FCC Delays (Again) Compliance Date For Expanded Foreign Government-Sponsored Programming Rules Until June 7, 2026

On December 5, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice further delaying the deadline by which broadcasters must comply with the expanded rules concerning the identification of foreign government-sponsored programming (the FSID Rules) until June 7, 2026. As we explained in a previous alert, the FCC had previously set December 8, 2025, as the compliance deadline.

In the meantime, broadcasters still must meet certain obligations concerning foreign government-sponsored programming, including to:

• Tell third parties leasing programming on their stations about the FSID Rules;
• Ask any such third party whether it is a foreign governmental entity or an agent of one;