- FCC Chairman Carr stated on X that the FCC is prepared to block transactions among FCC-regulated companies, including broadcasters, where
VHF to UHF channel changes
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 10, 2025 to March 14, 2025
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- The FCC released a Public Notice titled “In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” requesting public input on what FCC rules can
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 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
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 6, 2025 to January 10, 2025
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- The FCC released an Order increasing by an average of more than 17% its application fees, including those for broadcast
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 22, 2024 to July 26, 2024
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- The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing that broadcasters and cable operators make on-air disclosures regarding the use
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 20 to December 1, 2023
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- The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau partially granted NAB and REC Networks’ waiver request (discussed in our
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 6 to November 10, 2023
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- The FCC has until December 27th to comply with a court order requiring the agency to conclude its still-pending
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 30 to November 3, 2023
- The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau released its second EEO audit notice for 2023, which targets 150 radio and television stations for
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 21 to August 25, 2023
- The FCC’s Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing changes to the digital audio broadcasting rules to facilitate greater