Thus far, the FCC has received more than thirty comments in response to a Petition for Rulemaking (“Petition”) that urges the FCC to create a new FM station class “A10”...
Read moreThe FCC recently released a Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) in which it proposes the methodology and allocation of regulatory fee obligations for each type of entity the agency...
Read moreLate yesterday, June 10, 2024, a sharply divided FCC released decisions expanding and/or reinstating several crucial broadcast regulations applicable to television and radio stations. We are currently evaluating each of...
Read moreAs part of the FCC’s agenda for its January 2022 open meeting, the Commission adopted a Report and Order (the “Order”) revising several of its political programming rules in relatively minor ways. ...
Read moreAt the Commission’s June open meeting today (June 17), the FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Order” and “Notice,” respectively), aimed at enhancing...
Read moreBroadcasters could see the first major overhaul to FCC application fees in over 30 years, according to a recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”). The Notice seeks comment on...
Read moreThe Commission has now officially adopted its Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”) proposing regulatory fees for Fiscal Year 2020 (“FY 2020”). Of particular significance to...
Read moreA petition filed late last year by America’s Public Television Stations (“APTS”) and NAB related to the deployment of ATSC 3.0 (the next generation broadcast television standard) may have struck...
Read moreThe Commission has targeted the “significantly viewed” rules as the latest regulation in need of a fresh look in its ongoing “Media Modernization Initiative.” In a recently adopted Notice of...
Read moreToday, the FCC unanimously adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Order”) that moves broadcasters’ carriage election notices to primarily electronic means, significantly modernizing the...
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