FCC Media Bureau Reminds Broadcasters of Their Public Interest Obligations
May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. DA 26-530):
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Federal law requires broadcasters to comply with a basic and fundamental obligation--they must operate in the public interest. Congress first enshrined this concept in the law nearly 100 years ago,/1 and it charged the FCC with the responsibility of ensuring that broadcasters only obtain and maintain a license to the extent the . . .
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Federal law requires broadcasters to comply with a basic and fundamental obligation--they must operate in the public interest. Congress first enshrined this concept in the law nearly 100 years ago,/1 and it charged the FCC with the responsibility of ensuring that broadcasters only obtain and maintain a license to the extent the . . .