FCC Reopening – New Deadlines Established for Many Broadcast Applications and FCC Filings

By |2025-11-18T09:09:05-06:00November 18th, 2025|Legal News|

Late yesterday afternoon, the FCC issued a series of Public Notices setting out the due date for filings and uploads that were due during the shutdown. By a Public Notice released last week, most dates were already extended to today, November 18, as many FCC filing systems were not operational – and are expected only... Continue Reading…

Federal Government Reopens with FCC Decision to Provide More Time to Submit Delayed Filings – and Watch for Comment Deadlines in Major Proceedings on Media Ownership and the ATSC 3.0 Transition

By |2025-11-14T10:35:01-06:00November 14th, 2025|Legal News|

With the federal government shutdown finally ending yesterday, broadcasters need to be prepared to take steps to comply with FCC rules whose enforcement has been put on hold since October 1, when the government shut down most FCC electronic filing systems, including the online public files.  Now that the FCC has reopened, the FCC has... Continue Reading…

November 2025 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Federal Government Shutdown, Daylight Savings Time, Comment Deadlines, FCC Open Meeting, and more

By |2025-11-02T13:50:10-06:00November 2nd, 2025|Legal News|

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…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  October 27, 2025 to October 31, 2025

By |2025-11-01T15:19:31-05:00November 1st, 2025|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. Comment dates in these proceedings will be set by their publication in the Federal Register, which will likely not occur... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  October 13, 2025 to October 17, 2025 – Special Shutdown Issue

By |2025-10-18T13:34:34-05:00October 18th, 2025|Legal News|

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…

Go to Top