Our favorite broadcast attorney, David Oxenford, has just written his latest blog post entitled “FCC Issues Guidance for Broadcasters and Other Regulated Services in the Path of Hurricane Irma.” Here’s a summary…
The FCC has issued a series of public notices to broadcasters and other FCC-regulated entities in the path of Hurricane Irma. General guidance was issued by the FCC, here, discussing how stations can get special temporary authority to operate with facilities different than those specified in their licenses by email or even by telephone during the emergency.
The FCC has also activated its Disaster Information Reporting System for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, and is likely to extend it to portions of Florida in the near future. This system is used by stations and other licensees to report cessation or changes to their operations.
Read the full blog post HERE.
