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December Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: Ownership Reports, License Renewal Filings, EEO Filings and Reporting, Ancillary or Supplementary Service Fees, Political Advertising Reports, and More

By David Oxenford|2021-11-30T11:21:55-06:00November 30th, 2021|Legal News|

While Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror and the holiday season is upon us, broadcasters cannot ignore the regulatory world until the new year, as much is going on in December. Below are some of the several important regulatory dates and deadlines in the coming month that you may need to deal with before the... Continue Reading…

FOX NFL Pre-Game Emergency Alert Tone Puts Affiliates in a Difficult Position

By Scott R. Flick|2021-11-29T14:17:25-06:00November 29th, 2021|Legal News|

As the trades have reported, a rather unusual spot appearing to be a FOX NFL promo aired during yesterday’s NFL pre-game show. What made it particularly unusual was that it included an EAS-like tone, and had a URL at the bottom of the screen for “WWW.FOXNFLEMERGENCYALERT.COM.” That URL currently links to a “Let’s Go Brandon” […]

FOX NFL Pre-Game Emergency Alert Tone Puts Affiliates in a Difficult Position

By Scott R. Flick|2021-11-29T14:17:25-06:00November 29th, 2021|Legal News|

As the trades have reported, a rather unusual spot appearing to be a FOX NFL promo aired during yesterday’s NFL pre-game show. What made it particularly unusual was that it included an EAS-like tone, and had a URL at the bottom of the screen for “WWW.FOXNFLEMERGENCYALERT.COM.” That URL currently links to a “Let’s Go Brandon” […]

Broadcasters Giving Back – Thoughts for the Upcoming Giving Tuesday

By David Oxenford|2021-11-29T09:21:29-06:00November 29th, 2021|Legal News|

At this time last year, we noted Giving Tuesday and decided to depart from our usual coverage of legal and policy issues and talk about something else – broadcasters giving back. And we decided to do it again. Broadcasters have long been known for their service to their communities, service benefitting individuals and groups across... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 20, 2021 to November 26, 2021

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2021-11-28T08:39:32-06:00November 28th, 2021|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. In the last two weeks, many stations have discovered that links to their FCC-hosted online public inspection file no longer... Continue Reading…

A Thanksgiving Surprise — Your Public File Link Is Broken

By Scott R. Flick|2021-11-24T13:23:47-06:00November 24th, 2021|Legal News|

With many of their employees either off today or working a half-day in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday, broadcasters were settling in for what would hopefully be a couple of slow news days and a long weekend. However, as so often happens, the path out of the station to a Thanksgiving feast has been blocked […]

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 13, 2021 to November 19, 2021

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2021-11-20T17:32:41-06:00November 20th, 2021|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The Senate Commerce Committee this week held a hearing on the nomination of FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel for another five-year... Continue Reading…

FCC Enforcement Monitor November 2021

By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig|2021-11-18T15:40:25-06:00November 18th, 2021|Legal News|

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published 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: Florida Broadcaster Pays $20,000 for Unauthorized Tower Construction Work Colorado Broadcaster Issued Notice of Violation for Operating FM Translator on Wrong Frequency Telecommunications Company Receives […]

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 6, 2021 to November 12, 2021

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2021-11-14T10:24:14-06:00November 14th, 2021|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The Senate Commerce Committee announced this week that it will hold a hearing to consider FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel for... Continue Reading…