Media Bureau Proposes $16,500 Penalty for Translator
The FCC Media Bureau proposed a $16,500 forfeiture for Shelby Broadcast for operating a translator station at variance from its FCC authorization and for not disclosing the unauthorized operation, according to an order and notice of apparent liability in Wednesday's…
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Daily Digest. The proposed penalty concerns translator W252BE Tarrant, Alabama, which Shelby allegedly operated at a different height and power level than authorized since a cable was severed in 2015, the order said. Shelby didn’t renew a grant of special temporary authority for the translator, and the matter was brought to the FCC’s attention by repeated filings and interference complaints from broadcaster Marble City Media. Marble City also petitioned against the renewal of Shelby’s license, but the order authorizes the station’s renewal. “We find no evidence of violations that, when considered together, evidence a pattern of abuse,” the filing said.