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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  November 6 to November 10, 2023

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on November 12, 2023

Posted in Advertising Issues, Digital Television, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Intellectual Property, License Renewal, Multiple Ownership Rules, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

• The FCC has until December 27^th to comply with a court order requiring the agency to conclude its still-pending

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 30 to November 3, 2023

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on November 5, 2023

Posted in Cable Carriage, EEO Compliance/Diversity, FCC Fees, FCC Fines, General FCC, License Renewal, Low Power Television/Class A TV, On Line Media, Political Broadcasting, Television, Website Issues

• The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau released its second EEO audit notice for 2023, which targets 150 radio and television stations for

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 25-September 30, 2023

By David Oxenford & Robert Primosch on October 1, 2023

Posted in AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Emergency Communications, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, License Renewal, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Multiple Ownership Rules, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television, Tower Issues

• In a last-minute reprieve, the House and Senate agreed on Saturday, September 30 to fund the government for another 45

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 18-September 22, 2023

By David Oxenford & Robert Primosch on September 24, 2023

Posted in Advertising Issues, AM Radio, Digital Television, EEO Compliance/Diversity, Emergency Communications, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Intellectual Property, License Renewal, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Music Rights, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Television

• The FCC’s Media Bureau released a Public Notice reminding commercial and noncommercial broadcasters of their upcoming obligation to file biennial

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 11-September 15, 2023

By David Oxenford & Robert Primosch on September 17, 2023

Posted in AM Radio, Children's Programming and Advertising, FCC Fees, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, License Renewal, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

• The FCC’s Media Bureau entered into a Consent Decree with the licensee of an Illinois Class A television station in

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 28 to September 8, 2023

By David Oxenford & Robert Primosch on September 10, 2023

Posted in AM Radio, Broadcast Auctions, Digital Television, Emergency Communications, FCC Fees, FCC Fines, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, License Renewal, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Television

• The Senate approved Anna Gomez to be

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 21 to August 25, 2023

By David Oxenford on August 27, 2023

Posted in AM Radio, Digital Radio, Digital Television, FCC Fees, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, License Renewal, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Television

• The FCC’s Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing changes to the digital audio broadcasting rules to facilitate greater

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 14 to August 18, 2023

By David Oxenford & Robert Primosch on August 20, 2023

Posted in AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Broadcast Performance Royalty, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Intellectual Property, License Renewal, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Multiple Ownership Rules, Music Rights, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Payola and Sponsorship Identification, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

• In the last two license renewal cycles, more fines have been issued for full-power stations violating the requirement that they

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 7 to August 11, 2023

By David Oxenford & Robert Primosch on August 13, 2023

Posted in AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Broadcast Auctions, FCC Fees, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, License Renewal, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Political Broadcasting, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

• The FCC released its Report and Order setting the annual regulatory fees that broadcasters must pay for 2023. The Order

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 17 to July 21, 2023

By David Oxenford & Robert Primosch on July 23, 2023

Posted in Advertising Issues, AM Radio, Digital Television, Emergency Communications, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, License Renewal, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

• Around this time of year, the FCC typically issues a Public Notice reminding TV broadcasters, cable operators, satellite television services,

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