Category: Legal Law

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you…

FCC Proposes to Prioritize Processing of Applications by Stations with Local Programming – And Asks Many Questions About Whether the…

Copyright Royalty Board Issues Correction of Deadline to File Petitions to Participate in New Proceeding to Set Webcasting Royalty Rates…

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you…

The full Commission this week issued an Order fining Cumulus Media $26,000 for its failure to upload one EEO Annual…

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you…

Expecting quiet weeks, we took the holidays off from providing our weekly summary of regulatory actions of interest to broadcasters. …

The Copyright Royalty Board on Friday published in the Federal Register a call for interested parties to file Petitions to…

Earlier this week, we covered the broadcast issues that the FCC may be facing in 2024.  But the FCC is…

A new year – and our annual opportunity to pull out the crystal ball and look at the legal issues…

Broadcast Regulation Does Not Take a Vacation: FCC Resolves 2018 Quadrennial Review with No Significant Changes in Ownership Rules; Proposes…

2024 is almost upon us.  At this time of year, everyone seems to be making a list of the best…

January Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Expansion of Audio Description Requirements, Music Royalty Cost of Living Increases, Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists,…

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past two weeks, with links to where…

Special Election Dates Announced to Fill George Santos’ Congressional Seat – Remember Special Elections and State and Local Elections Trigger…

The FCC yesterday released a Public Notice extending for two days the now-open window for the filing of applications for…

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past two weeks, with links to where…

Another state has joined the list of those that require clear disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in…

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you…

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past two weeks, with links to where…

In the Washington Post last weekend, an op-ed article suggested that political candidates should voluntarily renounce the use of artificial…

Meta to Require Labeling of Digitally Altered Political Ads (Including Those Generated By AI) – Looking at the Rules that…

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you…

In Federal Register notices published this week, the Copyright Royalty Board announced cost-of-living increases for two sets of music royalties.  Webcasters, including broadcasters…

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you…

Even after yesterday’s deadline for filing ETRS Form Three in connection with the nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System…

For the last few years at this time of the year, we’ve departed from our usual coverage of legal and…

December Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Biennial Ownership Reports, Annual EEO Public File Reports, LPFM Filing Window, LUC Political Windows…