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Reasonable Access and the Problem Candidate – FCC Declares a Write-In Candidate Not Entitled to Buy Radio Spots, But That May Not Be the End of the Story

By David Oxenford|2022-04-21T11:34:43-05:00April 21st, 2022|Legal News|

Last week, much was made of an FCC Media Bureau decision rejecting the “reasonable access” claim of a write-in candidate for a Congressional seat in Ohio against radio stations which, after initially running his spots, decided to pull those spots because he had not made a “substantial showing” of his candidacy. Candidates for federal office... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation For Broadcasters: April 2, 2022 to April 8, 2022

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2022-04-09T15:03:36-05:00April 9th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. Broadcast operations that use uninterruptable power supply (UPS) devices as either a primary or backup power source should be alert... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 5, 2022 to February 11, 2022

By David Oxenford|2022-02-13T10:01:55-06:00February 13th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. Global Music Rights (GMR) and the Radio Music Licensing Committee (RMLC) announced that enough broadcasters had agreed to GMR licensing... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 22, 2022 to January 28, 2022

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2022-01-29T18:15:40-06:00January 29th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC adopted two items of interest to broadcasters that were on the agenda for its January 27 Open Meeting.... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 22, 2022 to January 28, 2022

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2022-01-29T18:15:40-06:00January 29th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC adopted two items of interest to broadcasters that were on the agenda for its January 27 Open Meeting.... Continue Reading…

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

By David Oxenford|2022-01-23T09:50:57-06:00January 23rd, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC issued a Public Notice urging all communications companies to take steps to ensure the security of their facilities... Continue Reading…

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

By David Oxenford|2022-01-23T09:50:57-06:00January 23rd, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC issued a Public Notice urging all communications companies to take steps to ensure the security of their facilities... Continue Reading…

FCC Plans to Adopt Two Minor Changes to its Political Broadcasting Rules – What is Being Changed?

By David Oxenford|2022-01-10T10:43:07-06:00January 10th, 2022|Legal News|

The FCC, at its January 27 monthly open meeting, will be voting on the adoption of two relatively minor changes to its political broadcasting rules. While some press reports suggested that the changes would expand the FCC’s jurisdiction into online political advertising, in fact the draft of the FCC’s Report and Order released last week... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 1, 2022 to January 7, 2022

By David Oxenford and Adam Sandler|2022-01-09T10:32:16-06:00January 9th, 2022|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC this week announced that it will vote on two items of interest to broadcasters at its next Open... Continue Reading…