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BALTIMORE, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced today that it had recently filed an opposition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) issued by the FCC on October 18, 2007. In the NAL, the FCC accused a number of Sinclair stations of failing to comply with disclosure rules regarding political announcements as a result of the broadcast by these stations of an episode of the nationally syndicated, public affairs program "America's Black Forum."
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AFCCE was founded in 1948 as a professional association of communications engineers practicing before the Federal Communications Commission. Engineering for broadcast stations in the AM, FM and TV services, for microwave, cellular radio, PCS, paging systems, cable systems and for satellite facilities are some of the areas in which AFCCE members offer their professional services. Associate membership is offered to technical personnel and to other professionals sharing an interest in the technical aspects of communications.
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Frequent reversals of policymaking can be seen in commission decisions as the economic and technical conditions warranted changes in regulatory policy. Before the present era of deregulation, the FCC had promulgated extremely complex and detailed technical and operating rules and regulations for broadcasters, but it ... gave licensees great latitude to determine what constituted service in the public interest based on local needs under its Ascertainment Policy. Once a station was licensed, the operator was required to monitor the technical, operational and programming aspects of the station. Files on all aspects of station operations had to be kept for several years. Today, under the general guidance of the "market," filing and renewal requirements for broadcasters are greatly reduced. However, when two or more applicants compete for the same license or when a Petition to Deny challenge is mounted, the commission makes a determination as to which of the competing applicants is best qualified to own and operate the broadcasting facility.
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[T]he FCC will be sending you a letter asking if you have constructed your station within the few months allowed by the Code of Federal Regulations.... Do you need more time? File an extension request in accordance with the FCC's Code of Federal Regulations. Call __________ today.
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A number of indecency cases have been brought by the FCC against radio stations for broadcasting material the commission felt was not appropriate for public airwaves. With the rise in satellite radio stations... it is likely that the FCC’s control over the radio will fade in much the same way it has in television.
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