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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 13, 2025 to January 17, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on January 18, 2025

Posted in AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Digital Television, Emergency Communications, Fairness Doctrine, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, License Renewal, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television, Tower Issues

The FCC’s Enforcement and Media Bureaus, under a new Docket opened by the Commission called “Preserving the First Amendment,” dismissed

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 12, 2024 to August 16, 2024

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on August 18, 2024

Posted in Advertising Issues, AM Radio, Artificial Intelligence, Cable Carriage, Emergency Communications, FCC Fees, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, License Renewal, Payola and Sponsorship Identification, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television, Website Issues

The FCC announced that oppositions are due August 27 in response to the National Association of Broadcasters’ petition for reconsideration

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 15, 2024 to July 19, 2024

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on July 21, 2024

Posted in Advertising Issues, AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Cable Carriage, Emergency Communications, FCC Fees, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, Multiple Ownership Rules, Payola and Sponsorship Identification, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Television

The FCC’s Media Bureau announced that August 15 is the effective date of the FCC’s expanded foreign government sponsorship identification

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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…

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…

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.