David D. Oxenford

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David is a broadcast and digital media law thought-leader and influencer. Representing clients in Washington, DC, for over 35 years, he understands issues crucial to organizations in today’s media landscape. With a wide-ranging practice, David represents broadcasters facing the FCC in regulatory matters and advises clients on transactions and other business matters. He also works with digital media companies navigating music licensing copyright and other content issues.

David’s interest in broadcasting began in college, where he managed The College of William and Mary’s student-run radio station and helped shepherd its application for a significant power increase through the FCC. After graduation, when many of his college friends went on to own and operate radio and TV stations, he became their lawyer.

Today, he works with everyone from Mom and Pop broadcasters to public companies, trade associations, financial institutions and other broadcasting and digital media organizations and individuals. At the center of many of the debates over broadcast and music licensing issues, he is a regular speaker at broadcast and digital media conventions and seminars. At one recent conference, he was introduced as “the radio industry’s lawyer.”  David is the editor and principal writer of the influential Broadcast Law Blog, read by thousands every month and widely quoted in broadcast, media and legal publications.

Representative Engagements
  • Counsel to scores of broadcasters nationwide on regulatory and transactional matters, including:
  • Counsel to the largest noncommercial broadcaster in the country on regulatory, transactional and copyright matters
  • Drafted the successful petition to amend FCC EEO policies to allow dissemination of information about broadcast employment positions solely by online outreach sources
  • Represented the broadcaster who successfully petitioned the FCC for changes in the radio ownership limits for embedded markets
  • Represented the coalition of broadcasters whose comments were most cited by the FCC in their decision to abolish the FCC’s main studio and studio staffing requirements
  • Successfully argued for changes in the FCC’s rules about the prosecution of FM translators from the 2003 FM translator window
  • Counsel in the first case to apply the FCC’s relaxed standards on foreign ownership of broadcast stations to allow more than 25% foreign ownership of a US radio station
  • Counsel to numerous state broadcast associations and the National Association of Media Brokers
  • Counsel to numerous webcasters and digital music companies on music royalties and other copyright and business issues
  • Counsel for webcasters involved in each of the Copyright Royalty Board’s webcasting royalty proceedings
  • Represented webcasters in negotiating the Small Webcasters Settlement Act with the recording industry in 2002 and webcasters who negotiated the Pureplay Webcasters Agreement in 2008
  • Represented numerous webcasters involved in music royalty audits
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Honors
  • Recognized in Best Lawyers for Communications Law and Media Law (2011-2024)
  • Honored by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters as a KAB Friend to Kansas Broadcasting at the KAB Hall of Fame Reception in Wichita on October 14, 2018
  • Named Washington, DC Super Lawyer in Communications (2012-2023)
  • Honored as the Texas Association of Broadcasters, Associate Member of the Year, 2011
  • Federal Communications Bar Association, Past Co-Chair of Mass Media Practice, Transactional Practice, Adjudicatory Practice, Continuing Legal Education Committees, and Intellectual Property Committee
  • President, Board of Advisors, Thomas Jefferson Public Policy Program, College of William and Mary
  • Member, Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll (2022)
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Publications
  • David Oxenford and other members of the Broadcast Practice have published a 2024 Broadcasters’ Regulatory Calendar.
  • David Oxenford and other members of the Broadcast Practice have published a 2023 Broadcasters’ Regulatory Calendar.
  • David Oxenford and other members of the Broadcast Practice have published a 2022 Broadcasters’ Regulatory Calendar.
  • David Oxenford and other members of the Broadcast Practice have published a 2021 Broadcasters’ Regulatory Calendar.
  • David Oxenford and other members of the Broadcast Practice have published a 2020 Broadcasters’ Regulatory Calendar.
  • Editor and principal writer of the Broadcast Law Blog since 2006, www.broadcastlawblog.com, read by thousands each month and extensively quoted in the broadcast and digital media trade press
  • On January 30, 2019, David and the Media Group prepared a 2019 Calendar of Important Dates for Broadcasters, available here.
  • Regular contributor on FCC and copyright topics to TFM, The Financial Manager, the magazine of the Media Financial Manager’s Association
  • David contributed the chapter “Broadcast-Related Regulatory Considerations: Environmental, Aeronautical, Safety, Online” for the NAB Engineering Handbook, 11th Edition, 2018
  • Contributor to The Radio Station: Broadcasting, Podcasting and Streaming, 10th Edition 2018 by John Allen Hendricks and Bruce Mims
  • David and Rachel Wolkowitz of the firm wrote an article called “Don’t Ruin a Perfect Evening – Get the Appropriate Licenses for Radio and TV in Bars and Restaurants,” published in the September/October 2016 edition of Landslide, the magazine published by the American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property Law. A copy of that article is available here.
  • March 16, 2016 – David Oxenford and David O’Connor have prepared a Guide to Political Broadcasting: Questions and Answers on the FCC Rules and Policies for Candidate and Issue Advertising.
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Speeches and Presentations

