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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: December 15, 2025 to December 19, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on December 21, 2025

Posted in Advertising Issues, AM Radio, Broadcast Performance Royalty, FM Radio, General FCC, Intellectual Property, Internet Radio, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Multiple Ownership Rules, Music Rights, Payola and Sponsorship Identification, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

President Trump this week issued an Executive Order instructing various government agencies to take steps to move marijuana from Schedule

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 17, 2025 to November 21, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on November 23, 2025

Posted in AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Broadcast Auctions, Digital Television, Fairness Doctrine, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Multiple Ownership Rules, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

The FCC and the FCC’s Media Bureau released several Public Notices (here, here, here, and here

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 6, 2025 to October 10, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on October 12, 2025

Posted in Cable Carriage, Digital Television, FCC Fines, General FCC, Programming Regulations, Television, Tower Issues

The FCC released three drafts of Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (one on ATSC 3.0 and two relevant to earth station

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 22, 2025 to September 26, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on September 27, 2025

Posted in FCC Fees, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Multiple Ownership Rules, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

Congress has thus far failed to pass any legislation to provide funding for government operations after the September 30 end

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 15, 2025 to September 19, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on September 21, 2025

Posted in Advertising Issues, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television, Tower Issues

FCC Chairman Carr suggested in a podcast interview that the FCC could penalize ABC/Disney if the company failed to discipline

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David OxenfordPartner

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 Federal Communications Commission, the Copyright Royalty Board, courts and other government agencies for over 30 years.

David O'ConnorPartner

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 with FCC compliance matters and advocacy in regulatory proceedings, such as those related to new technologies, media ownership, and spectrum allocations. David also advises voice and data providers on issues related to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) for the deaf and hard of hearing, including Internet-based Video Relay Services (VRS) and IP Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS), and otherwise helps clients with all of their FCC-related needs.

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