We write to remind you that Ohio radio stations: (1) should have aired their final post-license renewal application filing announcement on August 16, 2020; and (2) must place in their...
Read moreIn another noteworthy Order and Consent Decree (the “Decree”), the Media Bureau resolved an investigation into two radio broadcasters (the “Broadcasters”) who allegedly assigned the broadcast licenses for two radio...
Read moreContinuing the theme of “lessons to be learned” from license renewal enforcement actions, in another Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (the “NAL”), the FCC...
Read moreAs we pass the mid-point of the second year of the current radio license renewal cycle (which began in mid-2019 and continues until mid-2022), it is perhaps unsurprising that the...
Read moreIt’s deadline day! This is a reminder that license renewal applications for Ohio radio stations are due no later than June 1, 2020. Also due on June 1 for Ohio...
Read moreWe’re getting down to the wire! This is a reminder that license renewal applications for Ohio radio stations are due no later than June 1, 2020. Also due on June...
Read moreWith the COVID-19 situation currently dominating so much of our collective time and attention, other items may have been placed on the backburner. Accordingly, and to help ensure that Ohio...
Read moreIn a recent Order, the Media Bureau waived the requirement that Ohio radio stations schedule and air pre license-renewal-application filing announcements. The Order waives the pre-filing announcement requirement for all...
Read moreWe write with a deadline reminder for commercial radio stations. As you may recall from our legal memo earlier this month, performance rights organization Global Music Rights (“GMR”) has agreed...
Read moreWe write today with a reminder for Ohio radio stations that the first of the four required license renewal pre-filing announcements must be broadcast on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Scheduling...
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