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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 30, 2026 to April 3, 2026

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on April 5, 2026

Posted in Advertising Issues, AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Cable Carriage, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Multiple Ownership Rules, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

• The FCC’s Media Bureau released a Public Notice purporting to remind broadcasters about their lowest unit charge (LUC) obligations for

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 19, 2026 to January 23, 2026

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on January 25, 2026

Posted in Advertising Issues, AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Fairness Doctrine, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, Intellectual Property, License Renewal, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Television

• The FCC’s Media Bureau released a Public Notice purporting to provide guidance directed to broadcast TV stations on whether the

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  November 10, 2025 to November 14, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on November 16, 2025

Posted in Advertising Issues, AM Radio, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

• Congress passed a bill ending the federal government shutdown which began on October 1, ensuring that the government will remain

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  September 8, 2025 to September 12, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on September 13, 2025

Posted in Advertising Issues, Assignments and Transfers, Digital Radio, Digital Television, EEO Compliance/Diversity, FCC Fees, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

• The FCC released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking initiating its 2022 Quadrennial Review of its media ownership rules.  Congress

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  August 4, 2025 to August 8, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on August 10, 2025

Posted in AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Cable Carriage, Digital Television, EEO Compliance/Diversity, Emergency Communications, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, Multiple Ownership Rules, On Line Media, Television, Tower Issues

• The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announced that October 3 is the deadline for EAS Participants, including broadcasters,

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  June 30, 2025 to July 3, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on July 6, 2025

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

• Paramount/CBS settled its lawsuit with President Trump for $16 million.  Last Fall, President Trump sued CBS for its supposed deceptive

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  June 9, 2025 to June 13, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on June 15, 2025

Posted in Advertising Issues, AM Radio, Digital Television, FCC Fees, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Payola and Sponsorship Identification, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

• The FCC’s Media Bureau announced that June 10 is the effective date for the FCC’s modified broadcast foreign sponsorship identification

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  June 3, 2025 to June 6, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on June 7, 2025

Posted in AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Broadcast Auctions, Cable Carriage, FCC Fees, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, License Renewal, Multiple Ownership Rules, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

• FCC Commissioners Simington and Starks both announced that they were leaving the FCC as of June 6.  Starks stated at

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 12, 2025 to May 16, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on May 18, 2025

Posted in Emergency Communications, Fairness Doctrine, FCC Fines, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television, Tower Issues

• The FCC’s Media Bureau extended the deadline for TV broadcasters to comply with the audible crawl rule’s until the earlier

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  April 28, 2025 to May 2, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on May 4, 2025

Posted in Advertising Issues, AM Radio, Cable Carriage, Children's Programming and Advertising, Digital Television, Emergency Communications, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Multiple Ownership Rules, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Payola and Sponsorship Identification, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

• President Trump signed an Executive Order purporting to end federal subsidies for NPR and PBS provided through the Corporation for

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