Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas

By |2024-03-14T15:45:01-05:00March 14th, 2024|Legal News|

April 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post the report on their station website.  Under the FCC’s EEO Rule, all radio and television station employment units (“SEUs”), regardless of […]

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  February 26, 2024 to March 1, 2024

By |2024-03-03T09:27:11-06:00March 3rd, 2024|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. Also on our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed what the FCC’s reinstatement of the FCC Form 395-B EEO reporting requirement... Continue Reading…

March Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Sage EAS Compliance Deadline, Effective Dates of New FCC Rules, Comment Deadlines, Daylight Savings Time, Political Windows, and More

By |2024-02-29T10:55:18-06:00February 29th, 2024|Legal News|

While there are a number of regulatory deadlines scheduled for broadcasters in the month of March, there is also the potential for some of those to shift if we have a federal government shutdown.  As of the date of the publication of this article, we do not know if a federal government shutdown will occur... Continue Reading…

Reinstating FCC Form 395-B Reporting on the Race and Gender of Broadcast Employees – What the Action Means for Broadcasters

By |2024-02-27T09:06:14-06:00February 27th, 2024|Legal News|

On February 22, the FCC released an Order reinstating the requirement for radio and television broadcasters, commercial and noncommercial, to annually file an FCC Form 395-B.  All station employment groups with 5 or more full-time employees would need to classify all station employees, both full-time and part-time, by race or ethnicity and gender, as well... Continue Reading…

FCC Enforcement Monitor February 2024

By |2024-02-26T12:37:53-06:00February 26th, 2024|Legal News|

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This month’s issue includes: New Hampshire Presidential Primary Deepfake Robocalls Lead to Enforcement Action Against Call Originator TV Broadcaster Faces $720,000 Fine for Failure to Negotiate Retransmission Consent in […]

FCC Reinstates Workplace Diversity Reporting Requirement

By |2024-02-26T10:45:19-06:00February 26th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC issued an Order last Friday reinstating the collection of workforce composition data for television and radio broadcasters, requiring broadcast licensees to file Form 395-B, which collects race, ethnicity, and gender information about the licensee’s employees, on an annual basis.  The requirement to file Form 395-B had been suspended for almost 20 years, but...… Continue Reading

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