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FCC to Provide Expanded Major Change and New Station Opportunities for Class A, LPTV, and TV Translator Stations

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On September 3, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Media Bureau released a Public Notice beginning a phased process to lift the current freeze on major changes for Class A television, low power television...more

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EAS Test Reporting System – ETRS Form One Due October 3, 2025

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The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has released a Public Notice announcing that the Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test Reporting System (ETRS) is open now through October 3 for EAS Participants to submit...more

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Annual Update to ETRS Form One Due By October 3, 2025

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has announced that the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) is now open for Emergency Alert System (EAS) Participants to file Form One. Under the FCC’s rules, EAS...more

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FCC Waives Requirement for Broadcasters to File Biennial Ownership Reports for 18 Months

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Licensees of commercial and non-commercial full-power television, Class A television, low power television, AM radio, and FM radio stations are usually required to file biennial ownership reports with the Commission in...more

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FCC Temporarily Suspends Biennial Ownership Reporting Requirement for Broadcasters

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There are several things you can count on in life as a broadcaster: death, taxes, and the need to file biennial ownership reports in odd-numbered years. But now you can scratch the last one (at least for the time being). ...more

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FCC Temporarily Suspends Biennial Ownership Reporting Requirement

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While at this stage it is only a temporary win, in the spirit of Chairman Carr’s Delete, Delete, Delete proceeding, the FCC today released a Public Notice announcing that the Commission is suspending the requirement that...more

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Federal Court Vacates Portions of Local Television Ownership Rule

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On July 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated two aspects of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) regulation restricting the number of television stations that one entity...more

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August 1, 2025 FCC EEO Deadlines for Stations in NC, SC, IL, WI, and CA

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Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin, and California with five or more full-time employees must prepare by Friday, August 1, 2025, an annual EEO...more

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Wireless Roundup (July 2025)

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FCC Seeks Comment on Wireless 911 Location Accuracy Rules: In this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites comment on proposed rules designed to...more

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2025 Second Quarter Issues

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Broadcasters’ next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ Public Inspection Files by July 10, 2025, reflecting information for the months of April, May, and June 2025....more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ April 2025

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Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more

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FCC Seeks Comment on ATSC 3.0/Next Gen TV Transition

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On April 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Public Notice seeking comment on the Petition for Rulemaking (the Petition) filed by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) asking...more

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Broadcast Station Filings Due on April 10, 2025

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As described in more detail below, by April 10, 2025, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and the...more

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2025 First Quarter Issues/Programs List Advisory for Broadcast Stations

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Broadcasters’ next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ Public Inspection Files by April 10, 2025, reflecting information for the months of January, February, and March 2025....more

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National Association of Broadcasters Urges FCC to Accelerate NextGen TV Transition

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The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) yesterday filed a Petition for Rulemaking asking the FCC to establish a “clear timeline” to complete the transition to the ATSC 3.0 (a/k/a “NextGen TV”) television transmission...more

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Should Your Internet-Delivered "FAST" Channel Be Closed Captioned?

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You may be familiar with FCC closed captioning rules that require programming delivered on traditional linear TV networks to be closed captioned (subject to certain exceptions and exemptions), but what about programming on...more

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FCC Warns that Unreported Exchange of Radio Airplay for Event Participation by Artists Violates Payola Rules

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The FCC has issued an Enforcement Advisory reminding radio broadcasters that manipulating airplay based on an artist’s willingness to participate in station promotions or events is illegal under the FCC’s payola rules unless...more

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Client Alert: The Future of Pharmaceutical Advertising on Television: Legal and Regulatory Considerations

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The debate over pharmaceutical advertising on television has resurfaced with renewed vigor, among populist conservatives and activists, such as Charlie Kirk, who have advocated for regulatory intervention, and from Robert F....more

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Radio Broadcasters Cautioned by FCC Enforcement Bureau About Disclosure Obligations for Concerts and Festivals

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On February 6, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Enforcement Bureau published an Enforcement Advisory reminding radio broadcasters of their disclosure obligations in connection with artist...more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ January 2025

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Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more

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Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York,...

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February 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public...more

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FCC Proposes Significant Fine Against Broadcaster for Several Emergency Alert System Violations

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On January 8, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) proposing a $369,190 penalty against a television licensee for willfully and...more

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Meeting Your Annual Children’s Television Programming Reporting Obligations

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The deadline to file the 2024 Annual Children’s Television Programming Report with the FCC is January 30, 2025, reflecting programming aired during the 2024 calendar year. In addition, commercial stations’ documentation of...more

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FCC Grants Retroactive Six-Month Extension of Audible Crawl Waiver

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Many television broadcasters were left scratching their heads last month when a longtime waiver associated with the FCC’s emergency information accessibility rules expired on November 26.  That confusion was resolved Friday,...more

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The 2025 Broadcasters’ Calendar: A Touchstone for Broadcasters Contemplating Trump 2.0 and the Very Unpredictable Year

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One thing about being part of a heavily regulated industry—you know well in advance most of the regulatory obligations and deadlines you’ll be facing in the year ahead.  While that brings no solace to broadcasters, it does...more

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