The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau today handed out fines to three TV shows and a radio company for “misusing” the Emergency Alert System or Wireless Emergency Alert tones. FCC rules prohibit the use of ...

The FCC on Monday released a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture to CBS for its use of a “modified version” of actual EAS codes and Attention Signal in an April 2018 episode of “Young Sheldon.

No less than three Emergency Alert System violations against the parent of one of the nation’s Big Four broadcast television networks have been resolved with the signing of a Consent Decree by the ...

Yesterday, the FCC released a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture against CBS for false EAS alerting, which is FCC-speak for “CBS, tell us why we shouldn’t fine you $272,000 for airing a fake ...

Oct. 17 (UPI) --ESPN improperly used Emergency Alert System tones to draw attention to pending NBA broadcasts in 2023 and should be fined $146,976, the Federal Communications Commission announced ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Communications Commission Enforcement Bureau said Paramount Global is being fined $244,952 for violations of emergency alerting rules and the company has entered into a ...

In a public notice, the FCC said it has seen a “recent string of cyber intrusions against various radio broadcasters” that ...

The Federal Communications Commission has announced a proposed fine of $20,000 against Entercom for broadcasting an Emergency Alert System tone in 2018 during a skit on WNEW(FM) just hours before ...

Agency flags hijacks of insecure studio-to-transmitter gear after attackers pipe in fake alerts and vulgar audio Malicious ...

As a reminder, on October 4, 2023, at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a ...

Emergency alerting continues to be a priority for the Federal Communication Commission. It has adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking designed to strengthen the nation’s Emergency Alert System by ...