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FCC Unanimously Adopts NPRM Proposing to Reallocate “At Least” 100 MHz of C-Band Spectrum November 24, 2025

Broadcasters who currently rely on C-band satellite dishes for core operational necessities (such as, e.g., the receipt of affiliated or syndicated programming) should pay close attention to the proceeding surrounding...

Comment Dates Set for ATSC 3.0 Fifth FNPRM November 24, 2025

Near the end of last week, the FCC issued a Public Notice setting early-2026 comment dates for the FCC’s latest, Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “FNPRM”) in its...

Comment Dates Set for Latest 2022 Quadrennial Review NPRM November 24, 2025

According to a recent Public Notice (the “Notice”), the FCC’s nearly three-year-old 2022 Quadrennial Review docket is likely to finally see some action over the coming months, with comments and...

Media Bureau Creates New Docket, Seeks Comment on Network Affiliate Market Dynamics November 24, 2025

The FCC’s Media Bureau recently released a Public Notice (the “Notice”) seeking public comment on the “current market, regulatory, and contractual dynamics governing the relationship between local television broadcast stations...

Comment Dates Set for FCC NPRM Seeking to “Reexamine” EAS and WEA September 8, 2025

The FCC recently set comment deadlines for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) issued in a new proceeding aptly titled “Modernization of the Nation’s Alerting Systems.” According to the NPRM,...

Eighth Circuit Vacates TV Top Four Prohibition and Note 11 Expansion in Legal Challenges to 2018 Quadrennial Review July 23, 2025

Earlier today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit released its ruling (the “Opinion”) on several consolidated Petitions for Review of the FCC’s 2018 Quadrennial Review Report...

Delete, Delete, Delete “Direct Final Rule” Scheduled for Commission Consideration at July Open Meeting July 9, 2025

FCC Chair Brendan Carr recently announced that at its upcoming July 24, 2025, Open Meeting the Commission will consider for adoption a “Direct Final Rule” that, if adopted, will take...

Comment Dates Set for Record Refresh on National Broadcast Ownership Cap July 9, 2025

Comment deadlines are now set for responses to the Media Bureau’s recent Public Notice (the “Notice”) seeking to refresh the record in the Commission’s long-pending proceeding considering whether the FCC...

FCC Releases Annual Regulatory Fee NPRM; Proposed Changes to Regulatory Fee Calculations Could Again Reduce Broadcasters’ Fee Obligations, Although Earth Station Fees Remain in Flux June 9, 2025

The FCC has released its annual Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “NPRM”) setting forth its proposed division of regulatory fees to be owed by each type of fee payor for...

NAB Files Ex Parte Letter Seeking Repeal of National Ownership Cap April 21, 2025

In addition to its advocacy in the above-described Delete, Delete, Delete proceeding, NAB recently filed an extensive ex parte letter in the long-pending 2017 docket regarding elimination of the broadcast...