FCC Fines WCXI(AM) $17,000

The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued a $17,000 fine against Birach Broadcasting for not fixing a gap in the fence enclosing the antenna for WCXI(AM) Fenton, Michigan, and failing to maintain and make available required program lists, a forfeiture order issued Tuesday said. Birach had argued that since it doesn't own the tower, it is not responsible for the fence, but the bureau disagreed. The fencing requirements apply to “AM licensees, not antenna structure owners,” the order said.