Introduction
Your world moves fast. The stakes are high and the legal issues complex and ever-changing. Responsive and knowledgeable counsel can be the crucial difference between capitalizing on or missing an opportunity in the ever-changing media landscape.
The broadcast attorneys at DWT have extensive experience successfully representing radio and television clients on the full spectrum of regulatory compliance issues, policy matters, and station transactions, as well as the practical and business aspects of their operations. Ranging from single station licensees to major market group owners, DWT’s broadcast clients are located across the United States. In addition, DWT lawyers are actively involved in all phases of the broadcast industry, and represent broadcast lenders, programmers, consultants and trade associations including numerous state broadcast associations. We regularly deal with engineers, program consultants, financial analysts and others in the financial community, which keeps us current on all business challenges and opportunities facing the industry.
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Department Members
- Washington, D.C.
Robert Corn-Revere
Brendan Holland
Amber Husbands
Bryan T. McGinnis
David D. Oxenford
Karen A. Ross
David M. Silverman
Related Practice Areas
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Bulletins & Articles
 FCC Announces DTV Consumer Education Requirements for TV Stations [Mar. 2008] read bulletin
Broadcast Station Reminder: Quarterly Issues Programs Lists due April 10 [Mar. 2008] read bulletin
Broadcast Television Station Reminder: FCC Form 398 Children’s Programming Quarterly Reports Due April 10 [Mar. 2008] read bulletin
Broadcast Station Update: Biennial Ownership Report Deadline - April 1 [Mar. 2008] read bulletin
Broadcast Station Update [Mar. 2008] read bulletin
- Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline – April 1
Affected States: Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas
- Mid-Term EEO Report due April 1 for Certain Radio Stations in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee
FCC Adopts Localism Report, Commences Public Interest Rulemaking: Comments due by March 14 in rulemaking to consider new public interest obligations for broadcasters [Feb. 2008] read bulletin
FCC Releases Rules for Enhanced TV Disclosure Requirements [Feb. 2008] read bulletin FCC Provides Details for Transition to Digital TV
[Feb. 2008] read bulletin FCC Issues NAL Proposing Indecency Fines Against 52 ABC Affiliates: 2003 airing of “NYPD Blue” episode could cost stations $1.43 million
[Jan. 2008] read bulletin Important Dates for Broadcasters in 2008 [Jan. 2008] read bulletin Broadcast
Station Update: Biennial Ownership Report Deadline - February 1 [Jan.
2008] read
bulletin
Broadcast Station Update [Jan. 2008] read bulletin
- Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline – February 1
Affected States: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma
- Mid-Term EEO Report due February 1 for Certain Radio Stations in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
Political Broadcasting - Answering Your Questions on the FCC's Rules and Policies [Dec. 2007]
read bulletin
Broadcast Station Reminder: FCC Form 398 Children's Programming Fourth Quarter Reports Due January 10 [Dec. 2007] read bulletin
Broadcast Station Reminder: Quarterly Issues Programs Lists due January 10 [Dec. 2007]
read bulletin
FCC Proposes Vast Changes to the Federal Regulatory
Scheme Governing Cable, Broadband and Telecommunications Pole Attachment
Rates, Terms and Conditions [Nov.
2007] read
bulletin
Broadcast Station Update [Nov.
2007] read
bulletin
- Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline –
December 1; Affected States: Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia,
Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North
Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont
- Mid-Term EEO Report due December 1 for Certain
Radio Stations in Alabama and Georgia
Broadcast
Station Update: Biennial Ownership Report Deadline - December 1
[Nov.
2007]
read
bulletin
Broadcast Station Reminder: Quarterly Issues Programs Lists due
October 10 [Sept.
2007]
read
bulletin
Broadcast Television Station Reminder:
FCC Form 398 Children’s Programming Third Quarter Reports
Due October 10 [Sept.
2007]
read
bulletin
FCC Adopts Post-Digital Transition “Must-Carry” Rules,
Extends Ban on Exclusive Programming Contracts, and Opens Inquiry
Into “Tying” Agreements [Sept.
2007] read
bulletin
Increased
Captioning Obligation for “Pre-Rule” Video Programming:
Effective January 1, 2008
[Sept.
2007] read
bulletin
Broadcast
Station Update: Biennial Ownership Report Deadline – October
1 [Sept.
2007] read bulletin
Broadcast
Station Update [Sept.
2007] read bulletin
- Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline – October 1 (Affected
States: Alaska, American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, Mariana
Islands, Missouri, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Washington)
- Mid-Term EEO Report for Certain Radio Stations in Florida, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands Deadline – October 1
FCC
Announces Broadcaster Regulatory Fees For 2007 [August
2007] read
bulletin
Broadcast
Station Update (Affected
States: California, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Wisconsin) [July
2007] read bulletin
- Annual
EEO Public File Report Deadline—August 1
- Mid-Term
EEO Report for Certain Radio Stations in North Carolina and South
Carolina Deadline—August 1
Broadcast
Station Update: Biennial Ownership Report Deadline – August
1 [July
2007] read bulletin
Copyright
Royalty Board Releases Music Royalties for Internet Radio Streaming
for 2006-2010— Clarifying the Confusion
[Revised
June
2007] read bulletin
Internet Radio—The
Basics of Music Royalty Obligations [Revised
June 2007] read bulletin
Broadcast
Station Reminder: Quarterly Issues Programs Lists due July 10
[June
2007] read
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