The FCC found CBS’s WBAV(FM) Gastonia, N.C., apparently liable for...
The FCC found CBS’s WBAV(FM) Gastonia, N.C., apparently liable for $10,000 for failing to run its “Carolina Cuties” on-air contest in accordance with agency rules, an Enforcement Bureau notice of apparent liability said (http://xrl.us/bnms9b). The bureau began its investigation after…
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receiving a complaint from an entrant in the contest who was allegedly given misleading information about the contest’s final voting deadline in e-mails on the station’s website, the notice said. “Although CBS’s on air announcements technically covered the Contest’s material terms ... the Station’s website and e-mail announcements conflicted with its broadcast announcements, thus confusing and misleading the public."