FCC Reminds Broadcasters of Their Public Interest Obligations
FCC Reminds Broadcasters of Their Public Interest Obligations
admin 2026/06/08 18:45Public notice says the government could get ‘billions’ by auctioning broadcast spectrum and asserted its the power to yank licenses for ‘engaging in news distortion'.
WASHINGTON—In a wide-ranging Public Notice reminding broadcasters of their public interest obligations, the Federal Communications Commission stressed that “spectrum auctions routinely bring in billions of dollars for the same spectrum broadcasters use for free” and insisted that the agency has the authority to investigate, fine and potentially remove broadcast licenses for violations of broadcast public interest obligations.
Those public interest obligations include the requirement that "broadcasters are also prohibited from engaging in news distortion," the agency noted.
Though not signed and not explicitly issued in response to any given criticism, the document amounts to an unusual...
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WASHINGTON—In a wide-ranging Public Notice reminding broadcasters of their public interest obligations, the Federal Communications Commission stressed that “spectrum auctions routinely bring in billions of dollars for the same spectrum broadcasters use for free” and insisted that the agency has the authority to investigate, fine and potentially remove broadcast licenses for violations of broadcast public interest obligations.
Those public interest obligations include the requirement that "broadcasters are also prohibited from engaging in news distortion," the agency noted.
Though not signed and not explicitly issued in response to any given criticism, the document amounts to an unusual...
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