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…

The Past Two Weeks in Broadcast Regulation: December 18, 2021 to December 31, 2021

By |2022-01-02T10:09:03-06:00January 2nd, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last two weeks, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC released the results of the August 11 Nationwide EAS Test, finding that, compared to the 2019 test... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  March 13, 2021 to March 19, 2021

By |2021-03-20T17:23:07-05:00March 20th, 2021|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. At this week’s FCC March Open Meeting, the Commissioners unanimously adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  March 13, 2021 to March 19, 2021

By |2021-03-20T17:23:07-05:00March 20th, 2021|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. At this week’s FCC March Open Meeting, the Commissioners unanimously adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry... Continue Reading…

License Renewal Cycle Starts in a Year – Crackdown on Silent Stations and Online Public File Signal Warnings to Broadcasters

By |2018-05-08T10:10:59-05:00May 8th, 2018|Legal News|

Starting June 1, 2019, just over a year from now, the next broadcast license renewal cycle will begin. By that date, radio stations in DC, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia must file their renewal applications. Every other month for the next 3 years will bring the filing of radio license renewals in another set of...… Continue Reading

FCC To Hold Hearing to Determine Whether to Deny License Renewal of Radio Station that was Silent for Most of its License Term

By |2017-08-04T11:01:49-05:00August 4th, 2017|Legal News|

The FCC yesterday took what some may suggest is an unprecedented action to potentially deny the license renewal of an FM broadcast station that was silent for all but one day each year during its license renewal term. According to the Hearing Designation Order, the station operated one day each year to avoid forfeiting its...… Continue Reading

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