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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 8, 2025 to September 12, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on September 13, 2025

Posted in Advertising Issues, Assignments and Transfers, Digital Radio, Digital Television, EEO Compliance/Diversity, FCC Fees, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

The FCC released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking initiating its 2022 Quadrennial Review of its media ownership rules. Congress

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 4, 2025 to August 8, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on August 10, 2025

Posted in AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Cable Carriage, Digital Television, EEO Compliance/Diversity, Emergency Communications, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, Multiple Ownership Rules, On Line Media, Television, Tower Issues

The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announced that October 3 is the deadline for EAS Participants, including broadcasters,

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 21, 2025 to July 25, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on July 27, 2025

Posted in AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Children's Programming and Advertising, EEO Compliance/Diversity, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, License Renewal, Low Power Television/Class A TV, Multiple Ownership Rules, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the FCC’s decisions in the 2018 Quadrennial Review to retain

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 30, 2025 to July 3, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on July 6, 2025

Posted in Advertising Issues, Digital Television, FCC Fines, FM Radio, General FCC, License Renewal, Multiple Ownership Rules, Political Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

Paramount/CBS settled its lawsuit with President Trump for $16 million. Last Fall, President Trump sued CBS for its supposed deceptive

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 3, 2025 to June 6, 2025

By David Oxenford & Keenan Adamchak on June 7, 2025

Posted in AM Radio, Assignments and Transfers, Broadcast Auctions, Cable Carriage, FCC Fees, FCC Fines, FM Radio, FM Translators and LPFM, General FCC, License Renewal, Multiple Ownership Rules, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Programming Regulations, Public Interest Obligations/Localism, Television

FCC Commissioners Simington and Starks both announced that they were leaving the FCC as of June 6. Starks stated at

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 10, 2025 to March 14, 2025

By David Oxenford on March 16, 2025

Posted in Uncategorized

The FCC released a Public Notice titled “In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” requesting public input on what FCC rules can

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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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