$4000 fine for radio station’s misleading contest announcements

13 March 2013 · blog · Weird Wonderful World of Radio

The FCC has fined a Boston radio station $4000 for broadcasting misleading announcements about the nature of the prize to be awarded in a station contest.  The contest was promoted on WMJX-FM as an o...

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