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

FCC Allows 100% Ownership of US Radio Station by Canadian Owner – Once Again Demonstrating Openness to Foreign Investment in the US Broadcast Industry

By |2024-08-05T10:15:31-05:00August 5th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC last week issued a Declaratory Ruling approving the acquisition by a company owned by a Canadian citizen of 100% of the ownership interest in a company that owns an AM radio stations in Seattle.  Until about a decade ago, a 25% limit in the parent company of an FCC broadcast licensee would have been... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  July 29, 2024 to August 2, 2024

By |2024-08-04T09:58:19-05:00August 4th, 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 highlighted the regulatory dates and deadlines for broadcasters in August and early September. Continue Reading…

The FCC Proposes Requirements for Disclosures About the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Political Ads – Looking at Some of the Many Issues for Broadcasters

By |2024-08-01T12:02:10-05:00August 1st, 2024|Legal News|

Last week, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that was first announced by the FCC Chairwoman three months ago (see our article here), proposing to require that the use of artificial intelligence in political advertising be disclosed when it airs on broadcast stations, local cable systems, or satellite radio or TV.  This proposal... Continue Reading…

FCC Enforcement Monitor July 2024

By |2024-07-31T10:29:13-05:00July 31st, 2024|Legal News|

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others.  This month’s issue includes: Failure to Pay Annual Regulatory Fees Trips Up Texas AM Radio Licensee Communications Provider for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumers Resolves Investigation with […]

FCC Attempts to Regulate AI in Political Advertising Through New Disclosure Requirements

By |2024-07-29T17:03:58-05:00July 29th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC last week released a highly anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) seeking comment on proposed disclosure requirements for political ads containing AI-generated content.  The item was adopted earlier this month by a 3-2 party-line vote, nearly two months after FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel first announced its circulation among the commissioners for consideration. As discussed […]

August 2024 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters– Annual Regulatory Fee Details, EEO Annual Filings, Effective Date of Reinstated FM Non-Duplication Rule, Opening of Window for Class A/ LPTV/ TV Translator Channel Change Applications, and More

By |2024-07-29T11:10:33-05:00July 29th, 2024|Legal News|

Although many, including Congress, may be taking the last of their summer vacations, there are still many dates to which broadcasters should be paying attention this August.  One that most commercial broadcasters should be anticipating is the FCC’s order that will set the amount of their Annual Regulatory Fees, which will be paid sometime in... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  July 22, 2024 to July 26, 2024

By |2024-07-28T07:42:50-05:00July 28th, 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 provided guidance for broadcasters on accepting advertising or conducting promotions that directly or indirectly... Continue Reading…

FCC’s Universal Service Fund Found Unconstitutional by Fifth Circuit

By |2024-07-26T15:52:14-05:00July 26th, 2024|Legal News|

On July 24, 2024, an en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit released a decision in Consumers’ Research et al. v. FCC holding that the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Fund (“USF”) contribution mechanism violates Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution and remanded the issue to the FCC […]

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