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FCC Enforcement Advisory Warns of Payola Concerns in Coercing Bands to Play at Broadcast Station Events with Threats of Decreased Airplay – and Reminds All Broadcasters, Radio and TV, of Sponsorship Identification Requirements

By David Oxenford|2025-02-11T09:35:39-06:00February 11th, 2025|Legal News|

When in January I offered my predictions as to the issues that the new FCC would be considering this year, payola and musical artists complaining of being coerced to play for free at radio station concerts or other events was not on the bingo card. That changed early this past week when Tennessee Senator Marsha... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 4, 2024 to November 8, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-11-10T07:03:33-06:00November 10th, 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. Also on our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed the implications of the SESAC rates for commercial radio announced by the... Continue Reading…

How FCC Regulation of Broadcasters May Change in a New Administration – Looking at the Pending Issues

By David Oxenford|2024-11-07T10:26:39-06:00November 7th, 2024|Legal News|

With the election over, broadcasters and their Washington representatives are now trying to decipher what the next administration will have in store at the FCC and other government agencies that regulate the media. Already, the DC press is speculating about who will assume what positions in the government agencies that make these decisions. While those... Continue Reading…

November 2024 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: AM Stations Need to Adjust to the End of Daylight Savings Time, Deadline for Aural Description of Visual Emergency Alerts for TV, Final Rules for FM Zonecasting, and More

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-10-31T09:33:29-05:00October 31st, 2024|Legal News|

With much of everyone’s focus on the outcome of the November 5 general election, broadcasters can’t forget the regulatory dates and deadlines in November and early December. While the dates and deadlines in November are lighter than in many other months, many routine deadlines do fall in early December, and even the upcoming month does... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 21, 2024 to October 25, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-10-27T08:32:23-05:00October 27th, 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, we discussed the FCC’s announcement last week regarding the second round of 2024 EEO audit... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 14, 2024 to October 18, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-10-19T22:27:09-05:00October 19th, 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, we noted the Media Bureau’s announcement last week of the opening of a filing window... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 7, 2024 to October 11, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-10-13T08:44:03-05:00October 13th, 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, we discussed how broadcasters, in the last weeks before the November election, should evaluate political... Continue Reading…

Broadcasters Should Evaluate Attack Ads for Liability Concerns in the Final Weeks Before the November Election

By David Oxenford|2024-10-10T10:32:50-05:00October 10th, 2024|Legal News|

With less than a month to go before the November election, we can expect more and more attack ads, some of which may lead to cease and desist letters from the candidate being attacked. These letters can raise the risk of defamation claims against broadcasters and cable companies when the ads are not bought by... Continue Reading…

Broadcasters Should Evaluate Attack Ads for Liability Concerns in the Final Weeks Before the November Election

By David Oxenford|2024-10-10T10:32:50-05:00October 10th, 2024|Legal News|

With less than a month to go before the November election, we can expect more and more attack ads, some of which may lead to cease and desist letters from the candidate being attacked. These letters can raise the risk of defamation claims against broadcasters and cable companies when the ads are not bought by... Continue Reading…