Gigi Sohn Withdraws from Consideration for Open Seat as FCC Commissioner – What that Means for Broadcast Regulation

By |2023-03-08T09:19:39-06:00March 8th, 2023|Legal News|

Yesterday’s big news across the broadcast press was that Gigi Sohn, who had for well over a year been the nominee of the Biden administration to fill the open seat at the FCC, withdrew her name from consideration.  This may have been in reaction to circulated stories that there were several Democratic Senators who still... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  February 26, 2022 to March 4, 2022

By |2022-03-06T09:26:07-06:00March 6th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, 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 issued a Notice of Apparent Liability proposing a $20,000 fine on an iHeart radio station for... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 19, 2022 to February 25, 2022

By |2022-02-27T10:26:50-06:00February 27th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC proposed a $32,000 fine to a subsidiary of Cumulus Media for EEO and public file violations by a... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 19, 2022 to February 25, 2022

By |2022-02-27T10:26:50-06:00February 27th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC proposed a $32,000 fine to a subsidiary of Cumulus Media for EEO and public file violations by a... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 5, 2022 to February 11, 2022

By |2022-02-13T10:01:55-06:00February 13th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. Global Music Rights (GMR) and the Radio Music Licensing Committee (RMLC) announced that enough broadcasters had agreed to GMR licensing... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 29, 2022 to February 4, 2022

By |2022-02-06T10:04:21-06:00February 6th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced several leadership changes at the FCC. The changes include a new head of the Media... Continue Reading…

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