The Enforcement Bureau has two divisions charged with the responsibility of
handling complaints and other enforcement matters involving broadcast issues.
The Investigations and Hearing Division
handles complaints and other enforcement matters involving non-technical
broadcast issues such as broadcast of obscene and/or indecent material, hoaxes,
licensee-conducted contests, and
broadcast of telephone conversations. This Division also acts as trial staff
in Commission hearings.
The Spectrum Enforcement Division
handles complaints involving technical broadcast rules such as
interference, excessive power, construction and/or operation outside of the
scope of station authorization, and unlicensed operation of a broadcast
station.
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Broadcast of Obscene, Profane and/or Indecent Material
- DTV Enforcement
- Hoaxes
- Contests
- Broadcast of Telephone Conversations
- Public File Requirements
- Payola and Sponsorship Identification
- Broadcast Self-Inspection Checklists
- Unauthorized Operation
- Unauthorized Assignment/Transfer of Control of Licenses
- Emergency Alert System Information
- Antenna Structure Information
- Broadcast Interference
- Enhanced Underwriting for Non-commercial Broadcast Stations
- The FCC Enforcement Bureau: A Broadcaster's Guide
For further information on broadcast issues, please visit the Media
Bureau's web site at
www.fcc.gov/media-bureau.
For information on filing a broadcast-related complaint, click here:
Filing Broadcast Complaints
