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We write this afternoon with the breaking news that Gigi Sohn asked President Biden to withdraw her nomination to the Federal Communications Commission—and that the White House today withdrew Sohn’s...

The FCC’s Office of Economics and Analytics has released a Working Paper (the “Paper”) examining the ownership diversity of commercial full-power television stations.  The Paper reviewed ownership data collected by...

The FCC has taken an early step toward reorganizing the currently established International Bureau into two new entities: a Space Bureau and an Office of International Affairs.  Chairwoman Rosenworcel first...

Are you planning a new tower project or do you currently have one in pre-construction?  If so, according to a recent FCC Public Notice you may have one more thing...

By recent Public Notice (the “Notice”), the Commission announced that, effective April 1, 2023, petitioners and applicants submitting filings to the Audio Division—i.e., radio broadcasters—must use 2020 Census data when...

This afternoon the FCC issued a Public Notice (the “Notice”) commencing its 2022 Quadrennial Review proceeding to examine its media ownership rules.  The Notice opens a new docket for the...

Over the last several months the FCC has been taking steps in an “ongoing effort to ensure that its rules are current,” particularly as applied to TV broadcasters.  First, in...

As we recently reported, the FCC has finalized the regulatory fee amounts broadcasters will be required to pay for Fiscal Year 2022—all FY 2022 regulatory fee payments must be made...

Late last week, the Commission released its annual Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”) contemplating proposed regulatory fees for the current fiscal year—i.e., Fiscal Year 2022 (“FY 2022”).  Although the...

As the government shutdown enters its third week, we write with a few reminders for broadcasters regarding FCC filings: FCC Filing Deadlines Extended. The FCC has extended normal filing deadlines...