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		<title>That FCC Fine is How Much?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Barry Mishkind [June 2026] When the folks from the Enforcement Bureau show up at the door, it sure can be hard on the heart and nerves. The reason is easy to explain: whether it is a full technical inspection or one of those “EAS/Tower fence and light visits” from the “Enforcement Specialists,” the result [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Do We Still Need the ABIP?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 03:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[June 2024] The FCC executed agreements with state broadcast associations in 2003, which began the Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program, or ABIP. By 2010, a quarter of radio and half of the TV stations were participating, most receiving a Certificate of Compliance, which shielded them from most random inspections for three years.  More recently, participation in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Does The FCC Know Where Your Station Is? Do You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[August 2022] When an FCC Field Agent or an Alternate Broadcast Inspector comes calling to inspect a station, they start by bringing up the coordinates from the FCC database. Then they check their GPS receiver. Sometimes, it is funny what they find. You likely have heard some of those stories about how a radio inspector [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Quarterly Issues &#038; Programs Reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ [February 2021] We all know that properly handling station paperwork is necessary to keep the FCC happy. But, as with all relationships with the government, questions come up. Ken Benner would like to help with the quarterly chore: the Issues and Programs List. Without question, the Issues and Programs List was the number one FCC [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tower Tales From The Inspection Trail</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 22:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[December 2020] Does your station use a tower to transmit? Then you probably know that you have to meet certain FCC and FAA rules, and conduct regular inspections to ensure compliance. Regular inspections can help you keep everything in top order. Broadcast towers have long played an important part of the Alternative FCC Inspection Program [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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