Paul J. Feldman, Author at Tennessee Association of Broadcasters

New Commercial FM Programming Non-Duplication Rule Goes Into Effect on August 2, 2024

By Paul J. Feldman|2024-07-08T11:29:52-05:00July 8th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC recently announced that August 2, 2024, is the effective date of its newly reinstated programming non-duplication rule for commercial FM stations. As we have previously noted [https://www.commlawblog.com/2024/06/articles/broadcast-2/partial-return-of-the-radio-duplication-rule] that rule, which was reinstated in a June 2024 Reconsideration Order, prohibits commonly owned or operated commercial FM stations with overlapping service contours from duplicating more than...… Continue Reading

Corporate Transparency Act Triggers New Federal Filing Requirement for Most Small and Medium Companies.

By Paul J. Feldman|2024-02-05T14:44:31-06:00February 5th, 2024|Legal News|

The federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), enacted by Congress on January 1, 2021, established new ownership disclosure and reporting requirements for most small and medium sized U.S. companies (“Reporting Companies”), including both existing and newly created companies. The deadline for filing the required report is January 1, 2025, but companies should not wait to review...… Continue Reading

Reminder: November 29th Deadline for FCC Filing to Protect 12.7-13.25 GHz Broadcast Auxiliary/Cable Relay Licenses

By Paul J. Feldman|2023-11-17T10:04:16-06:00November 17th, 2023|Legal News|

We remind parties with 12.7 – 13.25 GHz (“13 GHz”) Broadcast Auxiliary/Cable Relay licenses that you have until November 29, 2023 to make a filing at the FCC to protect those licenses, as the FCC moves towards repurposing some or all of that band for other uses. In a May 19, 2023 Notice of Proposed...… Continue Reading

TV Station Licensees: Don’t Forget the October 1st Deadline for Uploading Election of Cable TV/Satellite Status

By Paul J. Feldman|2023-07-06T09:57:05-05:00July 6th, 2023|Legal News|

While it’s only July, TV station licensees should be mindful of an October 1st deadline for uploading to their station online public information file (“OPIF”), the station’s election of cable TV/satellite must-carry or retransmission consent status. Under the FCC’s rules, for full power and certain Class A/Low Power commercial TV stations, there is a three-year...… Continue Reading

FCC Modifies Next Gen TV Multicasting Rules to Ease Transition

By Paul J. Feldman|2023-06-30T09:46:47-05:00June 30th, 2023|Legal News|

In a recently released Third Report and Order, the FCC has revised its Next Generation Broadcast Television (ATSC 3.0 or Next Gen TV) rules to enhance the transition from the current TV technology (ATSC 1.0). Among other things, the Order allows a Next Gen TV station to modify its license to include certain non-primary video...… Continue Reading

Court Strikes Down a Portion of the FCC’s Foreign Sponsorship Identification Rules for Broadcasters

By Paul J. Feldman|2022-07-13T12:24:16-05:00July 13th, 2022|Legal News|

Earlier this year, new FCC rules went into effect requiring radio and television stations to broadcast Sponsorship ID disclosures for programming provided by foreign governmental entities. Yesterday, the federal Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down one part of those requirements: the requirement for broadcasters to independently confirm the sponsor’s status by consulting...… Continue Reading

What’s Next for Next Gen TV? FCC Seeks Comments on The Status of Next Gen TV and Sunset of Two Rules.

By Paul J. Feldman|2022-06-24T07:37:35-05:00June 24th, 2022|Legal News|

The FCC has just released a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) [LINK: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-22-47A1.pdf ] seeking comments on the state of the Next Generation Television (“Next Gen TV” or “ATSC 3.0”) transition, and on the scheduled sunset of two rules adopted in 2017. Generally, the FNPRM seeks comments on the progress of broadcasters’ voluntary...… Continue Reading

What’s Next for Next Gen TV? FCC Seeks Comments on The Status of Next Gen TV and Sunset of Two Rules.

By Paul J. Feldman|2022-06-24T07:37:35-05:00June 24th, 2022|Legal News|

The FCC has just released a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) [LINK: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-22-47A1.pdf ] seeking comments on the state of the Next Generation Television (“Next Gen TV” or “ATSC 3.0”) transition, and on the scheduled sunset of two rules adopted in 2017. Generally, the FNPRM seeks comments on the progress of broadcasters’ voluntary...… Continue Reading

FCC Announces Effective Date of New Political Programming Rules

By Paul J. Feldman|2022-02-18T11:36:02-06:00February 18th, 2022|Legal News|

Recently we posted a blog alerting that the FCC was updating aspects of its political programming and recordkeeping rules. That FCC Order revised the definition of “legally qualified candidate for public office”, and also amended the political file rules. The revised rules are effective 30 days after publication of a summary of the order in...… Continue Reading

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