On December 12, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) commencing the 2018 Quadrennial Review of the Commission’s media ownership rules. The FCC is required under Section 202(h) of the Communications Act to review most of its broadcast ownership rules every four years to determine whether … Continue Reading
But EAS Participants have a year to advise their SECCs of what, if anything, they’re doing to provide EAS alerts to non-English speaking audiences. As we reported last spring, the FCC declined to require that non-English language announcements be provided by Emergency Alert System participants. But the Commission did decide that all State EAS Plans … Continue Reading
FCC “grants” petition seeking mandatory foreign language EAS alerts by declining to impose mandatory foreign language EAS alerts; but some new reporting requirements are added How do you say EAS en español? Apparently, that’s something EAS participants won’t need to worry about anytime soon. The FCC has rejected a proposal that would have mandated the … Continue Reading
If you were planning to file comments about MMTC's proposal for dealing with non-English language EAS alerts, you've got another month to get your thoughts together.… Continue Reading
Deadlines have been set for comments in response to the FCC's invitation to "refresh the record" relative to improving the availability of non-English EAS announcements.… Continue Reading
The Commission is looking for comments on an unorthodox "designated hitter" proposal to assure that broadcast emergency announcements reach non-English speaking audiences.… Continue Reading
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council has provided arguable impetus for the FCC to try, again, to toss (or at least relax) its Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership prohibition -- and the FCC wants to know what you think about it.… Continue Reading
The murky situation surrounding the FCC's effort to deploy its revised Ownership Report (FCC Form 323) just got murkier with the filing of a letter from the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council.… Continue Reading
The FCC has formally invited comment on the 17-point "Radio Rescue Petition" filed by the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council last July. Comments are due by October 23.… Continue Reading