Political file consent decrees continue to be inked between the Commission and various radio broadcasters at a fairly steady clip. By our count, approximately a dozen additional political file consent...
Read morePolitical file consent decrees continue to be inked between the Commission and various radio broadcasters at a fairly steady clip. By our count, more than a dozen political file consent...
Read moreWe have learned that many radio broadcasters across the country whose recent license renewal applications have yet to be granted (or denied) have begun receiving correspondence from the Media Bureau,...
Read moreOn Tuesday afternoon, April 21, 2020, the FCC issued an Order on Reconsideration (the “Order”) further “clarifying” certain aspects of its October 2019 Political File Clarification Order (the “October Order”). ...
Read moreAs you know, Ohio’s March 17, 2020, primary election was unusual: polls were ordered to stay closed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the primary was not rescheduled...
Read moreAs broadcasters are well aware, the FCC’s rules require each station to maintain in the “political file” folder of its online public inspection file certain records concerning all requests for...
Read moreBroadcasters wishing to weigh in on the pending Petition for Reconsideration (the “Recon Petition”) of the Commission’s two recent “political clarification” Orders (the “Orders”) have a little more time to...
Read moreIt appears that the FCC is serious about cracking down on broadcast licensees who have, in the Commission’s eyes, violated its recently “clarified” political file rules. In an Order released...
Read moreThe Media Bureau is soliciting comments from interested parties in response to a November 15, 2019, Petition for Reconsideration (the “Recon Petition”) of two recent Commission Memorandum Opinions and Orders...
Read moreWith the first primaries in advance of the 2020 general election just months away, the FCC yesterday released a long-anticipated Memorandum Opinion and Order (“Order”) in which it clarified several...
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