Tag Archives: FCC and government shut down

FCC May Hold January Open Meeting By Conference Call, Without the “Meat”

The government shutdown continues to create a confusing situation for government agencies faced with statutory obligations that are difficult to honor without a working federal bureaucracy. The FCC by law is required to hold a monthly public meeting but, when the bulk of its employees are furloughed, it is difficult to meaningfully adhere to that… Continue Reading

January Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – The Shutdown Does Not Put Everything on Hold

By David Oxenford on January 8, 2019 Posted in Broadcast Auctions, Children's Programming and Advertising, EEO Compliance/Diversity, General FCC, Intellectual Property, Internet Radio, Music Rights, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Website Issues

We typically publish our article about upcoming regulatory dates before the beginning of each month, but this month, the looming FCC shutdown and determining its effect on filing deadlines pushed back our schedule. As we wrote on Friday, the effect of the shutdown is now becoming clear – and it has the potential to put… Continue Reading

FCC Shuts Down Because of Government Funding Impasse – What Does It Mean for Broadcasters?

By David Oxenford on January 4, 2019 Posted in Assignments and Transfers, Broadcast Auctions, General FCC, Incentive Auctions/Broadband Report, Political Broadcasting

Do you have a deal to buy a new station or a planned technical modification that needs FCC approval? Well, it looks like those plans may have to wait as the budget controversy in Washington has shut down the FCC. But what does the shut-down really mean for broadcasters? The FCC clarified some of the… Continue Reading

The Government Is Closed, But the FCC Is Not – How Government Agencies Dealing with Media Issues are Handling the Shutdown

By David Oxenford on January 21, 2018 Posted in FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, Intellectual Property, Trademark

As anyone who had turned on TV, listened to the radio, looked at the Internet or read a newspaper knows, the Federal government ran out of money at midnight on Friday, and news outlets are calling it a government shutdown. But, unlike shutdowns in the past where all agencies closed their doors at the same… Continue Reading

FCC Back at Work – But Deadlines for Many Filings Still Suspended

By David Oxenford on October 17, 2013 Posted in FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC

The government shutdown is over, most FCC staffers are supposed to be back at their desks, but not everything is operating as normal yet today. The Commission has published a notice saying that most filing deadlines that fall on or before October 21 remain suspended, and parties with such deadlines should refrain from filing anything with such… Continue Reading

Now that the FCC Has Shut Down – What’s a Broadcaster to do?

By David Oxenford on October 2, 2013 Posted in FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC

The Federal government shutdown that we speculated about last week has now come to pass, and the clearest evidence is that, when you go to the FCC website, you are greeted by a special message essentially saying that the website is not available until after the shutdown ends. So, as we speculated last week, broadcast (and… Continue Reading

What a Federal Government Shut-Down Would Mean for Broadcasters

By David Oxenford on September 26, 2013 Posted in General FCC

The buzz in Washington this week is about whether the FCC and the rest of the Federal government will be open come next Tuesday, October 1. October 1 is the start of the FCC’s fiscal year, and without a “continuing resolution” (Congressional authorization to keep the government running at current levels even without a formal… Continue Reading

FCC Issues Plan for Orderly Shutdown in the Event that No Agreement on Federal Funding is Reached By Midnight

By David Oxenford on April 8, 2011 Posted in General FCC

[Update – 4/9/2011. Based on the announcement late last night, the Federal government will not be closing on Monday. But the agreement that was reached yesterday still needs to be documented and voted on by the House and Senate. But, barring an unforeseen breakdown in the deal, these shutdown instructions can be shelved – at… Continue Reading