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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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Live From New York – It’s 20 Seconds of Equal Opportunites?

By David Oxenford on November 4, 2007

Posted in Political Broadcasting

Joining Fred Thompson and Stephen Colbert (see our stories here and here), Presidential candidate Barack Obama appeared briefly on Saturday Night Live last night and delivered that iconic line – "Live From New York, It’s Saturday Night!" But does his appearance trigger equal opportunities for television stations that aired the program and, if so, would…

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

Live From New York – It’s 20 Seconds of Equal Opportunites?

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