FCC judge won’t review Standard General deal for TEGNA
The judge’s decision will effectively kill Standard General’s deal to acquire TEGNA.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the public utility regulatory arm of the United States federal government. Among other sectors, the FCC regulates broadcast television, broadcast radio, telecommunications companies and other utilities. The FCC is based in Washington, D.C.
The judge’s decision will effectively kill Standard General’s deal to acquire TEGNA.
The warnings are part of the FCC’s broad enforcement actions available under the PIRATE Act.
A federal appeals court denied a petition from Standard General that would have forced the FCC to vote on its proposed merger with broadcaster TEGNA. [Fierce Video]
The FCC has issued an updated version of its Emergency Alert System manual, which must be kept in EAS-receiving facilities.
The owner of Pennsylvania’s WQZS-FM was convicted of illegal surveillance, evidence tampering and other offenses nearly three years ago.
More than 100 commercial AM and FM radio stations went off the air over the last 12 months, according to the latest FCC report.
The FCC has sent a warning letter to an Oregon church accused of operating a pirate radio station.
The FCC has sent a warning letter to an Oregon church accused of operating a pirate radio station.
Standard General has filed a lawsuit against the FCC for referring its TEGNA deal to an administrative hearing.
The FCC has imposed $2.3 million in fines against three pirate radio operators in New York and Oregon.