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FCC Proposes Rules to Reform Procedures on FM Translator Station Complaints

By |2018-05-21T10:13:37-05:00May 21st, 2018|Legal News|

The FCC at its May Open Meeting adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing reforms to the Commission’s current procedures used to resolve complaints of interference caused by FM translator stations. As the NPRM recites, the FM translator service was instituted in 1970 as a way to improve reception of FM radio stations in...… Continue Reading

Political Broadcasting Rules Q&A

By |2018-02-27T12:14:01-06:00February 27th, 2018|Legal News|

With primaries in some states happening as soon as March, the 2018 election cycle is certain to be contentious and hard-fought. Now is the time for broadcasters to review their systems to ensure that they will be in compliance with the FCC’s political advertising requirements. Now that all broadcast stations are required to place political...… Continue Reading

Third Circuit Asked to Delay Implementation of Media Ownership Rules

By |2018-01-30T14:09:52-06:00January 30th, 2018|Legal News|

As we previously reported, the deregulatory changes the FCC recently adopted to its media ownership rules are due to take effect on Feb. 7. Prometheus Radio Project and Media Mobilizing Project, however, have filed an appeal of those rule changes in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and, as expected, have now...… Continue Reading

Children’s Programming Requirements on the Chopping Block?

By |2018-01-29T16:21:56-06:00January 29th, 2018|Legal News|

Could the FCC’s children’s programming requirements (colloquially known as “kidvid”) be on their way out? If Commissioner O’Rielly gets his way, it seems that they might be; Or at the very least they will be subject to some significant revision. In a blog post released on Friday, O’Rielly argued that the rules are outdated, impose...… Continue Reading

Deregulation Picks Up Steam: New Media Ownership Rules Foreshadow a New Terrain for Broadcasters

By |2017-12-01T09:51:28-06:00December 1st, 2017|Legal News|

When Ajit Pai took over as Chairman of the FCC, it was widely expected that he would take steps to relax existing restrictions on media ownership. The last month, in particular, has seen a flurry of activity on that front. As we reported, the Chairman released at the end of October the proposed text of...… Continue Reading

FCC Releases Proposed Order to Modify Media Ownership Rules

By |2017-10-27T12:49:40-05:00October 27th, 2017|Legal News|

As expected, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai yesterday released his proposed Order modifying the FCC’s media ownership rules. Consistent with what he announced at an Oct. 25 House Energy and Commerce Committee FCC Oversight Hearing, the Order, if adopted, will allow nearly unrestricted television duopolies in almost every market, eliminate radio/TV cross-ownership restrictions, and abolish the Commission’s long-standing prohibition...… Continue Reading

Incentive Auction Second Priority Filing Window Opens: What to Know

By |2017-09-21T10:06:46-05:00September 21st, 2017|Legal News|

On Sept. 20, the FCC announced the second filing window for all full power and Class A television stations receiving new channel assignment as part of the post-incentive auction repack. The filing window will open Oct. 3 and close at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Nov. 2. During this “second priority” filing window, all eligible stations...… Continue Reading

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