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October Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: License Renewals, Broadcast Ownership Filings, Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists, Rulemaking Comment Dates and More

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2021-09-28T21:54:30-05:00September 28th, 2021|Legal News|

As we enter the last quarter of the year, the broadcasters’ October calendar is full of important regulatory dates and deadlines. We share some of those dates below and urge you to stay in close touch with your lawyers, engineers, and consultants for the dates and deadlines applicable to your station’s operations. On or before... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 17, 2021 to July 23, 2021

By David Oxenford|2021-07-25T09:11:07-05:00July 25th, 2021|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 four television network affiliates groups have asked the FCC to clarify its new rules for sponsorship identification of programming... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 17, 2021 to April 23, 2021

By David Oxenford|2021-04-25T07:57:05-05:00April 25th, 2021|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. At the FCC’s regular monthly Open Meeting, the Commissioners voted to adopt new rules mandating sponsorship identification of foreign government-provided... Continue Reading…

FCC Announces that Window to Apply for New Noncommercial FM Stations Will Open in November

By David Oxenford|2021-04-22T10:17:11-05:00April 22nd, 2021|Legal News|

The FCC released its decision to limit to 10 the number of applications that can be filed by one party in the next window for new noncommercial FM stations in the reserved FM band (those channels below 92.1 on the FM dial). No party can have attributable interests in more than 10 applications filed in... Continue Reading…

FCC Clarifies Upcoming Windows for Construction Permits for New Commercial and Noncommercial FM Stations (and a Few AMs Too)

By David Oxenford|2021-04-05T10:42:47-05:00April 5th, 2021|Legal News|

At the end of last week, the FCC released several orders clarifying the rules for upcoming windows where construction permits for new FM channels will be made available to parties interested in starting new radio stations, and a few AM construction permits will also be auctioned off. The Public Notice released on Thursday for commercial... Continue Reading…

This Week in Broadcast Regulation – March 27, 2021 to April 2, 2021

By David Oxenford|2021-04-03T22:57:14-05:00April 3rd, 2021|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 Supreme Court this week announced its decision in Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project, the broadcast ownership case... Continue Reading…

Comment Dates Set for Proposed Limits on Applications for New NCE FM Stations

By David Oxenford|2020-11-06T10:50:36-06:00November 6th, 2020|Legal News|

The FCC’s request for comments on the number of applications for new noncommercial FM stations in which one party can have an interest in the upcoming filing window was published in the Federal Register this week. We wrote about the FCC proposal to limit applicants to having an interest in no more than 10 applications... Continue Reading…

Comment Dates Set for Proposed Limits on Applications for New NCE FM Stations

By David Oxenford|2020-11-06T10:50:36-06:00November 6th, 2020|Legal News|

The FCC’s request for comments on the number of applications for new noncommercial FM stations in which one party can have an interest in the upcoming filing window was published in the Federal Register this week. We wrote about the FCC proposal to limit applicants to having an interest in no more than 10 applications... Continue Reading…

This Week in Broadcast Regulation: October 17, 2020 to October 23, 2020

By David Oxenford|2020-10-25T09:47:58-05:00October 25th, 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’s International Bureau released a Public Notice on its review of the requests for “lump sum reimbursement requests” for... Continue Reading…