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Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Arizona, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming

By |2023-05-16T16:09:28-05:00May 16th, 2023|Legal News|

June 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arizona, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post the report on their station website. Under the FCC’s EEO Rule, […]

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FCC Ends COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Measures for Political Advertising Lowest Unit Charge Calculations

By |2023-05-16T13:58:39-05:00May 16th, 2023|Legal News|

On the heels of the expiration of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, the FCC has announced that they too will be rescinding some pandemic-related relief measures. As of Monday, May 15th, the FCC issued a Public Notice announcing that, effective immediately, broadcasters will no longer be permitted to exclude free time that they provide...… Continue Reading

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More FCC EEO News – FCC Reminds Broadcasters that EEO Mid-Term Reviews to Begin in June

By |2023-05-12T10:15:23-05:00May 12th, 2023|Legal News|

Yesterday, in our article about the recent FCC random audit of the EEO performance of over 200 radio and TV stations, we noted that the FCC also reviews the EEO performance of broadcasters in connection with complaints, license renewal applications, and at the midpoint of the license period of most TV stations and larger radio... Continue Reading…

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FCC Announces EEO Mid-term Reviews Begin June 1 and New Online Public Inspection File EEO Mid-term Requirement for Radio Stations

By |2023-05-11T16:16:45-05:00May 11th, 2023|Legal News|

The FCC announced today via Public Notice that mid-term EEO reviews for radio stations in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia will begin on June 1.  We discussed EEO mid-term reviews earlier this year in anticipation of this announcement.  The Public Notice stated that “each television station that is part of an employment unit of...… Continue Reading

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Reminder About Broadcasters’ FCC EEO Obligations After the April’s First 2023 Audit of Station Performance

By |2023-05-11T10:13:09-05:00May 11th, 2023|Legal News|

At the end of April, we noted in our weekly summary of regulatory actions for broadcasters that the FCC had issued its first EEO audit notice for 2023 (available here), this time targeting over 200 radio and TV stations.  Those stations, and the station employment units (commonly owned stations serving the same area) with which they are associated, must... Continue Reading…

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 24 to April 28, 2023

By |2023-04-29T16:09:31-05:00April 29th, 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. On our Broadcast Law Blog, this week we published our monthly look ahead to the regulatory dates of importance to... Continue Reading…

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May Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Rulemaking Comments on Various TV Issues and More

By |2023-04-28T01:18:14-05:00April 28th, 2023|Legal News|

May is relatively light on scheduled regulatory deadlines for broadcasters, but the following dates are worthy of note.  In addition, always remember to keep in touch with your legal and regulatory advisors to make sure that you don’t overlook any regulatory deadlines that are specific to your station. Comments are due on May 15, with... Continue Reading…

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