EB Proposes Fines Against Townsquare, Gow Media for Contest Violations
The FCC Enforcement Bureau proposed penalties of $5,200 against Texas FM owners Gow Media and $6,000 for Townsquare Media for failing to award promised prizes to winners of radio contests, said notices of apparent liability Wednesday. Both enforcement actions were…
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triggered by complaints from snubbed 2016 contest winners. Townsquare’s KSII El Paso offered free Elton John tickets to the ninth caller, and GOW’s KFNC Mont Belvieu offered a vacation to a resort in Mexico to the winner of a fantasy football contest. Townsquare blamed the failure to provide the tickets on “human error” and gave its complainant free tickets to an Elton John concert in Las Vegas after receiving the letter of inquiry. Gow said the resort reneged on its commitment to provide the prize, and paid out $3,600 cash to its complainant after getting the LOI. EB said the stations' actions to address the situation after the fact don’t negate liability for breaking rules.