This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 6, 2021 to March 12, 2021

By |2021-03-13T17:23:06-06:00March 13th, 2021|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau reminded stations of their obligation to comply with all sponsorship identification rules and to disclose information... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 6, 2021 to March 12, 2021

By |2021-03-13T17:23:06-06:00March 13th, 2021|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau reminded stations of their obligation to comply with all sponsorship identification rules and to disclose information... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 21, 2020 to November 27, 2020

By |2020-11-29T08:21:02-06:00November 29th, 2020|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC is seeking comment on proposed sponsorship identification requirements for broadcast programming that is paid for, or provided by,... Continue Reading…

FCC Seeking Comment on the Origination of Programming by FM Translators

By |2020-06-24T20:57:48-05:00June 24th, 2020|Legal News|

Should broadcasters be able to originate programming on FM translators?  Playing off the proposal to allow limited amounts of programming on FM boosters – basically the insertion of local ads, news, or emergency alerts – in the zonecasting proposal on which the FCC took comments earlier this year (see our summary here), a group of... Continue Reading…

All FM Translator Interference Rules to Become Effective on August 13, and August 15 Deadline for Comments on Reconsideration Filings

By |2019-08-01T10:26:44-05:00August 1st, 2019|Legal News|

The FCC’s new rules setting out a procedure to resolve complaints of interference from FM translators to full power stations will become effective on August 13. Initially, as we noted in our list of August regulatory dates for broadcasters, only the new policy allowing translators that cause interference to move to any available channel in... Continue Reading…

All FM Translator Interference Rules to Become Effective on August 13, and August 15 Deadline for Comments on Reconsideration Filings

By |2019-08-01T10:26:44-05:00August 1st, 2019|Legal News|

The FCC’s new rules setting out a procedure to resolve complaints of interference from FM translators to full power stations will become effective on August 13. Initially, as we noted in our list of August regulatory dates for broadcasters, only the new policy allowing translators that cause interference to move to any available channel in... Continue Reading…

August Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – License Renewals, EEO, Music Consent Decree Comments, EAS Test, LPFM NPRM and More

By |2019-07-29T10:43:10-05:00July 29th, 2019|Legal News|

Once upon a time, August was a quiet month in Washington, when everyone went on vacation. Sure, there are plenty of vacations that will happen this coming month, but it seems that regulatory activity no longer takes a break. For example, August 1 is the due date for the filing with the FCC of license... Continue Reading…

FCC Adopts New Rules on FM Translator Interference – With Some Changes

By |2019-05-10T10:21:10-05:00May 10th, 2019|Legal News|

At its open meeting yesterday, the FCC largely adopted the draft order on changes to its processes for resolving complaints about interference from FM translators to existing FM stations. Its final Report and Order adopting the new rules was released after the meeting yesterday. The general guidelines that we detailed in our summary of the...… Continue Reading

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