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6 November 2015

Does the FCC Care About Ratings Manipulation?

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Throughout the years, the FCC has, at times, regulated radio ratings manipulation and distortion. But do FCC officials still care? And if they don't, what are the consequences for stations that distort ratings numbers?
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Throughout the years, the FCC has, at times, regulated radio ratings manipulation and distortion. But do FCC officials still care? And if they don't, what are the consequences for stations that distort ratings numbers?

Womble Carlyle telecom attorney John Garziglia examines that question, and looks at the history of FCC involvement in radio ratings manipulation, in a new article in Radio Ink.

Click here to read the full article in Radio Ink.

John Garziglia represents radio and television broadcasters, offering personalized assistance in all areas of communications and telecommunications law including transactional and contract negotiations for broadcast station mergers and acquisitions, the securing of financing, governmental auctions of new frequencies, license renewals, new stations applications, facility changes, facility upgrades, licensing, and compliance with FCC rules, regulations and policies.

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Follow John Garziglia on Twitter at @JohnGarziglia.

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