It’s official! Last fall’s overhaul of the rules governing licensee-conducted broadcast contests has finally become effective. According to a notice in the Federal Register, our friends at the Office of Management and Budget gave the new rules the big thumbs up last week, and the rules have now taken effect as of February 12, 2016. … Continue Reading
Long-pending Entercom proposal adopted … finally. If you’re a broadcast station that conducts contests and promotes those contests on the air, the FCC has just ushered you into the 21st Century. Soon you will be able to advise your audience about the material elements of your contests by simply posting them online (as opposed to … Continue Reading
A notice of proposed rulemaking would give the thumbs-up to broadcasters who prefer to rely on online posting to announce their contest rules.… Continue Reading
Ten months after it was filed, Entercom's proposal to change the Commission's rule governing licensee-conducted contests promoted on-air may be getting some traction.… Continue Reading
In a timely petition for rulemaking, Entercom has proposed that the required disclosure of licensee-conducted contest rules be made on-line, rather than over-the-air.… Continue Reading
