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Reminder: Issue Ads Require Public File Disclosures Even Outside Political Windows

By David Oxenford|2021-04-15T18:21:51-05:00April 15th, 2021|Legal News|

Back in January, we reminded broadcasters that state and local elections, even those held in “off-years” like 2021, still fall within the FCC’s political broadcasting rules. Virtually all FCC rules, with the exception of reasonable access, apply to candidates for the local school board or town council just as they do for candidates for President... Continue Reading…

FCC Issues “Clarifications” of Political Broadcasting Public File Disclosure Requirements – Significantly More Disclosures to Be Required on Issue Ads

By David Oxenford|2019-10-21T17:25:02-05:00October 21st, 2019|Legal News|

The FCC last week released two decisions (here and here) addressing complaints from public interest groups against several TV stations alleging that the stations had not sufficiently disclosed in their online public files sufficient information about political issue advertising. These decisions, as detailed below, will end up making life significantly more difficult for broadcasters running... Continue Reading…