Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.

The FCC sent to Congress its Budget Estimates request for Fiscal Year 2026. The budget request contains a few specific references to broadcast matters (along with more general information about inflationary increases in fees and proposals for FCC staffing). Included in the request was a reference to an auction of FM broadcast channels at some point in Fiscal Year 2026 (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026)(which assumes FCC auction authority is reinstated – see our Broadcast Law Blog article here about the current state of that authority). The request discussed FCC strategic goals,

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