News – Page 50 – Tennessee Association of Broadcasters

Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma

By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig|2023-01-17T13:35:05-06:00January 17th, 2023|Legal News|

February 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post the report on their station website. In addition, certain of these stations, as detailed below, must submit […]

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 7, 2023 to January 14, 2023

By David Oxenford and Robert Primosch|2023-01-15T07:21:37-06:00January 15th, 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. Continue Reading…

FCC Broadcast Filing Deadlines for January and February

By Brianna Perrone and Daniel Brown|2023-01-12T11:38:07-06:00January 12th, 2023|Legal News|

January 30, 2023 Children’s Television Programming Reports – Each commercial TV and Class A television station must electronically file its annual Children’s Television Programming Report, on FCC Form 2100 Schedule H, to report on programming aired by the station and other efforts in 2022 that were specifically designed to serve the educational and informational needs...… Continue Reading

Broadcasters’ Calendar – A Look Ahead to the Regulatory Dates for 2023

By David Oxenford|2023-01-11T09:36:53-06:00January 11th, 2023|Legal News|

2023 has begun – and everyone is speculating as to what the New Year will bring. Last week, we published an article looking at some of the regulatory issues that the FCC will potentially deal with this year. But some regulatory dates are already on the calendar, and broadcasters need to be aware of the... Continue Reading…

FCC Adopts Rules Requiring Broadband Providers to Display Point-of-Sale Labels and Proposes New Rules Promoting Equal Access to Broadband Services

By Glenn S. Richards and Elizabeth Craig|2023-01-10T12:28:41-06:00January 10th, 2023|Legal News|

Broadband Providers Required to Display Point of Sale Labels On November 17, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order (Order) adopting rules requiring broadband internet service providers (ISPs or providers) to prominently display labels disclosing information about broadband prices, rates, data allowances and broadband speeds. The FCC has not yet announced […]

President Biden Renominates Sohn to FCC

By Brianna Perrone and Frank Montero|2023-01-10T10:29:07-06:00January 10th, 2023|Legal News|

After a drawn-out Senate battle last year which resulted in no confirmation, President Joe Biden has once again nominated Gigi Sohn for the fifth FCC Commissioner seat. Sohn, a former top FCC adviser, is also the co-founder of Public Knowledge, a non-profit advocating for copyright, telecommunications, and internet policies. If confirmed, Sohn would fill out...… Continue Reading

FCC Online Public File Woes

By Kathleen Victory|2023-01-09T08:15:31-06:00January 9th, 2023|Legal News|

As many of you are aware – especially those subject to the looming January 10th issues/programs list upload deadline – the FCC’s online public file system has been painfully slow or nonfunctional since the beginning of this year. As a result, the FCC issued a public notice on Friday extending the time for uploading all...… Continue Reading

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: December 31, 2022 to January 6, 2023

By David Oxenford|2023-01-08T10:51:08-06:00January 8th, 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. Continue Reading…

January Online Public File Deadlines Extended to January 31

By Lauren Lynch Flick|2023-01-06T18:11:57-06:00January 6th, 2023|Legal News|

The FCC announced late this afternoon that all items required to be placed in the Online Public Inspection File (“OPIF”) between January 1 and January 31, 2023 may now be uploaded to the OPIF by January 31, 2023 and be considered timely. The FCC released a Public Notice today announcing that the OPIF filing system […]