Scripps Reaches $1.13 Million Consent Decree Over Tower Lighting
Scripps Broadcasting agreed to a $1.13 million settlement with the FCC Enforcement Bureau over tower lighting violations, said an order and consent decree released Monday. Scripps’s predecessor in owning the towers -- Cordillera Communications -- failed to do daily lighting…
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inspections, neglected to completely log lightning failures and didn’t notify the FCC in time of the acquisition of two antenna structures, the order said. Scripps agreed to accept liability for the violations when it bought 10 stations from Cordillera in 2019 (see 1904040078). “This action will help promote aviation safety near antenna structures,” said the Enforcement Bureau. The violations were discovered during an investigation of a 2018 collision between a small aircraft and one of the towers. No evidence was found connecting the crash to the violations. The 11 towers involved in the violation are in California, Louisiana, Kentucky, Montana and Texas. Scripps has to implement a compliance plan, file reports for two years, and report future violations within 15 days of discovery.