Less Than a Week to Go Before “Delete, Delete, Delete” Proposals on Eliminating Unnecessary FCC Regulations Are Due – What Should Be Included?

By |2025-04-05T22:15:09-05:00April 5th, 2025|Legal News|

A few weeks ago, FCC Chairman Carr announced the beginning of the “Delete, Delete, Delete” proceeding at the FCC – looking at “alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens” on the companies that it regulates, across all industries, to unleash companies to innovate, invest, and expand.  Comments are due April 11 and replies April 28.  With less than... Continue Reading…

Less Than a Week to Go Before “Delete, Delete, Delete” Proposals on Eliminating Unnecessary FCC Regulations Are Due – What Should Be Included?

By |2025-04-05T22:15:09-05:00April 5th, 2025|Legal News|

A few weeks ago, FCC Chairman Carr announced the beginning of the “Delete, Delete, Delete” proceeding at the FCC – looking at “alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens” on the companies that it regulates, across all industries, to unleash companies to innovate, invest, and expand.  Comments are due April 11 and replies April 28.  With less than... Continue Reading…

How FCC Regulation of Broadcasters May Change in a New Administration  – Looking at the Pending Issues

By |2024-11-07T10:26:39-06:00November 7th, 2024|Legal News|

With the election over, broadcasters and their Washington representatives are now trying to decipher what the next administration will have in store at the FCC and other government agencies that regulate the media.  Already, the DC press is speculating about who will assume what positions in the government agencies that make these decisions.  While those... Continue Reading…

September 2024 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – FCC Regulatory Fees, LUC Window for the General Election, Comment Deadlines on AI in Political Advertising and More

By |2024-08-28T10:50:45-05:00August 28th, 2024|Legal News|

It is time for our update on the coming month’s regulatory dates and deadlines to which broadcasters should be paying attention – and the deadline that probably is most important to all commercial broadcasters is not yet known.  That, of course, is the deadline for the payment of annual regulatory fees – which must be... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  August 19, 2024 to August 23, 2024

By |2024-08-25T08:18:06-05:00August 25th, 2024|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from this past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The annual Podcast Movement Convention took place this week in the DC area, so we highlighted on our Broadcast Law... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  August 12, 2024 to August 16, 2024

By |2024-08-18T08:56:08-05:00August 18th, 2024|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from this 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 the obligation of EAS Participants, including broadcasters, to file their EAS Test Reporting... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  August 5, 2024 to August 9, 2024

By |2024-08-11T07:21:16-05:00August 11th, 2024|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from this 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 the FCC’s recent Declaratory Ruling approving the acquisition by a company owned... Continue Reading…

FM Programming Nonduplication Rule Goes Back into Effect – A Win for the Music Industry While the NAB Objects

By |2024-08-08T09:15:52-05:00August 8th, 2024|Legal News|

Last week, as we noted in our monthly look ahead at the regulatory dates of importance to broadcasters in August, the reinstatement of the rule prohibiting the duplication of programming on FM stations went into effect.  The FCC Order reinstating the rule is interesting both for its substance, and for the parties pushing for that... Continue Reading…

FM Programming Nonduplication Rule Goes Back into Effect – A Win for the Music Industry While the NAB Objects

By |2024-08-08T09:15:52-05:00August 8th, 2024|Legal News|

Last week, as we noted in our monthly look ahead at the regulatory dates of importance to broadcasters in August, the reinstatement of the rule prohibiting the duplication of programming on FM stations went into effect.  The FCC Order reinstating the rule is interesting both for its substance, and for the parties pushing for that... Continue Reading…

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