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

By |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 |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 |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 |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 |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 |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

FM Programming Nonduplication Rule Goes Back into Effect – A Win for the Music Industry While the NAB Objects

By |2024-08-08T09:15:52-05:00August 8th, 2024|Legal News|

Last week, as we noted in our monthly look ahead at the regulatory dates of importance to broadcasters in August, the reinstatement of the rule prohibiting the duplication of programming on FM stations went into effect.  The FCC Order reinstating the rule is interesting both for its substance, and for the parties pushing for that... Continue Reading…

FM Programming Nonduplication Rule Goes Back into Effect – A Win for the Music Industry While the NAB Objects

By |2024-08-08T09:15:52-05:00August 8th, 2024|Legal News|

Last week, as we noted in our monthly look ahead at the regulatory dates of importance to broadcasters in August, the reinstatement of the rule prohibiting the duplication of programming on FM stations went into effect.  The FCC Order reinstating the rule is interesting both for its substance, and for the parties pushing for that... Continue Reading…

ETRS Form One Due Oct. 4 for All EAS Participants

By |2024-08-05T15:41:00-05:00August 5th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC announced today that all EAS Participants must submit their annual Form One filings no later than October 4, 2024.  EAS Participants are parties subject to the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules.  Virtually all broadcast stations, wired and wireless cable television systems, Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service, digital audio broadcasting systems, and wireline video...… Continue Reading

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