Dates to Remember
March 9, 2025 Daylight savings time begins; AM daytime-only radio stations or those operating with pre-sunrise and post-sunset authority should check their licenses or …
Read This ArticleNew FCC Chairman Continues Rapid Fire Approach
New FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has continued to venture into new territory on several fronts, and all broadcasters should be paying close attention. After …
Read This ArticleFCC Enforcement Bureau Issues Payola Advisory
One week after Senator Marsha Blackburn raised a payola concern in a letter to the FCC, the Enforcement Bureau issued a February 6 advisory …
Read This ArticleEEO Form 395-B Fate Still Uncertain
A recent hearing on the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on the legitimacy of the FCC decision reinstating EEO Form 395-B to collect …
Read This ArticleRules on Loud TV Commercials to Get a New Look
Yesterday, the FCC voted to open a new proceeding to re-look at its current rules on preventing the airing of commercials on TV stations, …
Read This ArticleDefining “Public Interest”
Less than thirty days into the new administration, a common phrase keeps surfacing – the public interest. FCC licenses come with a built-in legal …
Read This ArticleDates to Remember
February 1, 2025 Radio and TV Stations located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, New Jersey and New York: if five (5) full …
Read This ArticleNew Chairman Moves Quickly on Several Fronts
New FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has had a very busy first eleven days in office, issuing a flurry of notices, announcements, letters and other …
Read This ArticleOlivia Trusty Nominated for FCC Commissioner
President Trump has nominated Olivia Trusty to fill the vacant FCC Commissioner position created by the resignation of Jessica Rosenworcel. Trusty’s nomination has been …
Read This ArticleFCC LMS and Online Public File Systems Unreliable in Recent Filing Deadlines
At numerous points during the month of January, the FCC’s online license management system (LMS) used in the filing and granting of applications and …
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