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 |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…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  October 14, 2024 to October 18, 2024

By |2024-10-19T22:27:09-05:00October 19th, 2024|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 noted the Media Bureau’s announcement last week of the opening of a filing window... Continue Reading…

FCC Opens Window for Filing for 12 New Noncommercial TV Stations While Other Commercial Filing Windows on Hold

By |2024-10-15T11:04:32-05:00October 15th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC last week released a Public Notice announcing the opening of a filing window for parties interested in building new noncommercial TV stations at 12 communities in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, California, Idaho, Iowa, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia.  Applications by nonprofit educational organizations can be filed in a window opening on... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  October 7, 2024 to October 11, 2024

By |2024-10-13T08:44:03-05:00October 13th, 2024|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 discussed how broadcasters, in the last weeks before the November election, should evaluate political... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 27, 2024 to May 31, 2024

By |2024-06-02T10:12:04-05:00June 2nd, 2024|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 highlighted upcoming regulatory deadlines for broadcasters for June and early July.  We also reminded... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  February 26, 2024 to March 1, 2024

By |2024-03-03T09:27:11-06:00March 3rd, 2024|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. Also on our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed what the FCC’s reinstatement of the FCC Form 395-B EEO reporting requirement... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  January 22, 2024 to January 26, 2024

By |2024-01-28T09:07:12-06:00January 28th, 2024|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. As we discussed on our Blog this week, the Copyright Royal Board corrected the deadline for interested parties to file... Continue Reading…

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