Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
- The FCC released a draft
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FCC’s Media Bureau Sets the Eligibility Rules for Upcoming NCE Translator Filing Window
In January, the FCC made public its plans to open a window for the filing of applications for new FM translators in the “reserved band” – between 88.1 and 91.9 – to be operated by licensees of noncommercial stations (see…
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 25, 2026 to May 29, 2026
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
- The FCC’s Media Bureau released
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FCC Announces Effective Date of New Certifications from Buyers of Program Time to Identify Foreign Government Sponsored Programming, But Puts Other Obligations on Hold
This week, the FCC’s Media Bureau released a Public Notice to remind broadcasters that new foreign sponsorship identification requirements go into effect June 7, 2026. These rules clarify the existing obligations of broadcasters to determine whether buyers of program time…
June 2026 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Foreign Sponsorship Identification Requirements Compliance Deadline, Annual EEO Public File Reports, Comment Deadlines, Political Windows, and more
Though school may be letting out for many, the FCC does not take a summer recess. Instead, regulation continues with the filing of Annual EEO Public File Reports due for some broadcasters on June 1. There are also several other regulatory…
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 18, 2026 to May 22, 2026
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
- The language of the AM
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FCC Media Bureau Public Notice on Processing Applications When “Remedial” Foreign Ownership Petition Is Pending – What Is It All About?
Several recent broadcast trade press articles summarized a Public Notice released this past week by the FCC’s Media Bureau. The Notice deals with the processing of certain broadcast applications when a licensee has a pending “remedial” petition for declaratory ruling…
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 11, 2026 to May 15, 2026
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
- The FCC announced that it
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FCC Proposes Auction for New FM Stations – 132 Channels to be Available in February 2027 Auction
The FCC this week proposed an auction for the rights to construct new FM stations on 132 FM channels – the first such auction of new FM stations since 2021. The auction is proposed for February 2027, although interested parties…
Medical Marijuana Removed from Schedule I – Moving Closer to Broadcast and Online Advertising but Concerns Still Remain
The Trump administration recently announced that it was taking steps to legalize some marijuana use under federal law. In a Press Release from the Department of Justice, much was made of the relaxation of the marijuana rules – and many…