Broadcast Law Blog
- This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 14, 2022 to May 20, 2022 May 22, 2022Here 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 draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to be considered at its required monthly open meeting on June... […]
- This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 7, 2022 to May 13, 2022 May 15, 2022Here 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 rejected a request that it reconsider its December 2020 decision to end a proceeding to set aside one... […]
- Does the FCC Regulate Internet Content and Companies? May 12, 2022In our summary of last week’s regulatory actions, I was struck by a common thread in comments made by several FCC Commissioners in different contexts – the thread being the FCC’s role in regulating Internet content companies. As we noted in our summary, both Republican commissioners issued statements last week in response to a request... […]
- Comments on Tests of GeoBroadcast Solutions Zonecasting System Due June 6 – What Are the Issues? May 9, 2022The FCC released a Public Notice last week setting the date for comments on the results of GeoBroadcast Solutions tests of their “zonecasting” system that would allow FM boosters within a primary FM station’s protected contour to originate limited amounts of programming different than that carried on the main station. Comments on the tests are... […]
- This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 30, 2022 to May 6, 2022 May 8, 2022Here 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. Follow field testing by GeoBroadcast Solutions of its zonecasting system, the FCC opened a new comment period for interested parties... […]
- Landowners Warned of Potential Liability of Up to $2,000,000 for Pirate Radio Operations on Their Property May 5, 2022The FCC yesterday made public four letters to landowners warning them that there were unlicensed FM radio operations coming from their properties and warning that, if the transmissions continued past the 10-business day response period, the landowners could be held liable for penalties up to $2,000,000 for the unlicensed operations coming from their properties. The... […]
- More FCC Broadcast Applications Moving to LMS – Including Requests for STAs May 4, 2022The FCC this week released a Public Notice (that we mentioned in our update on regulatory dates for May) announcing that, on May 17, many new applications and other filings will be migrating to the FCC’s newer LMS filing platform. These include many of the documents that had been until recently filed in the FCC’s... […]
- May Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: LMS Migration of FCC Forms, Lowest Unit Rate Windows, EEO Audits, TV Auction, FM Antenna Rulemaking, and More May 2, 2022May is one of the few months on the calendar where there are not routine FCC regulatory deadlines. Yet there are still a number of important dates and deadlines this month (and early next) that broadcasters should note. Some of those dates and deadlines are below. On March 17, the migration of applications and forms... […]
- This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 23, 2022 to April 29, 2022 May 1, 2022Here 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. FEMA officials announced at the NAB Show that there will be no national EAS test in 2022. FEMA is planning... […]
- This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 16, 2022 to April 22, 2022 April 24, 2022Here 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 released a Public Notice announcing that it is soliciting public comment on the recent tests of... […]