The FCC ordered a $9,000 forfeiture for Bruno...
The FCC ordered a $9,000 forfeiture for Bruno Goodworth Network over its Weirton, W.Va., TV station WJPW’s failure to electronically file children’s TV reports for 21 quarters, said a forfeiture order released Thursday (http://bit.ly/18qCbZe). The Media Bureau had proposed a…
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fine of $12,000, but the amount was reduced in the order because the “proposed forfeiture amount would cause financial hardship to the station,” the order said. Bruno Goodworth Network had argued that its filing problems were caused by “funding and staff limitations,” but this was “not a mitigating circumstance,” the order said. The station still has the option to avoid the forfeiture by agreeing to revert to low-power status, the order said. The FCC also proposed a total of $27,000 in fines for other TV stations missing deadlines to file children’s programming reports. Media Bureau notices of apparent liability in the cases were released Thursday. ZGS Broadcasting faces a proposed $9,000 penalty because Orlando station WTMO didn’t file on time for seven quarters and didn’t include the violations in its license renewal application (http://bit.ly/15PC7hY). ZGS also faces a proposed $15,000 fine over similar violations by Melbourne, Fla., station WMVJ, which missed filing deadlines for 19 quarters and then failed to report the violations in its renewal application (http://bit.ly/1aUQbLM). Convergence Entertainment faces a proposed $3,000 fine because W17CI in Claremont, N.H., missed filing deadlines and didn’t respond to a letter requesting information about children’s television reports (http://bit.ly/1aUQJRJ).