This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  November 4, 2024 to November 8, 2024

By |2024-11-10T07:03:33-06:00November 10th, 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 the implications of the SESAC rates for commercial radio announced by the... Continue Reading…

Biden Administration Nominates Fifth FCC Commissioner, and Renominates Two Existing Commissioners – What Broadcast Issues Could a Full FCC Resolve?

By |2023-05-24T11:25:17-05:00May 24th, 2023|Legal News|

This week brought the news that the Biden administration has nominated Anna Gomez for the open Democratic FCC seat that Gigi Sohn was to fill until she asked that her nomination be withdrawn in March, after a prolonged debate over her confirmation.  Gomez is experienced in government circles, having worked at NTIA (a Department of... Continue Reading…

The First Amendment’s Role in Broadcast and Online Regulation

By |2021-05-11T10:52:26-05:00May 11th, 2021|Legal News|

Everyone knows that a fundamental principle of American democracy is the First Amendment – guaranteeing many freedoms to US citizens including freedom of the press and freedom of speech.  It is one of those concepts that underlies our society, but is often mentioned only in passing, and rarely considered in practice.  Few people – even... Continue Reading…

The First Amendment’s Role in Broadcast and Online Regulation

By |2021-05-11T10:52:26-05:00May 11th, 2021|Legal News|

Everyone knows that a fundamental principle of American democracy is the First Amendment – guaranteeing many freedoms to US citizens including freedom of the press and freedom of speech.  It is one of those concepts that underlies our society, but is often mentioned only in passing, and rarely considered in practice.  Few people – even... Continue Reading…

Supreme Court Reinstates 2017 FCC Changes to Broadcast Ownership Rules Including the End to Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership Ban – But Radio Changes Yet to Come

By |2021-04-02T06:10:11-05:00April 2nd, 2021|Legal News|

The United States Supreme Court yesterday released its decision upholding the FCC’s 2017 changes to its ownership rules in the FCC v Prometheus Radio Project case (see our summary here).  Those rules had been put on hold in 2019 by a decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals which held that the FCC had... Continue Reading…

Supreme Court Reinstates 2017 FCC Changes to Broadcast Ownership Rules Including the End to Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership Ban – But Radio Changes Yet to Come

By |2021-04-02T06:10:11-05:00April 2nd, 2021|Legal News|

The United States Supreme Court yesterday released its decision upholding the FCC’s 2017 changes to its ownership rules in the FCC v Prometheus Radio Project case (see our summary here).  Those rules had been put on hold in 2019 by a decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals which held that the FCC had... Continue Reading…

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