Christian Radio Station Fined

The FCC is slapping a Christian radio station near Columbus, Ohio with a whopping $9000 fine. WCVZ-FM is a noncommercial station owned by Christian Voice of Central Ohio. Announcements the station aired for Tastee Freeze and Prindle-GMAC Real Estate violated Commission rules about not running commercial announcements on-the-air. Sponsorships are allowed on noncommercial radio stations but the rules are strict. The Tastee Freeze messages said the product was “tastefully decorated”. Listeners were told that Prindle is “all about family” and “love selling real estate”. The plugs were run 3000 times in 15 months.