Tegna Settles for $55,000 Over Broadcasting False EAS Tones
The FCC reached a $55,000 settlement with Tegna over false broadcast of emergency alert system tones by WTLV Jacksonville, Florida, said a consent decree released Tuesday. The company will admit to misusing the EAS tones and implement a compliance plan.…
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The matter was kicked off by an August complaint about WTLV airing an advertisement for the Jacksonville Jaguars that used an EAS tone “accompanied by the sounds of howling winds and thunder claps” and a voice saying, “This is an emergency broadcast transmission. This is not a test. Please remain calm. Seek shelter,” an FCC news release said. The ad was broadcast four times before a WTLV staff member informed station management of the rule violation.