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By October 10, 2023, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must: (1) prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and...
By July 10, 2023, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must (1) prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and the...
[co-author: Davina Sashkin] In an unusual move, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Enforcement Bureau released an Enforcement Advisory to remind broadcasters of their sponsorship identification obligations. The same day, the Media Bureau issued a reminder to commercial broadcasters of the requirement to upload time brokerage agreements (TBAs), joint sales agreements (JSAs) and shared services agreements (SSAs) to their online public inspection files (OPIFs). Sponsorship Identification Under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), and the Commission’s spo...