The deadline for candidates in Texas to file for a place on the March 3 primary ballot was this week. Deadlines for filing to become a qualified candidate in other states will follow soon for other primaries that occur in March, and then throughout the first part of 2026. As a result, broadcast stations and... Continue Reading…
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…
Even with the holidays upon us, there are many regulatory dates for broadcasters in December and early January. That is particularly true this year, now that the federal government shutdown has ended and the FCC is playing catch-up on regulatory deadlines. As we discuss below and in more detail here, many of these revised dates... Continue Reading…
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…
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…
We would normally provide you with 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. But, as the government shutdown has drastically limited activity at the FCC, and as Congress did... Continue Reading…
October is, on paper, a busy month of regulatory deadlines for broadcasters. As set forth below, the month includes the requirement for almost all broadcasters to complete and upload to their public file their Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists, as well as the date for broadcasters to submit to the FCC their ETRS Form One reporting basic... Continue Reading…
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past weeks, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. Continue Reading…
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 highlighted the FCC Public Notices and Fact Sheets detailing the procedures for paying broadcasters’... Continue Reading…