- The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to implement the Low Power Protection Act (“LPPA”), which was signed
NCE points system
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 13 to March 17, 2023
By David Oxenford & Robert Primosch on
Posted in Advertising Issues, AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Broadcast Auctions, Digital Television, EEO Compliance/Diversity, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Noncommercial Broadcasting, On Line Media, Payola and Sponsorship Identification, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Television, Website Issues
- On March 16, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) held an open meeting at which it voted to issue “6(b) orders”
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 6 to March 10, 2023
By David Oxenford & Robert Primosch on
- As widely reported, Gigi Sohn has asked President Biden to withdraw her nomination to become the third Democratic FCC Commissioner
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 27 to March 3, 2023
- FCC Commissioner Simington issued a statement supporting a recent letter from former FEMA leaders to the Department of Transportation highlighting
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 23, 2023 to January 30, 2023
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Posted in Advertising Issues, AM Radio, Broadcast Auctions, Broadcast Performance Royalty, Children's Programming and Advertising, EEO Compliance/Diversity, Emergency Communications, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Intellectual Property, License Renewal, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Music Rights, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Television, Tower Issues
- The FCC issued a Public Notice extending the deadlines for all filings in the FCC’s LMS or online public file
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 22, 2022 to October 28, 2022
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
- On October 26, NAB and Xperi Inc. jointly filed a Petition for Rulemaking asking the FCC to amend its rules
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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 30, 2022 to August 5, 2022
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
- Both the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the FCC released public notices, available here and here, alerting broadcasters
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FCC Announces that Window to Apply for New Noncommercial FM Stations Will Open in November
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Posted in FM Radio, Noncommercial Broadcasting
The FCC released its decision to limit to 10 the number of applications that can be filed by one party in the next window for new noncommercial FM stations in the reserved FM band (those channels below 92.1 on the FM dial). No party can have attributable interests in more than 10 applications filed in…
FCC Announces Effective Date of Changes in LPFM and Noncommercial Application Processing
Earlier this week, the FCC announced that changes in its processing of LPFM and Noncommercial (NCE) full-power station applications became effective on October 30. We wrote about some of those changes here and here. Of immediate importance is the need to include a certification of reasonable transmitter site assurance in any application for any…
Next Step to a Filing Window for New Noncommercial FM Stations – FCC Asks for Comments on Limits on How Many Applications One Applicant Can Submit
By David Oxenford on
The FCC yesterday issued a Public Notice announcing that it will in fact be opening a window for the filing of applications for new reserved-band noncommercial FM stations (those stations operating in the portion of the FM band below 92.1 FM, which is reserved for noncommercial educational broadcasters). We anticipated that this window was coming…