This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 5, 2026 to January 9, 2026

By |2026-01-11T07:12:41-06:00January 11th, 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 published an article about our Broadcasters’ Regulatory Calendar, identifying many regulatory dates and deadlines... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  November 24, 2025 to November 28, 2025

By |2025-11-30T10:27:48-06:00November 30th, 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 posted our monthly look ahead at the regulatory dates and deadlines for broadcasters falling... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  October 27, 2025 to October 31, 2025

By |2025-11-01T15:19:31-05:00November 1st, 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. Comment dates in these proceedings will be set by their publication in the Federal Register, which will likely not occur... Continue Reading…

$222,500 Penalty for TV Indecency – Reminder to Secure Access to Broadcast Product

By |2025-07-11T11:55:30-05:00July 11th, 2025|Legal News|

The FCC this week announced a Consent Decree with a TEGNA subsidiary to settle an indecency complaint against a Spokane television station.  The FCC received a complaint about a “pornographic video” which the station admitted had run on a TV screen behind the station’s weathercaster that was visible to the home viewer for approximately 13... Continue Reading…

$222,500 Penalty for TV Indecency – Reminder to Secure Access to Broadcast Product

By |2025-07-11T11:55:30-05:00July 11th, 2025|Legal News|

The FCC this week announced a Consent Decree with a TEGNA subsidiary to settle an indecency complaint against a Spokane television station.  The FCC received a complaint about a “pornographic video” which the station admitted had run on a TV screen behind the station’s weathercaster that was visible to the home viewer for approximately 13... Continue Reading…

Using Artificial Intelligence in Developing Broadcast Programming – Watch for Legal Issues

By |2024-09-05T11:55:28-05:00September 5th, 2024|Legal News|

It seems like virtually every panel at every broadcast and media convention, at some point, ends up involving a discussion of Artificial Intelligence. Sessions on AI are filled to capacity, and sessions unrelated to the topic seem to have to mention AI to appear relevant.  Whenever there is a topic that so thoroughly takes over... Continue Reading…

Using Artificial Intelligence in Developing Broadcast Programming – Watch for Legal Issues

By |2024-09-05T11:55:28-05:00September 5th, 2024|Legal News|

It seems like virtually every panel at every broadcast and media convention, at some point, ends up involving a discussion of Artificial Intelligence. Sessions on AI are filled to capacity, and sessions unrelated to the topic seem to have to mention AI to appear relevant.  Whenever there is a topic that so thoroughly takes over... Continue Reading…

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