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Washington Worries About AM Radio – Senator Markey and Commissioner Simington Weigh in on the Future of the Service While Overseas There are Thoughts of Ending Broadcasting Altogether

By David Oxenford|2022-12-14T11:26:56-06:00December 14th, 2022|Legal News|

In the last few weeks, a Democratic Senator and a Republican FCC Commissioner have both expressed support for the future of AM radio. This is not a new topic, being the subject of speculation for at least the last 20 years as FM listening caught up to and surpassed the older service’s audience. But, when... Continue Reading…

Washington Worries About AM Radio – Senator Markey and Commissioner Simington Weigh in on the Future of the Service While Overseas There are Thoughts of Ending Broadcasting Altogether

By David Oxenford|2022-12-14T11:26:56-06:00December 14th, 2022|Legal News|

In the last few weeks, a Democratic Senator and a Republican FCC Commissioner have both expressed support for the future of AM radio. This is not a new topic, being the subject of speculation for at least the last 20 years as FM listening caught up to and surpassed the older service’s audience. But, when... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 24, 2021 to April 30, 2021

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2021-05-02T09:48:18-05:00May 2nd, 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 FCC’s new rules that permit AM broadcasters to convert to all-digital operations became effective April 29. The new rules... Continue Reading…

FCC Rules for All-Digital AM Radio Become Effective – Will There Be a Flood of Applications?

By David Oxenford|2021-04-30T09:19:40-05:00April 30th, 2021|Legal News|

The FCC’s order adopted in late October authorizing AM stations to voluntarily convert to operations in a fully-digital mode became effective yesterday when the approval of its information-collection obligations under the Paperwork Reduction Act was announced in the Federal Register. This means that AM stations can opt for full-digital operations, which many have argued will... Continue Reading…

This Week in Broadcast Regulation: December 12, 2020 to December 18, 2020

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2020-12-20T07:29:25-06:00December 20th, 2020|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments in the last week of significance to broadcasters -and a few dates to watch in the week ahead – with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC issued an order that locks in its... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 24, 2020 to October 30, 2020

By David Oxenford|2020-11-01T09:23:32-06:00November 1st, 2020|Legal News|

It has been a busy week for regulatory actions affecting broadcasters. Here are some of the significant developments of the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC held a virtual Open Meeting on Tuesday, voting to approve an... Continue Reading…

This Week in Broadcast Regulation: October 17, 2020 to October 23, 2020

By David Oxenford|2020-10-25T09:47:58-05:00October 25th, 2020|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC’s International Bureau released a Public Notice on its review of the requests for “lump sum reimbursement requests” for... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 3, 2020 to October 9, 2020

By David Oxenford|2020-10-10T22:46:31-05:00October 10th, 2020|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory and legal actions and developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC released the agenda and items to be considered at its October 27 Open Meeting.... Continue Reading…

FCC Announces Plans to Authorize All-Digital AM Radio at October 27 Open Meeting

By David Oxenford|2020-10-08T10:34:26-05:00October 8th, 2020|Legal News|

The FCC this week released its agenda for its October 27 open meeting. At that meeting the FCC will consider a number of issues of relevance to broadcasters, including enhanced white space use in the TV band and an expansion of the requirement for audio description of video programming. It also plans to adopt an... Continue Reading…