News – Page 61 – Tennessee Association of Broadcasters

$60,000 Fine on LPTV Station For Political Broadcasting and Sponsorship Identification Issues with Ad Packages Containing News Program Appearances

By David Oxenford|2022-08-18T10:47:29-05:00August 18th, 2022|Legal News|

Last week, the FCC entered into a consent decree with the operator of a low power TV station, where the broadcaster admitted to violating FCC rules by selling advertising packages that included guaranteed appearances of the advertiser on a local news and information program, without any notice to viewers that the programming was sponsored. The... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 6, 2022 to August 12, 2022

By David Oxenford and Robert Primosch|2022-08-14T10:51:48-05:00August 14th, 2022|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. The FCC’s Media Bureau released a consent decree, including the payment of a $60,000 penalty, with an LPTV station operator... Continue Reading…

FCC Issues Annual Reminder on the Need for Accessibility of Emergency Information from Video Providers

By David Oxenford|2022-08-12T11:15:06-05:00August 12th, 2022|Legal News|

FCC staff earlier this week released a Public Notice reminding TV stations and other video programming providers, including cable and satellite television providers, of their obligation to make emergency information accessible for all viewers. With a few tweaks, the reminder is very similar to what the FCC has issued in past years. Here is what we wrote... Continue Reading…

FCC and FEMA Warn Broadcasters and MVPDs that EAS Systems Have Security Vulnerability

By David Oxenford|2022-08-09T10:36:18-05:00August 9th, 2022|Legal News|

Last week, both the FCC and FEMA issued notices to broadcasters, cable and other EAS participants that there was a vulnerability in the EAS technologies that could make those systems subject to hacking, potentially allowing bad actors to send out messages to the public using the alerting system (see FCC notice here and FEMA notice... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 30, 2022 to August 5, 2022

By David Oxenford|2022-08-07T08:38:45-05:00August 7th, 2022|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. Both the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the FCC released public notices, available here and here, alerting broadcasters and... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 23, 2022 to July 29, 2022

By David Oxenford|2022-07-31T10:28:58-05:00July 31st, 2022|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. A bill was introduced in the US Senate proposing to prohibit any FCC or criminal action against a broadcaster who... Continue Reading…

August Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: Regulatory Fees, EEO Reports, Many Rulemaking Comment Dates, and More

By David Oxenford|2022-07-29T10:32:07-05:00July 29th, 2022|Legal News|

With the end of summer upon us, we begin to look forward to the regulatory issues that will face broadcasters as we barrel toward the end of the year. One date on many broadcaster’s minds is the date by which the annual regulatory fees will be due to be paid. While the payment date is... Continue Reading…

August Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: Regulatory Fees, EEO Reports, Many Rulemaking Comment Dates, and More

By David Oxenford|2022-07-29T10:32:07-05:00July 29th, 2022|Legal News|

With the end of summer upon us, we begin to look forward to the regulatory issues that will face broadcasters as we barrel toward the end of the year. One date on many broadcaster’s minds is the date by which the annual regulatory fees will be due to be paid. While the payment date is... Continue Reading…

Looking at Legislative Proposals that Would Allow Broadcasters to Accept Marijuana Advertising

By David Oxenford|2022-07-27T21:46:28-05:00July 27th, 2022|Legal News|

As more and more states revise their laws to decriminalize or legalize marijuana use (for medical and recreational purposes), and more and more cannabis businesses in those states begin operations, broadcasters have been looking to provide their advertising services to these new companies. But, as we’ve written before (see, for instance, our articles here and here) ,... Continue Reading…