David Oxenford, Author at Tennessee Association of Broadcasters

FCC Issues Public Notice on Implementation of New Children’s Television Rules and the Filing of October’s Quarterly Children’s Television Reports

By David Oxenford|2019-09-05T10:50:41-05:00September 5th, 2019|Legal News|

Many of the revisions to the FCC’s Children’s Television rules become effective on September 16 (as we wrote here), though there are portions of the revised rules whose implementation will be delayed pending approval by the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The FCC earlier this week released a Public Notice... Continue Reading…

GMR to Offer Commercial Radio Another Extension of Their Interim License – to March 31, 2020 While the Litigation Continues

By David Oxenford|2019-08-29T19:54:25-05:00August 29th, 2019|Legal News|

This week, the Radio Music License Committee issued a press release that states that Global Music Rights (“GMR”), the new performing rights organization that collects royalties for the public performance of songs written by a number of popular songwriters (including Bruce Springsteen, members of the Eagles, Pharrell Williams and others) has agreed to extend their... Continue Reading…

Correction: FCC Regulatory Fees Due September 24 – And You Can Start Paying Now

By David Oxenford|2019-08-28T16:35:15-05:00August 28th, 2019|Legal News|

The FCC issued a Public Notice today, announcing that its regulatory fee filing system was now taking payments – and that payments are due by 11:59 PM Eastern Time, on September 24. Yesterday, we indicated that the fees were due on September 30. We based that on a sentence in the FCC’s Order that said... Continue Reading…

2019 FCC Regulatory Fees to be Due By September 30 – Commission Issues Fee Order

By David Oxenford|2019-08-28T08:44:39-05:00August 28th, 2019|Legal News|

The FCC on Tuesday released its Report and Order on regulatory fees. The Order says that the fees will be due by September 30. The FCC should soon issue additional guidance about the exact filing dates and procedures. In the Order, the FCC did reduce the fees for radio somewhat from those proposed in their... Continue Reading…

When a Broadcast Advertiser Becomes A Political Candidate, What is a Station to Do?

By David Oxenford|2019-08-26T22:48:35-05:00August 26th, 2019|Legal News|

In many states, we are in election season for local offices, which has resulted in a question that has come up repeatedly in the last few weeks about local candidates – usually running for state or municipal offices – who appear in advertisements for local businesses that they own or manage. Often times, these individuals... Continue Reading…

September Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Reg Fees, Children’s TV Rule Changes, EEO Comments, EAS Reports, License Renewal Obligations and More

By David Oxenford|2019-08-26T07:41:41-05:00August 26th, 2019|Legal News|

With the summer winding down, you can expect that come September, like everywhere else, Washington will leap back to life and the government will try to accomplish what they can before the end of the year. That will no doubt mean some regulatory actions (and potentially court actions and legislative actions) affecting broadcasters this Fall,... Continue Reading…

FCC to Hold Webinar on Reimbursement for Repacking Expenses of LPTV, TV Translators and FM Stations

By David Oxenford|2019-08-23T09:40:56-05:00August 23rd, 2019|Legal News|

Last week, we wrote about the FCC’s announcements of the opening of the filing period for LPTV, TV translator and FM stations that are seeking reimbursement for the costs they incurred because of the repacking of TV channels into a smaller part of the spectrum following the incentive auction. The FCC forms that need to... Continue Reading…

Effective Date of Most of the Changes to the Children’s Television Rules – September 16

By David Oxenford|2019-08-16T08:23:37-05:00August 16th, 2019|Legal News|

Notice was published in the Federal Register today of the FCC’s changes in the children’s television rules – setting the effective date for most of those new rules as September 16. The elimination of the obligation to air three hours of children’s educational and informational programming for each digital multicast channel will expire on that... Continue Reading…

FCC Issues Detailed Instructions on Seeking Reimbursement for LPTV, TV Translator and FM Changes Required by Post-Incentive Auction Repacking

By David Oxenford|2019-08-16T08:20:46-05:00August 16th, 2019|Legal News|

As we noted in our post yesterday, the OMB recently approved the FCC’s forms to allow for reimbursement of the expenses of LPTV and TV translator stations and FM stations (full power and low power) and FM translators caused by the repacking of the TV spectrum following the incentive auction. This approval sets the stage... Continue Reading…

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