The Last Three Weeks in Regulation for Broadcasters: December 18, 2023 to January 5, 2024

By |2024-01-07T10:36:02-06:00January 7th, 2024|Legal News|

Expecting quiet weeks, we took the holidays off from providing our weekly summary of regulatory actions of interest to broadcasters.  But, during that period, there actually were many regulatory developments.  Here are some of those developments, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 8, 2022 to October 14, 2022

By |2022-10-16T07:16:11-05:00October 16th, 2022|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. A judge in King County, Washington, released his decision finding that Facebook parent Meta intentionally violated the Washington State requirements... Continue Reading…

FCC Cracking Down on Long Periods of Station Silence – Short-Term Renewals for Radio Stations Silent More than 25% of License Term

By |2022-07-19T10:31:29-05:00July 19th, 2022|Legal News|

The FCC’s Audio Division, in the latter part of the license renewal cycle for radio stations, seems to have adopted a more aggressive position on stations that were silent for extended periods of time during their license term.  In our summary of last week’s events of importance to broadcasters, we noted one case where an... Continue Reading…

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