Sponsorship Identification

January Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – A New FCC Administration, Quarterly Issues Programs Lists, KidVid, Comment Deadlines and a Supreme Court Oral Argument on Ownership Issues

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2020-12-29T08:58:24-06:00December 29th, 2020|Legal News|

The holiday season is nearly behind us and many are looking forward to putting 2020 in the rearview mirror with a hopeful eye on 2021. The new year will bring big changes to the Washington broadcast regulation scene, with the inauguration of a new President and installation of a new FCC chair who will make... Continue Reading…

January Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – A New FCC Administration, Quarterly Issues Programs Lists, KidVid, Comment Deadlines and a Supreme Court Oral Argument on Ownership Issues

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2020-12-29T08:58:24-06:00December 29th, 2020|Legal News|

The holiday season is nearly behind us and many are looking forward to putting 2020 in the rearview mirror with a hopeful eye on 2021. The new year will bring big changes to the Washington broadcast regulation scene, with the inauguration of a new President and installation of a new FCC chair who will make... Continue Reading…

This Week at the FCC for Broadcasters: June 20, 2020 to June 26, 2020

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2020-06-27T14:43:39-05:00June 27th, 2020|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory actions 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: FEMA announced that it has canceled the 2020 test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), which is... Continue Reading…

Record Companies Respond to FCC Commissioner on Payola – What Should Broadcasters Learn from the Responses?

By David Oxenford|2020-04-29T11:19:15-05:00April 29th, 2020|Legal News|

The responses by the major record labels to Commissioner O’Rielly’s inquiry into allegations of payola practices (see our article here) were published last week while we were all distracted with pandemic issues. While the responses (available here on the Commissioner’s twitter feed) were perhaps not surprising – saying that the record labels do not engage... Continue Reading…

Now Available: Controversial Advertising and Sponsorship Identification Webinar

By FHH Law|2019-01-18T09:57:15-06:00January 18th, 2019|Legal News|

In collaboration with the Colorado Broadcasters Association, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth’s Frank Montero and Dan Kirkpatrick presented a webinar covering guidelines for broadcasters on how to handle controversial advertising and proper sponsorship identification. Frank and Dan discussed many aspects of Federal and state regulation pertaining to advertising on potentially problematic subjects, including marijuana, tobacco, alcohol, and...… Continue Reading

Political Broadcasting Rules Q&A

By Dan Kirkpatrick|2018-02-27T12:14:01-06:00February 27th, 2018|Legal News|

With primaries in some states happening as soon as March, the 2018 election cycle is certain to be contentious and hard-fought. Now is the time for broadcasters to review their systems to ensure that they will be in compliance with the FCC’s political advertising requirements. Now that all broadcast stations are required to place political...… Continue Reading

FCC Issues Its Largest Lump of Coal to Sinclair Broadcasting

By FHH Law|2018-01-11T09:24:08-06:00January 11th, 2018|Legal News|

A Proposed Fine of $13.4M for Undisclosed Sponsored Content Serves as a Warning to Other Broadcast Stations As we closed the books on 2017, the FCC announced that it plans to fine Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. a record $13.4M, for having not adequately disclosed sponsored content in its programming. The fine was calculated by the...… Continue Reading

$500K+ Spanking for Sponsorship ID Miscue

By Harry Cole|2016-01-31T14:18:02-06:00January 31st, 2016|Legal News|

Enforcement Bureau extracts half-million dollar “civil penalty” AND an extensive compliance plan commitment from Cumulus for spots which it didn’t even sell. The Enforcement Bureau has scored another trophy for its burgeoning trophy room of extravagant penalties. This time, it’s $540,000 extracted from Cumulus for a supposedly inadequate sponsorship identification on a number of spots … Continue Reading

One-A-Day Sponsorship IDs?

By Steve Lovelady|2015-03-29T09:58:12-05:00March 29th, 2015|Legal News|

FCC invites comments on proposal by coalition of nine radio licensees to shift sponsorship IDs primarily to Internet In an unusual petition that was filed last November – but took five months to hit the FCC’s public radar screen – a ...