- The FCC released a Public Notice titled “In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” requesting public input on what FCC rules can
CALM Act NPRM
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 24, 2025 to February 28, 2025
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- The National Association of Broadcasters filed a Petition for Rulemaking asking the FCC to require that full-power television stations complete
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 3, 2025 to February 7, 2025
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- Payola on broadcast stations suddenly was in the news this past week. Early in the week, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Comment Date Set on Rulemaking to Implement the CALM Act Regulating Loud TV Commercials
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Dates for comments and replies on the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the CALM Act, regulating the volume levels of commercials, have now been set. We provided a detailed summary of that NPRM here. As set out in that summary, the NPRM asks many questions of broadcasters, cable companies, and other Multichannel Video Programming…