- The FCC released its Report and Order setting the annual regulatory fees that broadcasters must pay for 2023. The Order
FCC Fines
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 31 to August 4, 2023
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- FEMA and the FCC announced that this year’s Nationwide EAS Test is scheduled for October 4, 2023 (with a back-up
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 17 to July 21, 2023
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- Around this time of year, the FCC typically issues a Public Notice reminding TV broadcasters, cable operators, satellite television services,
Reminders About Upcoming Routine FCC Filings – LMS to be Used for AM and LPFM Applications and Upcoming Biennial Ownership Reports
While there are certainly policy issues throughout the media industry, it is often the small, routine issues that trip up broadcasters. In the last week, there have been two public notices worth noting – one announcing the final transition of broadcast applications to the LMS database, and a second reminding broadcasters that Biennial Ownership Reports…
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 10 to July 14, 2023
- The Senate Commerce, Science, and Technology Committee this week approved the nomination of Anna Gomez to fill the current vacancy
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 3 to July 7, 2023
- The Senate Commerce, Science, and Technology Committee this week scheduled an executive session for July 12 to consider the nomination
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 26 to June 30, 2023
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- Chairwoman Rosenworcel announced that the FCC, at its open meeting on July 20, intends to allow 13 “Franken FM” or
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 26 to June 30, 2023
- The FCC released late on Friday a Third Report and Order and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking resolving many
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 12 to June 16, 2023
- The Senate Commerce, Science, and Technology Committee announced that it will hold a hearing on June 22, 2023 on the
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 5 to June 9, 2023
- On Tuesday, the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing, “Listen Here: