FCC “Timely-Filing” Consent Decree Rollout of Texas Broadcasters Continues

The FCC has announced another consent decree it has entered into with a Texas radio station licensee for Station Public Inspection File lapses self-admitted in stations’ license renewal filings.

KBEST Media LLC, licensee of KBST-AM/FM, revealed untimely public file uploads in the FCC station license renewal filed earlier this year. In each case, the station involved failed to timely upload elements of the political file component of the public file.

The FCC said the stations were not fined due in part to a lack of any history of prior offenses by the licensee.

Instead, the two stations in Big Spring voluntarily entered consent decrees with the FCC to implement a multi-pronged, comprehensive compliance plan to ensure future compliance with station online public inspection file obligations.

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