Radio and Television Broadcasting, including Non-Commercial Broadcasting

Including LPTV, AM, FM, educational, religious and other non-commercial broadcasters, Broadcast Auxiliaries, LPFM, and TV

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Patton Boggs’ TechComm group represents broadcasters in all facets of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulation.  Our clients range in size from major group owners to individual licensees.  We have guided clients entering the broadcasting business on all aspects of broadcast licensing and advise on a broad array of broadcasting issues including allocation rulemakings, technical and operational rules, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) rule implementation, and communications tower compliance.  We also advise on broadcasting content matters concerning issues such as indecency, contests, and political advertising.

The combined talent of our election law experience with our broadcast experience allows us to deliver critical advice to broadcast clients in election cycles.  We use the depth and breadth of our public policy experience to help clients effectively participate in major policy rulemakings and legislative initiatives that affect the broadcasting industry, including broadcast ownership limitation issues before the FCC, Congress, and the courts.  We have negotiated numerous station acquisition and other acquisition documents on behalf of licensees and lenders.  In addition to work before the FCC, we represent broadcast station owners in contested matters before the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

We also represent non-commercial broadcasters and assist them with their unique issues, such as educational programming goals, review of underwriting announcements, point determinations for FM stations, non-profit status issues, and station upgrades.  We have guided clients through the acquisition and sale of non-commercial broadcast stations and the FCC licensing process.