Broadcasters should always allow the FCC access for...

Broadcasters should always allow the FCC access for inspection to avoid fines, a broadcast attorney said. Pillsbury lawyer Christine Reilly referenced the $89,200 fine proposed by the FCC to Class A station WHPA Philadelphia (CD April 30 p13). The language used by the FCC in this particular notice of apparent liability “leaves no doubt that the commission was not happy with the licensee, particularly with what the FCC believed was blatant disregard for its authority,” she said in a blog post (http://bit.ly/1apzXs4). “The obvious lesson learned here is that if the FCC comes knocking at your door, let them in.”