RADIO & TV BROADCASTER PRACTICE

Radio & TV Broadcaster Practice

Television Broadcaster Business & Regulatory

Maldonado Law understands that the business of broadcasting is a continual mix of business and regulatory issues. The issues facing station owners, managers, and their staff are unlike typical businesses. The integration of the internet into this mix provides extra challenges for those in the broadcast industry. Technologies such as streaming and use of websites to convey policies and Public Notices per the Federal Communication Act add an extra layer to traditional business scenarios and transactions.

Some, but not all, the legal services that Maldonado Law provides to television broadcasters includes:

• Station Manager Consultation for Regulatory issues
• FCC Annual and Biennial Broadcaster reports
• FCC technical and over-the-air broadcast violations
• FCC Website Public Notice Requirements
• Review of Commercial Scripts for product or service claims of Ads
• Review of contractor tower and antenna construction agreements
• Internet Streaming and OTT Contracts and Disputes
• MVPD Agreements
• LMA Contracts & Disputes
• Time Broker & Remnant Air-Time Agreements and Despites
• Owner Disputes
• Broadcaster Sale or Merger of Station or acquisition of translator
• Broadcaster disputes & litigation
• Broadcaster shut-downs and distressed sales

Maldonado Law also maintains relationships with an array of outside media broadcast consultants with years of experience in the industry to further assist its clients. Where and when novel business transactions, deals or scenarios present themselves in either planning or implementation of a transaction, these consultants can be called-in as a further resource to the client.

Radio Broadcaster Business & Regulatory

Maldonado Law offers a variety of legal services tailored to the regular business and transactions of radio broadcast stations and persons within the radio broadcast business. These services include:

• FCC Annual and Biennial Broadcaster reports
• FCC technical and over-the-air broadcast violations
• FCC Website Public Notice Requirements
• Review of Commercial Scripts for product or service claims of Ads
• Review of contractor tower and antenna construction agreements
• Program agreements and time block agreements for commercial “air-time” commercials and infomercials and programs
• Advisories and consultation on possible underwriting violations or payola concerns
• Contract and contract litigation for sales agents of “air-time” commercials
• Employment contracts and litigation for DJs, on-air personalities, and other station staff or contractors
• Pre-Merger and acquisition regulatory due diligence for broadcast or radio stations
• Representation for transactional closing of Sale of broadcast or radio stations or all assets
• Music Royalty Contract review and litigation
• Station manager employment contracts
• Program acquisition from another station
• Radio Station Sales

Maldonado Law also maintains relationships with an array of outside FCC engineers and radio broadcast consultants with years of experience in the industry to further assist its clients. Where and when novel business transactions, deals or scenarios present themselves, these consultants can be called-in as a further resource to the client. Contact Maldonado Law for the particulars of the business and regulatory issues you may be facing as a radio broadcast operator.

Contact Maldonado Law to schedule a confidential initial consultation about your radio broadcaster business & regulatory needs and learn about our rates and experience.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA PRACTICE

• Radio & TV Broadcaster Practice
• Telecommunications Practice