FCC Media Bureau Approves Nexstar’s Acquisition of TEGNA – What Does It Mean for Consideration of the Broadcast Ownership Rules? 

By |2026-03-24T21:41:25-05:00March 24th, 2026|Legal News|

The unusual story of the sale of TEGNA Inc. has seemingly (more on that below) come to an end after a four-year FCC review process, encompassing two attempted purchases, two administrative actions involving multiple rule waivers and novel questions of law, but no rulings by the Commissioners themselves. On Thursday, the FCC’s Media Bureau issued... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 16, 2026 to March 20, 2026

By |2026-03-22T07:05:32-05:00March 22nd, 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 posted a two-part discussion of the legal risks of advertising or promotions using “March... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 23, 2026 to February 27, 2026

By |2026-03-01T08:41:21-06:00March 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 the upcoming March regulatory dates and deadlines affecting broadcasters.  We... Continue Reading…

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

By |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…

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 |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:  October 13, 2025 to October 17, 2025 – Special Shutdown Issue

By |2025-10-18T13:34:34-05:00October 18th, 2025|Legal News|

We would normally provide you with 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.  But, as the government shutdown has drastically limited activity at the FCC, and as Congress did... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  September 29, 2025 to October 3, 2025

By |2025-10-04T22:01:21-05:00October 4th, 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 took a look at the upcoming regulatory dates affecting broadcasters this October, which may... Continue Reading…

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

By |2025-09-13T21:22:01-05:00September 13th, 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 highlighted the FCC Public Notices and Fact Sheets detailing the procedures for paying broadcasters’... Continue Reading…

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