FCC Announces Effective Date of Modifications to Rules Governing the Purchase of Broadcast Airtime By Agents of Foreign Governments

By |2025-06-19T11:23:21-05:00June 19th, 2025|Legal News|

Just about a year ago, the FCC issued an Order which, as we wrote here, contained some good news and some bad news for broadcasters.  The good news was that the FCC came up with a relatively short form (far shorter than the multi-page form originally proposed) that broadcasters could use to assess whether a... Continue Reading…

New Foreign Sponsorship Disclosure Recordkeeping Requirements Become Effective, But FCC Provides Last-Minute Reprieve

By |2025-06-10T19:30:10-05:00June 10th, 2025|Legal News|

With publication of OMB approval in the Federal Register, today was the effective date for amendments to Section 73.1212(j) of the FCC’s Rules, which governs sponsorship identification for broadcast programming that “has been provided by a foreign governmental entity.”  Under those amendments, broadcast licensees would need to use one of two recordkeeping methods to demonstrate […]

FCC Loses Two Commissioners and a Quorum – What Does It Mean for Broadcasting?

By |2025-06-10T11:48:23-05:00June 10th, 2025|Legal News|

It was just a few weeks ago when we posted our article talking about how June would bring a Republican majority to the FCC, speculating as to what deregulatory issues would be on the Chairman’s agenda.  Last Wednesday morning, I was on a video call with a broadcaster’s association’s Board of Director, passing along the... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  May 27, 2025 to May 29, 2025

By |2025-06-01T07:25:04-05:00June 1st, 2025|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. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we took a look at the upcoming regulatory dates and deadlines in June impacting broadcasters. Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  May 27, 2025 to May 29, 2025

By |2025-06-01T07:25:04-05:00June 1st, 2025|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. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we took a look at the upcoming regulatory dates and deadlines in June impacting broadcasters. Continue Reading…

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