Broadcast Law Blog
Covers news, issues and legal developments in the broadcast industry.
Author: Contributors are broadcast attorneys at Davis Wright Tremaine.
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Recent Posts from Broadcast Law Blog
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Congressional Supporters of Performance Royalty Tell NAB to Negotiate With Music Industry - Will It Resolve Anything?
This week, six Congressional supporters of the broadcast performance royalty wrote a letter calling upon the NAB to sit down with music industry representatives to reach a "negotiated resolution" of the "longstanding disagreement" in a session…
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FCC Senior Advisor to Chairman to Study Media Change and a Workshop on Media Financing for Small Business - Looking to Reinvent the Broadcast Industry?
The Commission is worried about the future of the broadcast media, and they are trying to figure out what they can do. The last two weeks have been full of news about actions being taken…
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FCC Issues Fact Sheet on AM Stations Proofs of Performance Using Computer Modeling Techniques
A year ago, the FCC approved the use of a computer modeling technique, known as "moment method modeling", to allow certain AM stations to do Proofs of Performance of directional antenna patterns without the costly…
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$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 - drinking water and waiting…
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December 15 Deadline Set for Broadcasters to File Ownership Reports on New Form 323
As we expected, the FCC has set the date for the filing of the newly revised Ownership Reports on the revised FCC Form 323. All commercial broadcast stations nationwide will need to file by December 15, according…
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Look for New Ownership Report Soon With Filing Deadline Likely for December
The FCC's struggles to get a new FCC Ownership Report adopted, and to establish a uniform filing date for ownership reports from all commercial broadcasters, seems to be coming to an end. The new Form 323 Ownership…
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FCC Commences Proceeding on Children and Electronic Media
On Friday, the Commission formally began a rule making proceeding regarding children and electronic media. Aware of the vast opportunities, but also the potential risks inherent in today's (and tomorrow's) electronic media, the Commission is seeking to…
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Could Calls on the FCC for More Spectrum Lead to the End of Over The Air TV?
An article from TV NewsCheck last week reported on an approach by an FCC representative to television operators, floating an idea that the FCC would "buy" TV spectrum from existing television station operators, and repurpose that…
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FCC Postpones Window for New Noncomercial FM Radio Stations Until February 2010
Last Friday we posted about the FCC's announcement that it would open a filing window in December for noncommercial applicants interested in seeking authority for 67 existing vacant FM allotments. Today, the FCC revised the timing…
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FCC Releases Agenda for First Workshop on Revisions to its Multiple Ownership Rules - Localism and Economic Competition Issues Included
The FCC has released the agenda for its Workshop on the multiple ownership rules (about which we wrote here). The workshop will span three mornings (November 2-4), and will include live testimony from a different…