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

By |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

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  November 6 to November 10, 2023

By |2023-11-12T08:53:30-06:00November 12th, 2023|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. Looking ahead, as Congress still has not passed budget bills for the fiscal year that started on October 1, and... Continue Reading…

Meta to Require Labeling of Digitally Altered Political Ads (Including Those Generated By AI) – Looking at the Rules that Apply to Various Media Platforms Limiting Such Policies on Broadcast and Cable

By |2023-11-09T21:52:05-06:00November 9th, 2023|Legal News|

Facebook parent Meta announced this week that it will require labeling on ads using artificial intelligence or other digital tools regarding elections and political and social issues. Earlier this week, we wrote about the issues that AI in political ads pose for media companies and about some of the governmental regulations that are being considered... Continue Reading…

Artificial Intelligence in Political Ads – Media Companies Beware

By |2023-11-06T10:29:34-06:00November 6th, 2023|Legal News|

In the Washington Post last weekend, an op-ed article suggested that political candidates should voluntarily renounce the use of artificial intelligence in their campaigns.  The article seemed to be looking for candidates to take the actions that governments have largely thus far declined to mandate.  As we wrote back in July, despite calls from some... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 30 to November 3, 2023

By |2023-11-05T08:16:40-06:00November 5th, 2023|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. Last Monday was the 85th anniversary of the radio broadcast of the Orson Welles production of The War of the... Continue Reading…

Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont

By |2023-11-02T12:43:12-05:00November 2nd, 2023|Legal News|

This Pillsbury Broadcast Station Advisory is directed to radio and television stations in the areas noted above, and highlights upcoming deadlines for compliance with the FCC’s EEO Rule. December 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South […]

Broadcast Station Biennial Ownership Reports Due December 1, 2023

By |2023-11-01T16:09:57-05:00November 1st, 2023|Legal News|

The filing window for broadcast station Biennial Ownership Reports (FCC Form 323 for commercial stations and 323-E for noncommercial stations) opened on October 2, 2023.  All licensees of commercial and noncommercial AM, FM, full-power TV, Class A TV and Low Power TV stations must submit their Ownership Reports by December 1, 2023. To simplify the […]

Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Turns 85 – Could the Panic It Caused Happen Today? 

By |2023-11-01T09:48:14-05:00November 1st, 2023|Legal News|

Monday was the 85th anniversary of the Mercury Players broadcast of the Orson Welles production of The War of the Worlds – a radio broadcast that seemingly scared many Americans into thinking that the country was under attack by Martians, that my home state of New Jersey had been overrun, and that the rest of the country would soon... Continue Reading…

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