read the documents they contain, said WZVN-TV Naples-Ft. Myers, Fla. in an FCC filing. It said the Commission’s “public file rule involves a vast amount of paperwork and time…
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and effort [with]…virtually non-existent use of public inspection files by the public.” The FCC has been cracking down on broadcaster violations of public file rules, industry lawyers said. The Commission has more frequently fined TV stations for not making updated data publicly available, said broadcast lawyer Jerome Boros: “It’s very costly not to pay attention to the maintenance of these public files because you are very likely nowadays to be paying a couple thousand dollars or more.” In the past, he said, “frequently it was a slap on the wrist.” The FCC last week disclosed more than $80,000 in broadcast fines against stations whose licenses were renewed at the same time (CD June 9 p16).