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FCC Admonishes Three TV Stations for Not Having Clauses in Sales Agreements Requiring Non- discrimination in the Purchase of Advertising Time – A Reminder to Broadcasters

By David Oxenford|2024-06-18T11:29:47-05:00June 18th, 2024|Legal News|

As we wrote in Sunday’s weekly summary of broadcast actions, last week was a very active one at the FCC. The FCC released the texts of rulemaking proposals on annual regulatory fees and on new regulatory proposals for LPTV and TV translator stations. The Commission also released orders reinstating rules prohibiting FM stations serving the... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 10, 2024 to June 14, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-06-16T09:52:20-05:00June 16th, 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. Continue Reading…

Partial Return of the Radio Duplication Rule

By Daniel Brown|2024-06-12T11:02:05-05:00June 12th, 2024|Legal News|

Continuing its progression of reversals, the FCC announced on June 5, 2024 that it would once again reinstate section 73.3556 of the Commission’s rules (the “Radio Duplication Rule” or “Rule”) for commercial FM stations. The Radio Duplication Rule does not apply to noncommercial educational stations nor AM stations. As some of our readers might recall,...… Continue Reading

FCC Amends and Clarifies Foreign Sponsorship ID Requirements

By Travis Andring|2024-06-12T10:45:16-05:00June 12th, 2024|Legal News|

On Monday of this week, the FCC issued a Second Report and Order amending and clarifying its rules concerning the disclosure of foreign sponsorship of programming. Amidst growing concerns regarding the potential influence of Russian, Chinese, and other foreign governments on recent U.S. elections, the FCC implemented new rules in 2022 requiring broadcasters to conduct...… Continue Reading

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 3, 2024 to June 7, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-06-08T23:56:59-05:00June 8th, 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. Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 27, 2024 to May 31, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-06-02T10:12:04-05:00June 2nd, 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. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we highlighted upcoming regulatory deadlines for broadcasters for June and early July. We also reminded... Continue Reading…

Trump Verdict Raises Concerns About A Nasty Election Campaign Getting Nastier – Looking at a Broadcaster’s Potential Liability for Attack Ads

By David Oxenford|2024-05-31T09:38:54-05:00May 31st, 2024|Legal News|

With the verdict in the first criminal case against former President (and now candidate) Trump having been released, we can envision a whole raft of attack ads likely to be airing before the November elections. The verdict is likely to also increase political divisions within the country, and potentially fuel many other nasty attack ads... Continue Reading…

FCC Enforcement Monitor May 2024

By Scott R. Flick, Elizabeth Craig and Adam J. Sandler|2024-05-29T13:05:57-05:00May 29th, 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: FCC Issues Six Notices of Apparent Liability to Pirate Radio Operators Across Massachusetts Affordable Connectivity Program Provider Faces $8 Million Fine and Removal from […]

FCC Announces Lift of Channel Change Freeze for Class A Television, LPTV, And TV Translator Stations

By Daniel Brown|2024-05-29T09:15:54-05:00May 29th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC has announced that the current freeze on major modification to Class A television, LPTV, and TV translator will be partially lifted to allow applications to change channels as of August 20, 2024, subject to certain limitations. Channel change applications will be permitted on a nationwide basis without geographic limitation. For the limited number...… Continue Reading