The NCAA national men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will start on March 16, 2025 and conclude with the national championship games in early April.
Broadcast stations often conduct promotions tied to these...more
3/7/2025
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The Major League Baseball (MLB) Postseason is underway, and the World Series will start on October 25, 2024. Your radio or television station may want to be involved in promotions that are tied to the baseball...more
The Federal Communications Commission wants to require radio and television stations, as well as cable, direct broadcast satellite operators such as Dish and DirecTV, and satellite radio operators such as Sirius/XM...more
The FCC has taken several actions directed at low power television (LPTV), Class A, and television translator stations.
On August 20, 2024, the FCC will lift its freeze on major modification applications to permit LPTV,...more
The Summer Olympic Games will begin on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) carefully protect Olympic trademarks and...more
6/4/2024
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The NCAA national men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will begin on March 17, 2024 and end with the national championship games in early April.
Broadcast stations often conduct promotions tied to these tournaments...more
3/4/2024
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Basketball ,
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Licensing Rules ,
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March Madness ,
NCAA ,
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Student Athletes ,
Trademarks ,
Universities
After a hiatus of more than 20 years, the FCC will again require radio and television broadcasters to submit information about the race, ethnicity, and gender of their employees. The information, to be filed on FCC Form...more
2/26/2024
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Telecommunications ,
Television Broadcast Stations
The Major League Baseball (MLB) Postseason is underway, and the World Series will start on October 27, 2023. Your station may want to conduct promotions that are tied to the baseball championships. These promotions can be...more
10/9/2023
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MLB ,
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Unauthorized Access ,
Unfair Competition ,
World Series
The NCAA national men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will begin on March 12, 2023 and end with the national championships in early April.
Broadcast stations often conduct promotions tied to these tournaments. The...more
3/6/2023
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Super Bowl LVII (57) will be held on February 12, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
The NFL carefully protects its copyrights and trademarks. If your broadcast station plans to conduct promotions or contests...more
1/19/2023
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Trademarks
After a court struck down the requirement that broadcasters research federal sources to verify that buyers of airtime are not foreign government entities or agents, the FCC is proposing once again to “fortify” its foreign...more
The FCC has updated its Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules to make emergency alerts easier for the public to understand and more accessible to those with certain disabilities.
EAS messages are currently transmitted using...more
The Major League Baseball (MLB) Postseason begins on October 7, 2022 and will culminate with the World Series starting on October 28, 2022. Your radio or television station may want to be involved in promotions that are tied...more