- The FCC’s Media Bureau released a Public Notice requesting comment on the TV Parental Guidelines ratings system. In 1996, Congress
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- The FCC’s Media Bureau released a Memorandum Opinion and Order granting the transfer of control of TEGNA to Nexstar Media.
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- The FCC released a draft Report and Order that, if adopted at its next Open Meeting on March 26, would
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- The FCC’s Media Bureau issued a Public Notice seeking comment on how changes in the sports programming marketplace have impacted
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- The FCC released the full text of its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking adopted at its regular monthly Open Meeting earlier
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- The NAB and SoundExchange filed with the Copyright Royalty Board a proposed settlement of the pending litigation over the 2026-2030
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 17, 2025 to March 21, 2025
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- FCC Commissioner Starks announced that he informed President Trump and Senator Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY) that he will resign his
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 3, 2025 to March 7, 2025
- The FCC released a draft Notice of Inquiry to explore how the FCC can support industry efforts to develop new
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