The FCC's public interest standard functions as an amorphous framework that shifts depending on which party controls the FCC, ...

Chalk one up for prison telecoms — and against inmates' family members — courtesy of Trump's FCC. On Monday, the agency said (via The Verge) it would delay enforcement of a 2024 action aimed at ...

About 5% of all TV and radio stations are selected for Equal Employment Opportunity audits each year; this year’s letters ask for new information relating to DEI When you purchase through links on our ...

Senator Richard Blumenthal slammed the FCC for launching “unprecedented, intrusive investigations” under “arbitrary and capricious pretenses” into the Paramount-Skydance deal, Comcast, NPR, PBS, ...

Turns out Benjamin Franklin was wrong. Not only are death and taxes certain, a broadcaster can also expect the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau to come knocking at some point. While one could hope that all is ...

Look out, radio stations: The FCC has issued an enforcement advisory, complete with a dedicated email address for related complaints, targeting payola. The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau just recently put ...

Editor's note: This piece was co-authored by David Safavian. Uncle Sam needs contractors. When more companies bid for government business, the taxpayers get lower prices and better service. The ...

In a recent case, the FCC fined an AM station for operating from an unauthorized location even though the broadcaster had filed an STA extension application and paid all required fees. The station had ...

A Miami-area pirate radio operator is pushing back against a $2.39 million FCC fine, claiming the agency’s penalty is unconstitutional and pointing to a blockbuster Supreme Court ruling that could ...

The Federal Communications Commission has taken one of its most sweeping national security steps in years, moving to ...