A decision last month from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
A decision last month from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a case in which the statutory ban on airing political ads on noncommercial stations was ruled unconstitutional could indicate that the full court may have misgivings…
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about the initial decision, said David Oxenford, a radio-station lawyer at Wilkinson Barker. The 9th Circuit also said the decision can’t be used as precedent until the final review (CD Nov 29 p17). Many noncommercial stations saw the potential that the 9th Circuit’s earlier remand could lead to a new source of revenue, “while others expressed fears that it could erode the noncommercial nature of educational stations,” Oxenford wrote in a blog post (http://xrl.us/bn4n9d). Stations outside the 9th Circuit’s jurisdiction of the West Coast shouldn’t look for any immediate relief, “and stations in the states in the circuit should proceed cautiously in considering any political advertising on their stations,” he said.