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 [1]
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 [2]
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 [3]
- DTV Enforcement [4]
- Hoaxes [5]
- Contests [6]
- Broadcast of Telephone Conversations [7]
- Public File Requirements [8]
- Payola and Sponsorship Identification [9]
- Broadcast Self-Inspection Checklists [10]
- Unauthorized Operation [11]
- Unauthorized Assignment/Transfer of Control of Licenses [12]
- Emergency Alert System Information [13]
- Antenna Structure Information [14]
- Broadcast Interference [15]
- Enhanced Underwriting for Non-commercial Broadcast Stations [16]
- The FCC Enforcement Bureau: A Broadcaster's Guide [17]
For further information on broadcast issues, please visit the Media
Bureau's web site at
www.fcc.gov/media-bureau [18].
For information on filing a broadcast-related complaint, click here:
Filing Broadcast Complaints [19]