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Political Broadcasting Advisory
November 2007
This Advisory provides a review of the FCC’s political broadcasting regulations.
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Broadcast Station EEO Advisory
November 2007
This Broadcast Station EEO Advisory is directed to radio and television stations licensed to communities in: Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont, and highlights the upcoming deadlines for compliance with the FCC’s EEO rule.
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Biennial Ownership Reports Due By December 1, 2007 for Certain Radio and Television Broadcasters
November 2007
Commercial and noncommercial Radio stations licensed to communities in Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont must file their Biennial Ownership Reports with the FCC by December 1, 2007. Reports for commercial and noncommercial Television stations licensed to communities in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota must also file their Biennial Ownership Reports by the same deadline.
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Broadcast Station EEO Advisory
September 2007
This Broadcast Station EEO Advisory is directed to radio and television stations licensed to communities in: Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Missouri, Oregon, Washington, as well as American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and highlights the upcoming deadlines for compliance with the FCC’s EEO rule.
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2007 Third Quarter Issues/Programs List Advisory for Broadcast Stations
September 2007
Content of the Quarterly List
The next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ local Public Inspection Files by October 10, 2007, reflecting information for the months of July, August, and September.
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Biennial Ownership Reports Due October 1, 2007 for Broadcasters in AK, MO, OR, HI, IA, WA, FL, Am. Samoa, Guam, Mariana Isl., Virgin Isl., and Puerto Rico
September 2007
Radio stations licensed to communities in Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Florida, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico must file their Biennial Ownership Reports with the FCC by October 1, 2007. Reports for Television stations licensed to communities in Iowa and Missouri must also file their Biennial Ownership Reports by the same date.
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Webcaster Royalties Update: Discount Offer for Small Webcasters, Fee Caps for the Largest
8/28/2007
On Tuesday, August 21, SoundExchange–the organization representing copyright owners in connection with statutory licenses for broadcasting music on the Internet–began sending formal offers of discounted royalty rates through the year 2010 to qualified small webcasters. These are generally those webcasters earning $1.25 million or less in gross revenues.
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FCC Enforcement Monitor
June 2007
Topics include:
- FCC Fines Radio Station $4,200 for Lack of Effective Tower Fences
- FCC Fines Television Station After Discovering Deserted Main Studio
- FCC Fines Radio Station for Airing Prank Phone Call
- FCC Officially Increases Maximum Fine for Indecency and Profanity
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Licensing and Royalty Basics for “Broadcasting” Music over the Internet
December 2006
The digital world can seem confusing and intimidating to those who want to “broadcast” music over the Internet, but moving into cyberspace also presents exciting new opportunities. There are myriad ways that music is used on the Internet. There are companies that operate Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) licensed radio stations that “stream” their over-the-air programming simultaneously on the Internet. There are also companies that deliver their program material directly on the Internet. For purposes of this discussion, both types of Internet users are called “webcasters.”
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Political Broadcasting Advisory
November 2006
This Advisory provides a review of political broadcasting rules of the FCC.
In this Advisory, of particular note are new regulations imposed on political broadcasting by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (“BCRA”) of 2002, popularly known as “McCain-Feingold.” BCRA contains several provisions that affect the way stations handle their political advertising. On December 10, 2003, the Supreme Court reviewed BCRA, and left intact all of the provisions of the law that apply to broadcasters.