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Update on FCC’s Multiple Ownership Rules: “Old” Rules Back in Effect for Assignment, Transfer, and License Renewal Filings; Pending Applications Must Be Updated by January 21, 2020 January 16, 2020

We write today with an update regarding where things stand in terms of the FCC’s multiple ownership rules, as well as to highlight for you an upcoming deadline—January 21, 2020—by...

FCC and DOJ File Petition Requesting that Full Third Circuit Consider and Reverse Court’s Quadrennial Review Decision November 7, 2019

As expected, the FCC and the United States Department of Justice this morning filed a formal petition (the “Petition”) with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals requesting that the Court’s...

Commission Postpones Opening of Window to File Biennial Ownership Reports; Filing Window Will Open November 1, 2019 and Close January 31, 2020 September 23, 2019

Broadcasters will have some extra time to prepare and then file their biennial ownership reports. In a recent Order, the Media Bureau announced that it is postponing (and also lengthening)...

Breaking News: Third Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects FCC’s Deregulatory Actions on Media Ownership; Court Remands Orders Back to Agency September 23, 2019

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday released an opinion (“Opinion”) in which it vacated and remanded back to the FCC certain of the Commission’s Orders that sought to...

Comment Dates Set on FCC’s Quadrennial Review of Media Ownership Rules March 1, 2019

Comment dates have been set on the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) in the 2018 Quadrennial Review of media ownership rules. Comments are due April 29, 2019, and reply...

Commission Initiates 2018 Quadrennial Review of Media Ownership Rules December 13, 2018

The FCC kicked off its 2018 Quadrennial Review of media ownership rules with the adoption, by a 3 to 1 vote (Commissioner Rosenworcel dissented in part), of a Notice of...

FCC Releases Order Liberalizing Local Media Ownership Rules November 21, 2017

The FCC on November 20, 2017 released the text of the highly anticipated media ownership Order on Reconsideration (“Order on Reconsideration”). The FCC significantly liberalized its local media ownership rules...

FCC Significantly Relaxes Local Media Ownership Rules November 16, 2017

As expected, the FCC significantly liberalized its local media ownership rules today, adopting, by a 3-2 vote split along party lines, an Order on Reconsideration (“Order on Reconsideration”) that modernizes...

Local Media Ownership Rules to Be Relaxed Significantly at FCC’s November 16 Meeting October 27, 2017

Significant relaxation of the FCC’s local media ownership rules is close to becoming reality. At its November 16 meeting, the FCC will consider adopting an Order on Reconsideration that would...

NOT Due December 1, 2017: FCC Biennial Ownership Reports September 5, 2017

Until the FCC released an Order on Friday, all broadcast stations—commercial and noncommercial alike—were scheduled to compile and file their biennial ownership reports (FCC Form 323 for commercial stations; FCC Form...