Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page
Industry:
media
Penalty Total since 2000:
$141,395,655
Number of Records:
174
Note:
The total includes only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The penalty dollar total above is adjusted to account for the fact that the list of entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. Duplicate penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
| Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Penalty $ | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| Hearst | $27,041,995 | 7 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group | $22,920,321 | 6 |
| Digital First Media | $22,129,797 | 11 |
| RELX Group | $16,819,299 | 4 |
| CBS | $8,152,815 | 7 |
| Entercom Communications Corp. | $7,615,000 | 6 |
| iHeartMedia | $7,467,329 | 15 |
| Advance Publications | $5,881,000 | 2 |
| Cumulus Media | $3,667,978 | 8 |
| Cox Enterprises | $3,528,647 | 15 |
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| Company | Parent | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Communications dba Orange County Register | Digital First Media | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-state | $22,000,000 |
| Hearst Corporation | Hearst | consumer protection violation | 2001 | FTC | $19,000,000 |
| ChoicePoint, Inc. | RELX Group | consumer protection violation | 2006 | FTC | $15,000,000 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group | Sinclair Broadcast Group | telecommunications violation | 2017 | FCC | $13,376,200 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group | Sinclair Broadcast Group | telecommunications violation | 2016 | FCC | $9,495,000 |
| CBS Broadcasting, Inc. | CBS | employment discrimination | 2000 | EEOC | $8,000,000 |
| Conde Nast | Advance Publications | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,850,000 |
| Hearst Corporation | Hearst | premerger notification violation | 2001 | FTC | $4,000,000 |
| Hearst Corp. | Hearst | premerger notification violation | 2001 | DOJ_ANTITRUST | $4,000,000 |
| Entercom Communications | Entercom Communications Corp. | telecommunications violation | 2007 | FCC | $4,000,000 |
| Clear Channel Communications | iHeartMedia | telecommunications violation | 2007 | FCC | $3,500,000 |
| Lee Publications | Lee Enterprises | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,200,000 |
| CBS Radio | Entercom Communications Corp. | telecommunications violation | 2007 | FCC | $3,000,000 |
| Belo Corp. | A.H. Belo | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $2,500,000 |
| Citadel Broadcasting | Cumulus Media | telecommunications violation | 2007 | FCC | $2,000,000 |
| Cox Enterprises Inc. | Cox Enterprises | benefit plan administrator violation | 2014 | EBSA | $1,986,918 |
| Clear Channel Communications | iHeartMedia | telecommunications violation | 2004 | FCC | $1,750,000 |
| Kaplan Higher Education | Graham Holdings | False Claims Act | 2015 | USAO | $1,300,000 |
| Sirius XM Radio | Sirius XM Holdings | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,297,350 |
| LexisNexis Risk Solutions | RELX Group | employment discrimination | 2017 | OFCCP | $1,245,000 |
| iHeart Communications Inc. | iHeartMedia | telecommunications violation | 2015 | FCC | $1,000,000 |
| Univision Radio | Univision Communications | telecommunications violation | 2010 | FCC | $1,000,000 |
| Kaplan Inc. | Graham Holdings | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,000,000 |
| Cumulus Media | Cumulus Media | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $923,133 |
| Clear Channel Communications | iHeartMedia | telecommunications violation | 2004 | FCC | $755,000 |
| Scholastic Inc. | Scholastic Corp. | consumer protection violation | 2005 | FTC | $710,000 |
| Chicago Tribune Company | Tribune Publishing | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $660,000 |
| DAYTON NEWSPAPERS, INC. D/B/A COX OHIO PUBLISHING | Cox Enterprises | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $599,537 |
| Cox Communications | Cox Enterprises | telecommunications violation | 2015 | FCC | $595,000 |
| Cumulus Media | Cumulus Media | telecommunications violation | 2016 | FCC | $540,000 |
| Careerbuilder.com | Tegna | wage and hour violation | 2006 | WHD | $524,216 |
| Univision Services Inc. | Univision Communications | fraud | 2010 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $500,000 |
| Southern Progress Corporation | Meredith | consumer protection violation | 2002 | FTC | $500,000 |
| Detroit Newspapers f/k/a Detroit Newspaper Agency | Gannett | labor relations violation | 2007 | NLRB | $369,981 |
| Infinity Broadcasting | Entercom Communications Corp. | telecommunications violation | 2003 | FCC | $357,500 |
| Emmis Communications | Emmis Communications | telecommunications violation | 2004 | FCC | $300,000 |
| Reed Elsevier, Inc. | RELX Group | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $292,379 |
| Elsevier, Inc. | RELX Group | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $281,920 |
| Detroit Newspapers f/k/a Detroit Newspaper Agency | Gannett | labor relations violation | 2007 | NLRB | $226,772 |
| Entercom Communications | Entercom Communications Corp. | telecommunications violation | 2004 | FCC | $220,000 |
| Detroit Newspapers f/k/a Detroit Newspaper Agency | Gannett | labor relations violation | 2007 | NLRB | $157,615 |
| O'Reilly Media, Inc. | O'Reilly Media | wage and hour violation | 2011 | WHD | $150,233 |
| Metro Networks Communications, Inc. and Westwood One, Inc. | iHeartMedia | employment discrimination | 2003 | EEOC | $150,000 |
| Westwood One Broadcast Services, Inc. d/b/a Metro Networks, Inc. | Cumulus Media | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $130,000 |
| Clear Channel d/b/a Capstar | iHeartMedia | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $125,394 |
| Union-Tribune Publishing Company | Tribune Publishing | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $120,000 |
| Journal Broadcast Corporation | E.W. Scripps | telecommunications violation | 2014 | FCC | $115,000 |
