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Gigi Sohn Asks the White House to Withdraw Her Nomination to the FCC March 7, 2023

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...

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Study of Television Ownership Diversity Released February 10, 2023

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...

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FCC to Establish Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs February 10, 2023

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...

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Updated Tower Construction Guidance Following Northern Long-Eared Bat Classification as “Endangered” February 10, 2023

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...

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Beginning April 1st Audio Division Filings Must Use 2020 Decennial Census Data February 10, 2023

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...

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FCC Commences 2022 Quadrennial Review of Media Ownership Rules with Public Notice Seeking Comments in Freshly Opened Docket December 22, 2022

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...

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FCC Works Toward Streamlining TV Technical Rules November 21, 2022

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...

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FCC Regulatory Fees Due Sept. 28, 2022; Additional FCC Resources Available September 21, 2022

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...

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FCC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on FY 2022 Regulatory Fees June 7, 2022

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...

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Reminders Regarding Impact of Government Shutdown on FCC Quarterly Filings January 7, 2019

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...

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