This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  November 13 to November 17, 2023

By |2023-11-18T23:00:24-06:00November 18th, 2023|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, this week Congress averted a shutdown of the federal government by passing a continuing resolution to fund the government... Continue Reading…

FCC Hearing Designation Order Reminds Broadcasters that Long Periods Where They are Not Operating May Lead to License Renewal Problems

By |2021-03-15T11:04:56-05:00March 15th, 2021|Legal News|

Last week, the FCC issued a hearing designation order, sending to an Administrative Law Judge the question of whether an AM station’s license renewal application should be granted.  The hearing seeks to gather evidence as to whether the renewal should be granted despite the station’s record, under its current licensee, where it was operating for... Continue Reading…

FCC Hearing Designation Order Reminds Broadcasters that Long Periods Where They are Not Operating May Lead to License Renewal Problems

By |2021-03-15T11:04:56-05:00March 15th, 2021|Legal News|

Last week, the FCC issued a hearing designation order, sending to an Administrative Law Judge the question of whether an AM station’s license renewal application should be granted.  The hearing seeks to gather evidence as to whether the renewal should be granted despite the station’s record, under its current licensee, where it was operating for... Continue Reading…

Another FCC Hearing Designation Order for Radio Stations that Were Off the Air for Most of Their License Renewal Term

By |2018-01-23T11:10:26-06:00January 23rd, 2018|Legal News|

The FCC yesterday issued a Hearing Designation Order for two AM stations in Virginia as these stations were silent for most of their license renewal terms. One of the two stations was on the air for only 54 days out of the 3.4 years that the licensee held the station during the license term, and...… Continue Reading

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