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Commission Seeks Comment on Petition for Reconsideration of FCC’s Recent Political File Clarification Orders; Comments Due December 30 December 4, 2019

The 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...

FCC Clarifies Critical Political File Record-Keeping Requirements October 18, 2019

With 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...

Commission Proposes $233,000 Fine for Broadcaster’s Violations of Sponsorship ID Rules and Terms of Prior Consent Decree August 8, 2019

A proposed fine of $233,000 is serving as a reminder to broadcasters of the potentially costly consequences that can result from violating the Commission’s sponsorship identification requirements. The Commission proposed...

FEC Seeks Comment on Changing Size of TV Political Disclaimers February 15, 2019

Recent news out of the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) ought to get broadcasters’ attention, as possible revisions that the FEC may make to its political advertising disclaimer rules could set...

ALERT: Online Public Files—INCLUDING POLITICAL FILES—Will Be Unavailable on Saturday, November 3, 2018 November 2, 2018

This morning, November 2, the following message greeted us on one of the FCC’s webpages: FCC systems and some website content will be unavailable 8AM-4PM ET November 3 for annual...

General Election LUC Window Opens September 7, 2018 August 21, 2018

The 2018 general election is scheduled for November 6, 2018, when voters across the United States will be electing members of the United States Congress, and numerous state, county, city,...

LUC Window for Ohio May 8 Primary Opens Saturday, March 24, 2018 March 20, 2018

This year, Ohioans will be electing members of Congress, and many localities will be electing local representatives and officials. The primary election is scheduled for May 8, 2018. This means that...

FCC Imposes $13.4 Million Fine for Sponsorship Identification Violations December 26, 2017

Several days ago, Reuters reported that a television station ownership group was going to be fined a significant amount of money for violations of the sponsorship identification laws. On December...

Comments Due July 3 in Main Studio Proceeding; Here Are Some of the Questions on Which the FCC Seeks Comment June 2, 2017

As we previously reported, the FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that proposes to largely eliminate the main studio requirements for radio and television broadcast stations. The...

Media Bureau Sets Aside Its Recent Orders Regarding Political File Record Keeping Requirements February 6, 2017

In an Order released Friday, Feb. 3 (the “Order to Set Aside”), the FCC’s Media Bureau set aside two orders (the “January Orders”) it had released in January, in which...