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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 5, 2026 to January 9, 2026

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on January 11, 2026
Posted in AM Radio, Broadcast Performance Royalty, Digital Television, EEO Compliance/Diversity, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Internet Video, Music Rights, Noncommercial Broadcasting, On Line Media, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Security, Television
  • FCC Chairman Carr announced that the FCC will be considering two orders concerning foreign ownership requirements, including those for broadcasters,
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The Past Two Weeks in Regulation for Broadcasters: December 23, 2024 to January 3, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on January 5, 2025
Posted in AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Cable Carriage, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Multiple Ownership Rules, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television
  • The Commission released a Report and Order
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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 7, 2023 to January 14, 2023

By David Oxenford & Robert Primosch on January 15, 2023
Posted in AM Radio, Digital Television, EEO Compliance/Diversity, FM Radio, General FCC, Multiple Ownership Rules, Television
  • On Tuesday, January 17, the Public Notice that initiates the 2022 quadrennial review of the FCC’s media ownership rules is
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David Oxenford represents broadcasting and digital media companies in connection with regulatory, transactional and intellectual property issues. He has represented broadcasters and webcasters before the…

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David has coordinated the purchase and sale of numerous radio and television stations, and has helped telecommunications companies, industry associations, broadcasters, educational institutions and others…

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David is a partner at the law firm of Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP, practicing out of its Washington, DC office. He has represented broadcasters for over 30 years on a wide array of matters from the negotiation and structuring of station purchase and sale agreements to regulatory matters. His regulatory expertise includes all areas of broadcast law including the FCC’s multiple ownership limitations, the political broadcasting rules, EEO policy, advertising issues, and other programming matters and FCC technical rules.

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