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Supreme Court Rejects the Chevron Doctrine – What Does it Mean for Broadcasters Regulated By the FCC?

By David Oxenford|2024-07-02T10:30:25-05:00July 2nd, 2024|Legal News|

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the longstanding Chevron doctrine, which required courts to defer to expert regulatory agencies, like the FCC, when interpreting ambiguous statutes, unless the agency acted unreasonably. Since the decision, we have seen all sorts of TV pundits predicting the end of “the administrative state” (presumably meaning the end of the many... Continue Reading…

Cable and Satellite Royalty Claims Due to the Copyright Royalty Board by July 31, 2024

By Lauren Lynch Flick, Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig|2024-07-01T14:40:47-05:00July 1st, 2024|Legal News|

This advisory is directed to television stations with locally-produced programming whose signals were carried by at least one cable system located outside the station’s local service area or by a satellite provider that provided the station’s signal to at least one viewer outside the station’s local service area during 2023. These stations may be eligible […]

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 24, 2024 to June 28, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-06-30T06:53:22-05:00June 30th, 2024|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from this past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we highlighted upcoming regulatory deadlines for broadcasters in July and early August, including Quarterly Issues... Continue Reading…

FCC Enforcement Monitor June 2024

By Scott R. Flick, Elizabeth Craig and Adam J. Sandler|2024-06-27T14:59:12-05:00June 27th, 2024|Legal News|

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the 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: Louisiana TV Station Admonished for Lack of Non-Discrimination Clause in Advertising Contracts $25,000 Fine for a Variety of Rule Violations by Florida Low Power […]

July Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists, Comment Deadlines in Multiple Proceedings, Political Windows, and More

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-06-27T07:46:36-05:00June 27th, 2024|Legal News|

The lazy days of summer continue to provide little respite from the regulatory actions of importance to broadcasters. This month brings quarterly requirements, including most importantly, the obligation to upload Quarterly Issues Programs Lists to a station’s online public file, and a number of comment deadlines in important FCC proceedings, as well as the opening... Continue Reading…

FCC Releases Decision on Broadcaster’s Obligations to Identify Foreign Government Sponsored Programming – There is Some Good News, and Some Bad News Affecting Issue Ads

By David Oxenford|2024-06-25T14:55:06-05:00June 25th, 2024|Legal News|

Last week, the FCC released its long-expected decision on foreign government sponsored programming. As you will recall, in 2022, the FCC adopted rules that required enhanced sponsorship identifications when program time bought (or, in the FCC’s words, “leased”) on broadcast stations was sponsored by a foreign government or an agent of a foreign government. In... Continue Reading…

FCC Releases Decision on Broadcaster’s Obligations to Identify Foreign Government Sponsored Programming – There is Some Good News, and Some Bad News Affecting Issue Ads

By David Oxenford|2024-06-25T14:55:06-05:00June 25th, 2024|Legal News|

Last week, the FCC released its long-expected decision on foreign government sponsored programming. As you will recall, in 2022, the FCC adopted rules that required enhanced sponsorship identifications when program time bought (or, in the FCC’s words, “leased”) on broadcast stations was sponsored by a foreign government or an agent of a foreign government. In... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 17, 2024 to June 21, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-06-23T10:19:17-05:00June 23rd, 2024|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from this past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed how the Media Bureau’s admonishment of three TV stations (actions noted in our... Continue Reading…

FCC Received Petition for New FM Broadcast Station Class

By Travis Andring|2024-06-21T15:18:40-05:00June 21st, 2024|Legal News|

On June 20, the FCC released a Public Notice announcing a June 13 Petition for Rulemaking submitted by Commander Communication Corporation (“Commander”) to create a new FM station class “A10.” In its Petition, Commander proposed a new FM class with operating parameters of maximum of 10,000 watts effective radiated power (ERP) and 100 meters height...… Continue Reading