The FCC Media Bureau adopted a consent decree with the...
The FCC Media Bureau adopted a consent decree with the University of San Francisco and Classical Public Radio Network in San Francisco concerning the proposed assignment of the license for KUSF(FM) San Francisco from USF to CPRN. The decree stipulates…
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that the organizations violated rules that prohibit noncommercial educational stations from selling program time for a profit, the bureau said in an order (http://xrl.us/bna7yt). Both organizations will collectively make a $50,000 voluntary contribution to the U.S. Treasury, it said. The bureau’s investigation into the violations is terminated, it said. The entities violated the rules in connection with a public service operating agreement, bureau Chief Bill Lake said in a statement (http://xrl.us/bna7z2). USF agreed to allow the programmer “to provide substantially all of the programming for the station in return for a monthly payment that exceeded the station’s expenses,” he said. “I hope our action in this case will serve as a reminder of the need for complete accuracy in all application filings."