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Another FCC Broadcast Case Designated for Hearing – With Much Different Stakes

Broadcast Law Blog

If the case goes to trial, the administrative law judge (called an “ALJ”) will determine the facts with respect to each of the designated issues and whether those facts lead to the ultimate conclusion that conduct was so bad that the license should be revoked.

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Parties to TEGNA Deal Seek Full Commission Review of Hearing Designation Order – Looking at the Process They are Trying to Avoid 

Broadcast Law Blog

Last week, broadcasters and broadcast journalists were abuzz with discussions of the FCC’s Media Bureau issuing a hearing designation order referring to an Administrative Law Judge questions about the proposed acquisition of the TEGNA broadcast stations by Standard General Broadcasting.

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What Does an FCC Designation for Hearing Mean?

Broadcast Law Blog

The FCC had a large staff of Administrative Law Judges who heard these cases, and they were usually quite busy. Usually, the FCC will have its own attorneys playing a part in the case, conducting discovery (e.g. The process by which the ALJ conducts the hearing is set out in the statute and by FCC rules.