accessibility of emergency information

November 2024 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: AM Stations Need to Adjust to the End of Daylight Savings Time, Deadline for Aural Description of Visual Emergency Alerts for TV, Final Rules for FM Zonecasting, and More

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-10-31T09:33:29-05:00October 31st, 2024|Legal News|

With much of everyone’s focus on the outcome of the November 5 general election, broadcasters can’t forget the regulatory dates and deadlines in November and early December. While the dates and deadlines in November are lighter than in many other months, many routine deadlines do fall in early December, and even the upcoming month does... Continue Reading…

Reminder: September 15 Deadline for Updating ETRS Form One in Preparation for Nationwide EAS Test, and an FCC Notice on the Accessibility of EAS Messages

By David Oxenford|2023-09-11T11:02:34-05:00September 11th, 2023|Legal News|

On the anniversary of September 11, it seems appropriate to highlight the upcoming October 4 Nationwide Test of the EAS system. While EAS was not activated during the September 11 emergency, the events of that date have provided much impetus for federal emergency authorities to strengthen the EAS system. Part of that effort has been... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 28 to September 8, 2023

By David Oxenford and Robert Primosch|2023-09-10T11:01:25-05:00September 10th, 2023|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past two weeks (including events that occurred during our hiatus for the Labor Day holiday), with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. Continue Reading…

FCC Reminder About Conveying Emergency Information in an Accessible Manner to All TV Audience Members

By David Oxenford|2023-07-25T10:12:33-05:00July 25th, 2023|Legal News|

The FCC last week released a Public Notice reminding TV stations and other video programming providers, including cable and satellite television providers, of their obligation to make emergency information accessible for all viewers. With a few tweaks, the reminder is very similar to what the FCC has issued in past years. This year, the reminder added smoke from Canadian... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 17 to July 21, 2023

By David Oxenford and Robert Primosch|2023-07-23T11:28:31-05:00July 23rd, 2023|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…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 10 to April 14, 2023

By David Oxenford and Robert Primosch|2023-04-16T09:03:14-05:00April 16th, 2023|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…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 24, 2022 to September 30, 2022

By David Oxenford|2022-10-02T08:54:11-05:00October 2nd, 2022|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. At its September 29 regular monthly open meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to update... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 6, 2022 to August 12, 2022

By David Oxenford and Robert Primosch|2022-08-14T10:51:48-05:00August 14th, 2022|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. The FCC’s Media Bureau released a consent decree, including the payment of a $60,000 penalty, with an LPTV station operator... Continue Reading…

FCC Issues Annual Reminder on the Need for Accessibility of Emergency Information from Video Providers

By David Oxenford|2022-08-12T11:15:06-05:00August 12th, 2022|Legal News|

FCC staff earlier this week released a Public Notice reminding TV stations and other video programming providers, including cable and satellite television providers, of their obligation to make emergency information accessible for all viewers. With a few tweaks, the reminder is very similar to what the FCC has issued in past years. Here is what we wrote... Continue Reading…