JonathanTurley
JULY 24, 2022
The South Carolina legislature is moving to enact a new law with deeply troubling free speech implications. The free speech concerns are even greater with regard to the South Carolina law. Indeed, the provision was reportedly based on model legislation drafted by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC).
Broadcast Law Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2022
On October 6, the FCC released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, if adopted, would propose a number of steps designed to strengthen the security of the Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (“WEA”). The draft NPRM is slated for consideration at the FCC’s October 27, 2022 regular monthly open meeting.
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Broadcast Law Blog
JULY 28, 2021
Read the draft proposals, here , and our longer take on the proposals, here. Consult the FCC’s Licensing and Management System (LMS) help center , if you still have questions on navigating the filing portal. Stream the meeting on August 5 to see if the Commissioners approve the item (the stream is available at fcc.gov/live ).
Broadcast Law Blog
JUNE 28, 2021
See the draft item, here. At its next required monthly open meeting on July 13 , the FCC will vote on opening for public comment several proposals meant to update certain technical rules for radio. Most of the proposed changes would clean up existing rules and eliminate rarely-used and inconsistent provisions.
Broadcast Law Blog
JUNE 28, 2022
At its open meeting scheduled for July 14, the FCC will consider adopting a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (a draft of which is available here ) that seeks comment on whether to update the FCC’s rules to identify a new publication for determining a television station’s designated market area (“DMA”) for satellite and cable carriage purposes.
Broadcast Law Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The FCC issued a similar extension to December 12 for stations in Florida and South Carolina who suffered the effects of Hurricane Ian. Another rulemaking proceeding will likely be concluded in November. Such stations in Florida also may upload their EEO public file by December 12.
Broadcast Law Blog
APRIL 25, 2019
Radio stations in the next renewal group, stations in North and South Carolina, should be prepared to begin their license renewal pre-filing announcements in June – so in May they should be recording and scheduling that announcement to run for the first time on June 1 (see this article on pre-filing announcements for more information).
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