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Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont

By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig|2025-11-19T13:42:22-06:00November 19th, 2025|Legal News|

December 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post the report on their station website. Under the FCC’s EEO […]

FCC Reopening – New Deadlines Established for Many Broadcast Applications and FCC Filings

By David Oxenford|2025-11-18T09:09:05-06:00November 18th, 2025|Legal News|

Late yesterday afternoon, the FCC issued a series of Public Notices setting out the due date for filings and uploads that were due during the shutdown. By a Public Notice released last week, most dates were already extended to today, November 18, as many FCC filing systems were not operational – and are expected only... Continue Reading…

December 17 Comment Date Set in 2022 Quadrennial Review Looking at Local Ownership Rules – What is at Stake, Particularly for Radio?

By David Oxenford|2025-11-17T10:56:47-06:00November 17th, 2025|Legal News|

Wasting no time following the reopening of the government, the FCC has published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the 2022 Quadrennial Review in the Federal Register, setting December 17 as the deadline for initial comments on the questions asked by the FCC. We summarized the issues raised by the FCC in our article here. ... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 10, 2025 to November 14, 2025

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2025-11-16T07:45:59-06:00November 16th, 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. Continue Reading…

Federal Government Reopens with FCC Decision to Provide More Time to Submit Delayed Filings – and Watch for Comment Deadlines in Major Proceedings on Media Ownership and the ATSC 3.0 Transition

By David Oxenford|2025-11-14T10:35:01-06:00November 14th, 2025|Legal News|

With the federal government shutdown finally ending yesterday, broadcasters need to be prepared to take steps to comply with FCC rules whose enforcement has been put on hold since October 1, when the government shut down most FCC electronic filing systems, including the online public files. Now that the FCC has reopened, the FCC has... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 3, 2025 to November 7, 2025

By David Oxenford|2025-11-09T03:20:09-06:00November 9th, 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 published our regular look ahead at regulatory dates and deadlines for broadcasters in the... Continue Reading…

November 2025 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Federal Government Shutdown, Daylight Savings Time, Comment Deadlines, FCC Open Meeting, and more

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2025-11-02T13:50:10-06:00November 2nd, 2025|Legal News|

In November, the biggest regulatory news may be the continuing federal government shutdown is continuing. If the shutdown persists, comment deadlines discussed below may shift until after the government resumes normal operations. As we discussed here, the FCC provided guidelines before the shutdown began on how regulatory deadlines would be impacted during the government shutdown,... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 27, 2025 to October 31, 2025

By David Oxenford|2025-11-01T15:19:31-05:00November 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. Comment dates in these proceedings will be set by their publication in the Federal Register, which will likely not occur... Continue Reading…

FCC Enforcement Monitor—The Government Shutdown Edition

By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig|2025-10-30T12:21:48-05:00October 30th, 2025|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 is a special edition: FCC Enforcement Monitor—The Government Shutdown Edition While shutdowns of the federal government have become depressingly common, the FCC has generally been […]