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ESPN improperly used Emergency Alert System tones to draw attention to pending NBA broadcasts in 2023 and should be fined $146,976, the Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday.

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FCC proposes $146,976 fine for ESPN's improper use of emergency alert tones

ESPN "apparently willfully and repeatedly" violated FCC rules concerning the Emergency Alert System in an NBA promo spot last year.

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ESPN Faces FCC Fine for ‘Willful’ Violations of Emergency Alert System Rules, Agency Says

The FCC has proposed a fine of $146,976 against ESPN for six violations of Emergency Alert System rules. The agency cited an ESPN promo for the start of the 2023-24 NBA season that transmitted emergency signals. Agency rules prohibit such transmissions in an absence of an actual emergency. Loyaann A. Egal, the FCC’s enforcement bureau […]

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FCC Proposes Fine Against ESPN For Violation Of Emergency Alert Rules

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The proposed fine in the statutory maximum that the agency could have imposed for violating emergency alert system rules

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FCC Proposes $146,976 Fine Against ESPN for EAS Violations

The entertainment and sports programming network within the ABC arm of The Walt Disney Company could be on the hook for thousands of dollars in fines payable to the FCC for its apparent misuse of emergency tones during a promotional segment for the start of the 2023-2024 NBA season. Please Login to view this premium content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

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ESPN Handed Proposed FCC Fine For Emergency Alert Tone Violation | Radio & Television Business Report

ESPN is facing a hefty fine from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for inappropriately using Emergency Alert System (EAS) tones in a promotional segment. The FCC announced today a proposed fine of $146,976 against ESPN, Inc. for six apparent violations of EAS rules. The violations stem from a promotional spot for the 2023-2024 NBA season, […] The post FCC Slaps ESPN with $146,976 Fine for Misusing Emergency Alert System Tones appeared …

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FCC Slaps ESPN with $146,976 Fine for Misusing Emergency Alert System Tones

A sound technician with ESPN helps produce a telecast of a football game. (Photo by Maize & Blue Nation via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a $147,000 fine against the Walt Disney Company’s ESPN after the sports network utilized audio associated with the Emergency Alert System (EAS) in a promotional spot last year. The spot coincided with the start of the National Basketball Associ…

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FCC proposes $147,000 fine against ESPN for using EAS tones in promotional spots

ESPN has allegedly violated the rules of the Emergency Alert System and is facing FCC fines, according to a new report from Variety.  What’s Happening: ESPN has reportedly “apparently willfully and repeatedly” violated FCC rules regarding the Emergency Alert System (EAS) in an NBA promo spot last year. The FCC shared this news on Thursday, while […] The post ESPN Fined Over $140,000 For Alleged Violation Of FCC Emergency Alert Rules appeared fir…

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ESPN Fined Over $140,000 For Alleged Violation Of FCC Emergency Alert Rules

It's the third strike, yet all they get is a slap on the wrist? Sports broadcasting network ESPN faces a proposed fine for using emergency alert service (EAS) attention sounds without authorization - again, apparently. . . .

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FCC fines be damned, ESPN misuses emergency alert tones yet again

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The FCC proposed a $147K fine against Disney's ESPN after the network used Emergency Alert System tones in promotional spots in 2023; ESPN can appeal

FCC proposes $146,976 fine for ESPN's improper use of emergency alert tones

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