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CommLawBlog
FCC Continues Fines for Improper Use of EAS Signals
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) remains consistent in its enforcement of fines for the improper use of Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) tones. On April 7, 2020, the…
All About Advertising Law
Water Drinking Contest Causes Waves at the FCC, Potentially Sinking the Promoter
By Melissa Landau Steinman, Renato Perez, Venable LLP
It has been almost a decade since a water-drinking contest held by an Entercom’s Sacramento radio station resulted in the death of a contestant, but the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
CommLawBlog
Broadcast Contest Rule Moves Online
By FHH Law
Long-pending Entercom proposal adopted … finally. If you’re a broadcast station that conducts contests and promotes those contests on the air, the FCC has just ushered you into the 21st…
CommLawBlog
One-A-Day Sponsorship IDs?
A group of radio station owners is asking the Commission to waive the sponsorship identification requirements for a "defined class of qualifying radio broadcasters".
CommLawBlog
Update: FCC Seeks Input on Proposed Change in Contest Rule
By FHH Law
Ten months after it was filed, Entercom's proposal to change the Commission's rule governing licensee-conducted contests promoted on-air may be getting some traction.
Broadcast Law Blog
Another Music Royalty Deal By Clear Channel and a Record Company – Why Broadcaster Deals With Record Companies May Be a Good Thing
Last week, we wrote about the recently announced deal between Big Machine Records and Entercom Communications. The day after we posted that article, Clear Channel announced another label deal - this…
Broadcast Law Blog
A Deal Between Entercom and Big Machine Records To Give the Record Company a Royalty on Over-the-Air Broadcasting
A deal between Big Machine Records and a broadcaster, this time Entercom Communications, was announced at the NAB Radio Show giving the record company a royalty on the broadcaster’s revenue…
CommLawBlog
Time for a Change in the FCC’s Contest Rule?
By FHH Law
In a timely petition for rulemaking, Entercom has proposed that the required disclosure of licensee-conducted contest rules be made on-line, rather than over-the-air.
Broadcast Law Blog
$16.57 Million Verdict in Hold Your Wee for Wii Case – What are the FCC Implications and What Should Broadcasters Learn?
A jury in Sacramento returned a $16.57 million verdict against Entercom Broadcasting's local subsidiary in the case involving the death of a contestant in a radio station-sponsored contest. The contest…
TortsProf Blog
“Hold Your Wee for a Wii” Closing Arguments
Coverage is here. The plaintiffs' attorney asked for $24 to $34 million, about $2 million of which is based on economic harm, the balance in emotional harm.