EEO Compliance/Diversity

April 2026 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – EEO Public File Reports, Comment Deadlines, Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists, Political Windows, and More

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2026-03-27T07:14:16-05:00March 27th, 2026|Legal News|

With April showers come routine regulatory dates for broadcasters, including the requirement for posting Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists to the Online Public Inspection Files of all full-power radio and TV stations, and EEO Public File Reports for stations in a number of states. Among the other dates in April is the reply comment deadline in the... Continue Reading…

March 2026 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Daylight Savings Time, Applications for New LPTV/TV Translator Stations, Political Windows, and More

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2026-02-25T09:40:43-06:00February 25th, 2026|Legal News|

March may not have any of the regular FCC filing deadlines, but there are still plenty of regulatory activities going on this month that should grab the attention of any broadcast or media company. There are a few FCC proceedings in which there are dates in March worth noting, including the main event in the... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 26, 2026 to January 30, 2026

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2026-02-01T07:57:51-06:00February 1st, 2026|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 took a look at February’s regulatory dates and deadlines affecting broadcasters, which include routine... Continue Reading…

February 2026 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – EEO Reports; ATSC 3.0 and Earth Station Rulemaking Comment Deadlines; Class A, LPTV, and TV Translator Rules Effective Dates; Political Windows; and More (If the Government Does Not Shut Down)

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2026-01-27T09:09:23-06:00January 27th, 2026|Legal News|

While most of the country is currently frozen, February promises to heat up with several regulatory dates and deadlines broadcasters need to be aware of. But the possibility of another federal government shutdown looms. To end the longest shutdown in history last November, Congress gave themselves until January 31 to pass a budget bill covering the... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 5, 2026 to January 9, 2026

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2026-01-11T07:12:41-06:00January 11th, 2026|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 published an article about our Broadcasters’ Regulatory Calendar, identifying many regulatory dates and deadlines... Continue Reading…

Crystal Ball Time – What Are the Regulatory and Policy Issues Broadcasters Should Be Expecting to Deal With in 2026?

By David Oxenford|2026-01-09T11:18:58-06:00January 9th, 2026|Legal News|

It’s the start of another year, so it is time to dust off the crystal ball and look at what we expect to be the big regulatory and legislative issues facing broadcasters in the new year. Looking back on our forecast for 2025 that came out just over a year ago, I was surprised to... Continue Reading…

A Broadcaster’s Regulatory Calendar for 2026 – Important Dates for Staying in Compliance With Your Legal Obligations

By David Oxenford, Keenan Adamchak and David O'Connor|2026-01-06T09:22:33-06:00January 6th, 2026|Legal News|

2026 has begun, so it is time to look at the regulatory dates of importance to broadcasters in the new year. Later this week, we will look ahead at some of the broadcast issues likely to be tackled by the FCC and Congress in this new year. But today, we will look at dates and... Continue Reading…

January 2026 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists, Children’s Television Programming Reporting, New Webcasting Royalties, Expansion of Audio Description Requirements, Comment Deadlines, Political Windows, and More

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2025-12-28T09:46:55-06:00December 28th, 2025|Legal News|

Today, we would normally publish our look back at the prior week’s regulatory activity of importance to broadcasters but, as we noted last week, we are taking this week off and will publish a summary of the regulatory activity during the two week holiday period next Sunday. But, as the start of a new month... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: December 8, 2025 to December 12, 2025

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2025-12-14T08:36:48-06:00December 14th, 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. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed steps broadcasters should be taking now to avoid legal issues with political broadcasting... Continue Reading…