- Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) wrote a letter to the sole Democratic FCC Commissioner, Anna Gomez, highlighting questions about whether it
LPFM localism requirement
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 14, 2026 to September 18, 2026
- The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announced that the FCC, in coordination with FEMA, will conduct a nationwide
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 16, 2026 to March 20, 2026
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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.
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 14, 2025 to July 18, 2025
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- FCC Chairman Carr announced the agenda for the Commission’s regular monthly open meeting scheduled for August 7, and it contains
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: January 27, 2025 to January 31, 2025
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- FCC Chairman Carr sent a letter to NPR and PBS announcing that he has asked the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau to
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 13, 2025 to January 17, 2025
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- The FCC’s Enforcement and Media Bureaus, under a new Docket opened by the Commission called “Preserving the First Amendment,” dismissed