FCC Proposes $233,000 Fine Against Cumulus For Sponsorship Identification Violations

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://radioinsight.com/headlines/...us-for-sponsorship-identification-violations/

The FCC has proposed a $233,000 fine against Cumulus Media over multiple violations of sponsorship identification rules.

Cumulus had entered into a Consent Decree in 2016 to pay a $540,000 a civil penalty, enter into a compliance plan, and report any noncompliance with the sponsorship identification rules within 15 calendar days after discovery of such noncompliance for violations at 97.5 WOKQ Dover NH related to not identifying the sponsor of announcements. The new fine claims that in 2017 and 2018 seven Cumulus stations failed in twenty six instances to air such identifications and waited eight months to notify the FCC as required under the Consent Decree.

Six Michigan stations, WTKA and WWW Ann Arbor, WFBE and WTRX Flint, WDRQ and WDVD Detroit aired a non-complaint ad by Relevant Sports LLC over thirteen times on May 16, 2017 and were not reported to the FCC until January 2018. WMAC Macon GA ran a non-compliant spot for a gubernatorial candidate in May 2018.

WOKQ is one of the affected Cumulus stations getting the fine.

 

[Oldie919]

Just for clarification (it doesn't change the fine status).....isn't WOKQ now owned by Townsquare Media?
Nice to see this station has FINALLY (it appears....!) fixed their EAS system!
As the area's primary EAS outlet, tests and alerts sent out were NOT being received....my sources tell me it was an interface issue
between their EAS equipment and Zetta automation.....