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September 2024 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – FCC Regulatory Fees, LUC Window for the General Election, Comment Deadlines on AI in Political Advertising and More

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-08-28T10:50:45-05:00August 28th, 2024|Legal News|

It is time for our update on the coming month’s regulatory dates and deadlines to which broadcasters should be paying attention – and the deadline that probably is most important to all commercial broadcasters is not yet known. That, of course, is the deadline for the payment of annual regulatory fees – which must be... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 19, 2024 to August 23, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-08-25T08:18:06-05:00August 25th, 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. The annual Podcast Movement Convention took place this week in the DC area, so we highlighted on our Broadcast Law... Continue Reading…

Podcasters and Broadcasters – Disclose Those Sponsors!

By David Oxenford|2024-08-23T09:06:19-05:00August 23rd, 2024|Legal News|

This week, I spent some time at the Podcast Movement Annual Convention, this year held in the DC area. While the convention is always a good time to catch up with industry friends and to spot new trends (AI was, of course, a topic that was discussed on several panels as it is at virtually... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 12, 2024 to August 16, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-08-18T08:56:08-05:00August 18th, 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 the obligation of EAS Participants, including broadcasters, to file their EAS Test Reporting... Continue Reading…

Even Though No Nationwide EAS Test is Scheduled, FCC Reminds Broadcasters – Both Commercial and Noncommercial – To File ETRS Form One by October 4, 2024

By David Oxenford|2024-08-16T11:27:08-05:00August 16th, 2024|Legal News|

With a number of upcoming regulatory deadlines approaching, including regulatory fees that will likely be announced in the next two weeks with a payment deadline before October 1, we thought that this would be a good time to remind broadcasters of EAS filing obligation that they may have missed as there has not been the... Continue Reading…

Even Though No Nationwide EAS Test is Scheduled, FCC Reminds Broadcasters – Both Commercial and Noncommercial – To File ETRS Form One by October 4, 2024

By David Oxenford|2024-08-16T11:27:08-05:00August 16th, 2024|Legal News|

With a number of upcoming regulatory deadlines approaching, including regulatory fees that will likely be announced in the next two weeks with a payment deadline before October 1, we thought that this would be a good time to remind broadcasters of EAS filing obligation that they may have missed as there has not been the... Continue Reading…

FEC Appears Ready to Take a Pass on Regulating AI in Political Ads

By David Oxenford|2024-08-11T21:36:53-05:00August 11th, 2024|Legal News|

The agenda for the Federal Election Commission’s August 15 Open Meeting was released last week, and it contains a proposed Notification of Disposition of the FEC’s review of a July 2023 petition for rulemaking filed by the advocacy group Public Citizen seeking to initiate a proceeding to address the use of Artificial Intelligence in campaign... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 5, 2024 to August 9, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-08-11T07:21:16-05:00August 11th, 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 FCC’s recent Declaratory Ruling approving the acquisition by a company owned... Continue Reading…

Comment Deadline Set for Proposed Disclosure Requirements for AI Content in Political Ads

By Anne Goodwin Crump|2024-08-08T13:32:19-05:00August 8th, 2024|Legal News|

As has been widely publicized, the FCC has proposed that broadcasters be required to air an announcement for all political ads, including both candidate and issue ads that contain content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). The deadlines for comments on this proposal have now been set. Initial comments will be due by September 4, 2024,...… Continue Reading