As we previously reported here, FCC rules now require that any clip of programming that aired on television with captions that is subsequently delivered via Internet-protocol (“IP”) must also be captioned. The FCC adopted various compliance deadlines, which depended on the ty…
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On December 12, 2016, two broadcasters – Sun Valley Radio, Inc. and Canyon Media Corporation (the “Petitioners”) – requested the FCC to issue a rulemaking to revise the Equal Opportunity Employment (“EEO”) recruiting outreach requirements. The Petition can be found he…
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Saturday, December 24, 2016 is the deadline by which all commercial radio stations that have five or more full-time employees in their employment units, and are located in one of the top 50 Nielsen Audio markets, must upload historical documents from their physical public inspect…
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Following the National Football League (“NFL”) Conference Championship games, Super Bowl LI (or 51) will be held on February 5, 2017, at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The NFL diligently protects its copyright and trademark rights associated with the Conference Championsh…
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By December 1, 2016, commercial and noncommercial digital television licensees must file an annual DTV Ancillary/Supplementary Services Report stating whether their television station(s) provided ancillary or supplementary digital services between October 1, 2015 and September 30…
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On September 28, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). As we previously reported here and here, broadcast stations are required to complete certain fili…
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The FCC has released three public notices related to the repacking of broadcast television stations into a smaller UHF band once the incentive auction has closed. In the Television Repack Scheduling Plan Public Notice, the FCC seeks comment on the FCC’s proposed post-incentive…
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The Major League Baseball (MLB) championship games have started and will culminate with the World Series which starts on October 25, 2016. Your station may want to be involved in promotions that are tied to the baseball championships. These promotions can be successful, but can a…
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Commercial and non-commercial AM and FM stations must prepare and place in their public inspection files a list of programs that have provided the most significant treatment of community issues during the preceding quarter. The listing should provide a brief narrative statement t…
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Below are the deadlines for the second quarter reports that full-power and Class A television stations must file: Documents That Must Be Uploaded Into Each Station’s Online Public Inspection File by October 10, 2016: Issue-Responsive Programming List for programming broadcast b…
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