FCC Proposes $146,976 EAS Fine for ESPN Promo

ESPN faces a proposed $146,976 fine for using emergency alert system tones in a promo spot that ran repeatedly in October 2023 touting the start of the 2023-2024 National Basketball Association season, an FCC Enforcement Bureau notice of apparent liability said Thursday. FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington, who has said he would dissent from monetary forfeitures until the agency examines the boundaries of its enforcement authority (see 2409060054), dissented. ESPN didn't comment.