STA – Tennessee Association of Broadcasters

April 2025 Regulatory Updates for Broadcasters – Annual EEO Public File Reports, Comment Deadlines, Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists, Political Windows, and more

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2025-03-29T21:44:55-05:00March 29th, 2025|Legal News|

April brings a number of routine regulatory dates for broadcasters across the country, including the requirement for posting Quarterly Issues Programs Lists to full-power station’s online public inspection files. April also brings comment deadlines in several rulemaking proceedings including one in which many broadcasters are interested – the FCC’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” proceeding looking to... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 8, 2024 to April 12, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-04-13T21:19:51-05:00April 13th, 2024|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed the FCC’s decision to allow FM boosters to originate limited amounts of programming that is... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 15, 2022 to October 21, 2022

By David Oxenford and Robert Primosch|2022-10-23T07:21:51-05:00October 23rd, 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. On October 17, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) introduced the Identifying Propaganda... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 15, 2022 to October 21, 2022

By David Oxenford and Robert Primosch|2022-10-23T07:21:51-05:00October 23rd, 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. On October 17, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) introduced the Identifying Propaganda... Continue Reading…

Broadcast Stations Going Silent – What You Need to Do

By David Oxenford|2020-04-28T10:51:01-05:00April 28th, 2020|Legal News|

Taking a station off the air is often the last resort of a broadcast company in desperate financial times. While Payroll Protection Act loans have helped many small broadcasters avoid that action even in light of the dramatic decrease in broadcast advertising revenue in the last two months, and some relief may come in areas... Continue Reading…

FCC Activates DIRS for Second Time in Two Weeks as Irma Approaches

By FHH Law|2017-09-06T15:02:22-05:00September 6th, 2017|Legal News|

Just a week after Hurricane Harvey wrecked havoc in Texas and Louisiana, Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm, has already hit parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. This is a major storm, with wind gusts measured at 155 mph in Barbuda. This weekend Irma is set to make its way into Florida...… Continue Reading