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Maine LPTV Station Enters into Consent Decree; Fined $2,500 for Closed Captioning Violations March 18, 2024

According to a recent Order and Consent Decree (the “Decree”), a Maine LPTV station and MeTV affiliate (the “Station”) will be fined $2,500, with the possibility of an increase to...

FCC Acts to Expand Audio Description Requirements to All DMAs Over Next Twelve Years November 1, 2023

On October 17, 2023, the FCC unanimously adopted a Second and Report Order (the “Order”) to continue expanding the FCC’s audio description requirements at a rate of 10 DMAs per...

Media Bureau Extends Audible Crawl Waiver to November 26, 2024 May 30, 2023

In the nick of time, the FCC released a Memorandum Opinion and Order (the “Order”) granting an 18-month extension to the existing waiver of the component of the so-called “audible...

FCC Seeks Comment on Ongoing Waiver of Requirement to Aurally Describe Non-Textual Emergency Information in Non-Newscast Programming April 27, 2023

By recent Public Notice, the FCC is soliciting comment on an NAB Petition (the “Petition”) seeking a further extension of an existing waiver to one aspect of the so-called “audible...

FCC Proposes Expanding Audio Description Requirements to All DMAs April 6, 2023

At its March 2023 Open Meeting, the FCC adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”) proposing to expand to all DMAs the audio description requirements currently applicable to...

January 1, 2021: FCC’s Video/Audio Description Requirements Expand to DMAs 61–70 December 7, 2020

It’s official: the FCC’s recently adopted expansion of its video/audio description requirements will begin taking effect at the start of the new year, with the requirements initially extending to DMAs...

Draft Report and Order Looks to Expand Video/Audio Description Requirements to DMAs 61–100 Over Next Four Years October 23, 2020

The Commission may soon expand the scope of its current video/audio description requirements to an additional 10 designated market areas (“DMAs”) per year for the next four years, according to...

Commission Proposes Expanding Its Video Description Rules to DMAs 61 Through 100 Over Next Four Years April 29, 2020

The FCC last week adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on the potential expansion of the agency’s video description rules to an additional 10 designated market areas...

FCC Seeks Comments on Whether to Examine Current Closed Captioning Rules; Immediate Focus on Viability of “Automatic Speech Recognition” August 23, 2019

The FCC recently issued a Public Notice (the “Notice”) seeking comment on a petition filed by a coalition of consumer and academic organizations that asks the Commission to examine its...

FCC Reminds TV Stations to Make EAS Messages Available to Viewers with Hearing and Visual Impairments July 19, 2019

With next month’s nationwide test of the Emergency Alerts System right around the corner (it’s set to take place on August 7 at 2:20 pm, ET), the FCC issued a...