Entravision Reaches $30,000 Consent Decree With Media Bureau

Entravision reached a $30,000 settlement with the FCC Media Bureau over KXFX Brownsville, Texas, failing to fulfill its Class A obligations and breaking public file rules, said an order and consent decree released Tuesday. KXFX was off the air for much of the time between June 22, 2010, and May 29, 2012, the consent decree said. The outage was caused by “unique facts attendant to its border location, and the limited availability of operating channels owing to the operation of authorized Mexican broadcast stations,” Entravision told the bureau, according to the consent decree. Under the settlement, the bureau will cease proceedings to downgrade the station to low-power status, and Entravision will fulfill its public file requirements going forward.