TV stations

FCC Eliminates Broadcast Main Studio Rules, Related Staffing, and Program Origination Requirements; Controversial Order Passes Three-Two Along Party Lines

By Paul J. Feldman|2017-10-25T14:45:57-05:00October 25th, 2017|Legal News|

On Oct. 24, 2017, the FCC issued a Report and Order eliminating the Commission’s rule requiring each AM, FM, and television broadcast station to maintain a main studio located in or near its community of license (i.e. the Main Studio Rule). In the same Order, the FCC eliminated existing requirements that are associated with the...… Continue Reading

Online Public File to Bring New Scrutiny to Issues/Programs Lists

By Anne Goodwin Crump, Scott Johnson and Susan Marshall|2017-09-13T13:19:03-05:00September 13th, 2017|Legal News|

Believe it or not, the date by which all radio stations must have their complete public files online is now less than six months away. Television stations have been dealing with this reality for several years now, as have large stations in large markets for the past couple of years. Now, every radio station, both...… Continue Reading

Online Public Inspection Files: A Refresher Webinar

By FHH Law|2017-09-05T08:00:24-05:00September 5th, 2017|Legal News|

While 2017 isn’t even close to being over yet, we’re already looking ahead at next year’s deadlines. TV stations and a large first batch of commercial radio stations have already had to move their public inspection files online. But starting on March 1st of 2018, noncommercial radio stations, as well as the remaining commercial that were...… Continue Reading