regulatory and standards

Items include a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Quadrennial review of broadcast ownership regulations

`ATSC 3.0 will not revive broadcast television in an era defined by streaming,' the station group said in a filing that paints a bleak view of broadcasting's future

Nexstar joined Sinclair not airing the show's return on ABC on Sept. 23 but says it continues to have "productive" talks with Disney about the future

The late night show will return to its regular schedule on Tuesday Sept. 23; Sinclair said it will continue to preempt the show

As the agency prepares to shut down operations it is dispersing the remaining $7.1 million in grant funds

Pharmaceutical ads now account for 9% of TV advertising according to LightShed Partner’s Richard Greenfield and an even higher percentage of spots on evening newscasts

“Broadcasters must be able to make decisions about the content on our airwaves free from government influence,” NAB’s LeGeyt wrote. “The First Amendment affords our stations — and all Americans — this fundamental right.”

A letter to the FCC signed by Senate Democrats complained that the “FCC’s role in overseeing the public airwaves does not give it the power to act as a roving press censor”

Sinclair’s vice-chair said: `This incident highlights the critical need for the FCC to take immediate regulatory action to address control held over local broadcasters by the big national networks.’

She called ABC’s decision a “cowardly corporate capitulation” to threats from the FCC to suspend broadcast licenses that have no legal basis in “facts or the law”