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

By |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…

August Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: National EAS Test, License Renewals, EEO Reporting, Political Broadcasting Rules Proposals, Media Ownership Comments, Annual Regulatory Fees, and More

By |2021-07-28T15:08:32-05:00July 28th, 2021|Legal News|

While the regulatory deadlines in August may be a bit lighter than other months, there are still several important regulatory dates to keep track of, some of which are detailed below.  All broadcasters should have August 11 circled and highlighted on their calendars as the date of the next National EAS Test.  And there are... Continue Reading…

August Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: National EAS Test, License Renewals, EEO Reporting, Political Broadcasting Rules Proposals, Media Ownership Comments, Annual Regulatory Fees, and More

By |2021-07-28T15:08:32-05:00July 28th, 2021|Legal News|

While the regulatory deadlines in August may be a bit lighter than other months, there are still several important regulatory dates to keep track of, some of which are detailed below.  All broadcasters should have August 11 circled and highlighted on their calendars as the date of the next National EAS Test.  And there are... Continue Reading…

This Week in Broadcast Regulation: February 20, 2021 to February 26, 2021

By |2021-02-28T09:01:42-06:00February 28th, 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. About 200 radio and television stations have been randomly selected to be audited by the FCC for their EEO compliance.... Continue Reading…

This Week in Broadcast Regulation: January 9, 2021 to January 15, 2021

By |2021-01-16T18:21:15-06:00January 16th, 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.  We also note an upcoming event to which broadcasters will want to pay attention. After a multi-year review of the... Continue Reading…

FCC Terminates Proceeding to Dedicate TV Channel in Each Market to Unlicensed Wireless Use

By |2020-12-09T10:13:59-06:00December 9th, 2020|Legal News|

One of the last questions about the repacking of the television spectrum following the television incentive auction was whether there would be a UHF television channel set aside in each television market for unlicensed wireless uses.  Microsoft and other tech companies have been pushing for that set aside for years, arguing that more capacity for... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  October 24, 2020 to October 30, 2020

By |2020-11-01T09:23:32-06:00November 1st, 2020|Legal News|

It has been a busy week for regulatory actions affecting broadcasters.  Here are some of the significant developments of 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 held a virtual Open Meeting on Tuesday, voting to approve an... Continue Reading…

This Week in Broadcast Regulation:  October 17, 2020 to October 23, 2020

By |2020-10-25T09:47:58-05:00October 25th, 2020|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. The FCC’s International Bureau released a Public Notice on its review of the requests for “lump sum reimbursement requests” for... Continue Reading…

FCC Adopts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Looking to Allow Higher Power and Greater Height for Unlicensed White Space Devices Operating in the TV Bands

By |2020-03-03T10:47:34-06:00March 3rd, 2020|Legal News|

A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing greater coverage areas for unlicensed “white space” devices operating in the TV bands was adopted at the FCC’s open meeting last week and released earlier this week.   We have written about these white space devices before (see, for instance, our articles here and here).  These devices operate at relatively... Continue Reading…

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