[BC] The things licensees get away with...

[Sid Schweiger]

Tom Taggart writes:  "Now appearing on renewal forms across the nation is the "certification" required that "all contracts for the sale of advertising time carry non discrimination language." A rule that is impossible to comply with, unless, of course, the station is non-commercial, or just goes out of business. 
While this requirement is too new to generate fines (first renewal apps this cycle were June of last year), it has potential to keep the enforcement folks busy for years. 
Candor in this instance is potentially suicidal."

Nothing new.  The question "was everything required to be in the public file, placed there on time?" has been around for several renewal cycles and has, no doubt, resulted in a number of licensees committing perjury on their renewal applications.

"Honesty is the best policy," anyone?

Sid Schweiger
IT Manager, Entercom New England
20 Guest St / 3d Floor
Brighton MA  02135-2040