Here are links to helpful web sites and documents to assist broadcasters in navigating the sometimes murky waters of federal regulations. These are provided only as a general guide. Broadcasters should contact their own legal counsel about specific compliance issues.
FCC TV Spectrum Plan Click HERE for the full report
Supreme Court Decision Allows Corporations to Run Political Ads. Click HERE for an analysis.
2010 FCC Reporting Deadlines (Courtesy of David Oxenford and the DWT Law Firm)click HERE
You may also click HERE to download the Political Broadcasting Guide as well as slides from the presentation David presented.
KAB Member Stations may take advantage of KAB's Legal Hotlines which provide a reliable, quickly available source of expert legal advice for answers to legal questions.
Radio and television stations may also take advantage of KAB's Alternate Broadcast Inspection Program. Our inspector will do an FCC-like inspection and if the station is found to be in compliance, it will receive a three-year exemption from routine FCC inspections.
EEO Guidelines click HERE
The Federal Communications Commission is the federal agency which licenses and regulates radio and television stations. FCC rules governing broadcast are available here. Below are links to helpful pages on the FCC's web site:
FCC Home Page
FCC Forms Page
FCC Media Bureau
FCC Enforcement Bureau
FCC Self-Inspection Checklists for AM and FM Radio and Television
FCC Broadcast Rules
File Comments Electronically in an FCC Proceeding
Here are legal advisories and other documents or web sites of interest to broadcasters:
Kansas Open Meetings Act (Frequently Asked Questions)
Kansas Open Records Act (Frequently Asked Questions)
Music Licensing; The Basics - David Oxenford Memo
2007 Broadcaster's Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act
2010 Elections and Political Windows and Political Broadcasting Advisory
KAB's Washington Counsel, David Oxenford with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, has provided three recent legal alerts/advisories of interest to broadcasters:
Sales Tax Exemption for Broadcast Equipment and Electricity
Sales Tax Exemption - KS Dept of Revenue guide for Kansas Exemption Certificates - Publication KS-1520.
KAB Action Plan to Help Members Comply with EEO
EEO Credit for KAB Scholarship contribution and promotion
Kansas Plan Emergency Alert System (EAS); 2010 Schedule of Monthly EAS Tests; FCC EAS Handbooks
Model Disaster Recovery Plans for Broadcast Stations; Best Practices for Disaster Recovery
Closed Captioning Information for Television Broadcasters
Overtime Regulations for Broadcasters
Junk Fax Legal Advisory