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FCC Approves Origination of Programming on FM Boosters to Facilitate Geocasting – Targeting Different Ads or Programming to Different Parts of FM Station’s Service Area

By David Oxenford|2024-04-09T12:10:32-05:00April 9th, 2024|Legal News|

Last week, the FCC approved a long-pending request by GeoBroadcast Solutions to allow FM boosters to originate limited amounts of programming that is different from what is broadcast on the booster’s primary station. Boosters operate on the same channel as an FM broadcast station and have traditionally been used to fill in holes in an... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 25, 2024 to March 29, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-03-30T22:08:14-05:00March 30th, 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. This past week on our Broadcast Law Blog, we looked at the upcoming April regulatory deadlines for broadcasters. We also... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 25, 2024 to March 29, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-03-30T22:08:14-05:00March 30th, 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. This past week on our Broadcast Law Blog, we looked at the upcoming April regulatory deadlines for broadcasters. We also... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 29, 2024 to February 2, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-02-04T09:43:34-06:00February 4th, 2024|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, summarized upcoming February regulatory dates for broadcasters. We reminded commercial radio stations of the April... Continue Reading…

FCC Nears Decision on Zonecasting for FM Stations – What’s at Stake?

By David Oxenford|2024-02-02T11:28:38-06:00February 2nd, 2024|Legal News|

This week, Commissioners Carr and Starks issued a joint statement congratulating Chairwoman Rosenworcel for circulating an order to resolve the FCC’s long-pending proceeding about whether to authorize “zonecasting” or “geo-targeting” for FM stations. Zonecasting would allow FM broadcasters to use FM booster stations operating on the same channel as their main signal, within a station’s... Continue Reading…

FCC Nears Decision on Zonecasting for FM Stations – What’s at Stake?

By David Oxenford|2024-02-02T11:28:38-06:00February 2nd, 2024|Legal News|

This week, Commissioners Carr and Starks issued a joint statement congratulating Chairwoman Rosenworcel for circulating an order to resolve the FCC’s long-pending proceeding about whether to authorize “zonecasting” or “geo-targeting” for FM stations. Zonecasting would allow FM broadcasters to use FM booster stations operating on the same channel as their main signal, within a station’s... Continue Reading…

Direct from The FCC – What’s on the Agenda for Broadcast Regulation?

By David Oxenford|2023-02-22T09:44:01-06:00February 22nd, 2023|Legal News|

Early this year, we provided our look into the crystal ball to see what was on the FCC’s agenda for broadcasters in the coming year. Yesterday, the FCC published in the Federal Register its own list – its Semiannual Regulatory Agenda – listing an inventory of the matters at the FCC awaiting Commission action. The... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 9, 2022 to July 15, 2022

By David Oxenford and Robert Primosch|2022-07-17T08:52:11-05:00July 17th, 2022|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. The US Court of Appeals this week determined that the FCC’s requirement that broadcasters confirm by searching DOJ and FCC... Continue Reading…

June Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: TV Renewals, EEO Public File Reports, Comments on Zonecasting, Start of Channel 6 FM Rulemaking and More

By David Oxenford|2022-05-31T10:22:19-05:00May 31st, 2022|Legal News|

With the traditional beginning of summer upon us, there is no vacation from the regulatory actions of importance to broadcasters. Let’s start with the routine actions for the upcoming month. With the radio license renewal cycle having ended with the filing of the last set of renewal applications in April, we enter the last year... Continue Reading…