| CBS Studio Center | CBS | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $100,000 |
| WKYC-TV, Inc. | Tegna | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $100,000 |
| Metro Networks | iHeartMedia | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $94,368 |
| ARVATO DIGITAL SERVICES, LLC | Bertelsmann | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $86,800 |
| North American Midway Entertainment Southeast | Townsquare Media | wage and hour violation | 2015 | MA-AGFLD | $80,617 |
| Detroit Newspapers f/k/a Detroit Newspaper Agency | Gannett | labor relations violation | 2007 | NLRB | $78,034 |
| Des Moines Register and Tribune | Gannett | labor relations violation | 2007 | NLRB | $71,001 |
| Cox Com. Inc. d/b/a Cox Communications Oklahoma City | Cox Enterprises | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $70,000 |
| CoxCom, Inc. | Cox Enterprises | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $69,868 |
| TEGNA | Tegna | telecommunications violation | 2017 | FCC | $55,000 |
| Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. d/b/a Post-Crescent | Gannett | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $54,000 |
| Detroit Newspapers f/k/a Detroit Newspaper Agency | Gannett | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $53,001 |
| Gannett Company, Inc. and Gannett Media Technologies, Inc. | Gannett | employment discrimination | 2013 | EEOC | $49,900 |
| GANNETT CO. INC. | Gannett | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $48,996 |
| COX ENTERPRISES, INC. | Cox Enterprises | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $45,500 |
| Journal Register East, Inc. | Digital First Media | wage and hour violation | 2003 | WHD | $44,750 |
| Radio License Holding XI, LLC | Cumulus Media | telecommunications violation | 2014 | FCC | $44,000 |
| GANNETT PUBLISHING SERVICES INC | Gannett | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $39,555 |
| Detroit Newspaper Agency | Gannett | labor relations violation | 2007 | NLRB | $36,000 |
| Cox Enterprises, through its subsidiary Cox Television and WFTV-TV Holdings, Inc. | Cox Enterprises | labor relations violation | 2002 | NLRB | $35,298 |
| Cox Communications Gulf Coast, L.L.C. | Cox Enterprises | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $35,000 |
| Cox Enterprises, Inc., Media General and Knight Rider, individually and as Partners, d/b/a SP Newsprint Co. f/k/a Southeast Paper Manufacturing Co. | Cox Enterprises | labor relations violation | 2001 | NLRB | $35,000 |
| Newark Morning Ledger Co. | Advance Publications | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $31,000 |
| Clear Channel and/or AM/FM, Inc., d/b/a WVAZ-FM | iHeartMedia | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $30,000 |
| Univision Communication Inc. | Univision Communications | wage and hour violation | 2006 | WHD | $28,540 |
| Univision Radio License Corporation | Univision Communications | telecommunications violation | 2005 | FCC | $28,000 |
| Infinity Broadcasting Operations | Entercom Communications Corp. | telecommunications violation | 2004 | FCC | $27,500 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group d/b/a WGME-TV 13 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $27,000 |
| GANNETT CO. | Gannett | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $26,550 |
| Kaplan Inc | Graham Holdings | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $25,281 |
| Dow Jones & Company, Inc. | News Corp. | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $25,000 |
| Knoxville News-Sentinel Company | Gannett | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $25,000 |
| O'Reilly Media Inc. | O'Reilly Media | wage and hour violation | 2011 | WHD | $24,080 |
| GANNETT CO., INC. | Gannett | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $24,000 |
| NORTH AMERICAN MIDWAY ENTERTAINMENT-ASTRO AMUSEMENT, LLC | Townsquare Media | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $23,282 |
| HEARST MEDIA SERVICES CONNECTICUT, LLC | Hearst | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $23,000 |
| Gannett Company Inc | Gannett | wage and hour violation | 2014 | WHD | $22,980 |
| Lakeland Ledger Publishing Corporation | New Media Investment Group Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2008 | WHD | $20,736 |
| Univision Local Media | Univision Communications | telecommunications violation | 2015 | FCC | $20,000 |
| Citadel Broadcasting | Cumulus Media | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $20,000 |
| Detroit Newspaper Agency d/b/a Detroit Newspaper | Gannett | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $20,000 |
| SCRIPPS MEDIA | E.W. Scripps | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $19,310 |
| Los Angeles Times Communications LLC | Tribune Publishing | labor relations violation | 2008 | NLRB | $19,124 |
| Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. | Gannett | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $18,500 |
| GRANITE PRODUCTIONS | CBS | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $18,185 |
| Journal Register Company East, Inc. | Digital First Media | wage and hour violation | 2004 | WHD | $18,053 |
| GATEHOUSE MEDIA ILLINOIS HOLDINGS, INC. | New Media Investment Group Inc. | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $17,280 |
| Cox Enterprises, Inc. | Cox Enterprises | wage and hour violation | 2008 | WHD | $16,996 |
| Dow Jones & Company, Inc. | News Corp. | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $16,640 |
| CBS, INC. | CBS | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $16,630 |
| UNION-TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY | Tribune Publishing | labor relations violation | 2002 | NLRB | $15,915 |
| Media News Group, Inc. | Digital First Media | wage and hour violation | 2009 | WHD | $15,761 |
| ELLER MEDIA COMPANY INC | iHeartMedia | workplace safety or health violation | 2000 | OSHA | $14,600 |
| Emmis Communications | Emmis Communications | telecommunications violation | 2004 | FCC | $14,000 |
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