David is the principal writer of the Broadcast Law Blog, which provides updates on broadcast and digital media legal issues, and is read by thousands of people each week.  Go to www.broadcastlawblog.com to read David’s Broadcast Law Blog.

David Oxenford and David O’Connor have updated their Political Broadcasting Guide providing a primer on the rules of political broadcasting and advertising in preparation for the upcoming election year. You can find the updated Guide here.

  • 2022 Speeches and Presentations
  • On October 30, David presented a session on Underwriting Issues, and participated on a panel on music licensing and on one called “Ask the Lawyers” at the College Broadcasters, Inc. Electronic Media Conference in Baltimore.
  • On October 28, David was a panelist at a session – “Washington Regulatory Issues for Engineers” – at the Midwest Broadcast and Multimedia Conference in Columbus, Ohio.
  • On October 24, David presented a session on Washington Regulatory Issues for Broadcasters at the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Manhattan, Kansas.
  • On October 11, David was a panelist for a discussion of legal issues for broadcasters at the Minnesota Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Brainard, Minnesota.
  • On September 20, David conducted a webinar on the FCC’s EEO Rules for the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters. Slides from the webinar are available here.
  • On August 9, David presented a session on Washington Regulatory Issues for Broadcasters at the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention at Crystal Mountain, Michigan.
  • On August 4, David was a moderator and panelist at a session on FCC issues and music royalties at the Texas Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Austin, Texas.
  • On June 22, David participated on a panel on regulatory issues for broadcasters at the Wisconsin Broadcast Association’s Summer Convention in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
  • On June 16, David presented a session on the FCC’s EEO Rules and participated on a panel on Regulatory Issues for Broadcasters at the Iowa Broadcasters Association’s annual convention in Des Moines.
  • On June 12, David presented a session on Washington Issues for Broadcasters at the Montana Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention at Big Sky, Montana.
  • On May 24 and 25, David spoke on panels discussing Washington Regulatory Issues and Sports Betting at the Media Financial Managers Association’s Media Financial Focus conference in Tampa.
  • On May 21, David was the keynote speaker at the commencement ceremonies for the William and Mary Public Policy Program.
  • On March 24 and 25, David presented two sessions on FCC issues at the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Tulsa.
  • On January 26, David participated on a panel called “Brunch with Counsel,” and conducted a session on Political Broadcasting issues at the Georgia Association of Broadcaster’s Winter Institute.
  • On January 20, David conducted a webinar on License Renewal issues for Broadcasters for the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters.
  • 2021 Speeches and Presentations
  • On November 18, David moderated and participated in a webinar on the FCC’s Political Broadcasting Rules with the members of the FCC’s Political Broadcasting Office for over 20 state broadcast associations.
  • On October 28 and 29, David was a panelist on sessions on Music Rights and FCC License Renewal Issues for College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) virtual annual Electronic Media Conference.
  • On October 6, David was one of two panelists on a session on Legal Issues for Broadcasters at the Minnesota Broadcasters Association’s Annual Convention in Stillwater, Minnesota.
  • On October 4, David presented a session on Regulatory Issues for Broadcasters at the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Wichita.
  • On August 25, David participated on a panel on regulatory issues for broadcasters, discussing regulatory issues for broadcasters with NAB Chief Executive Officer Gordon Smith at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Annual Summer Convention at Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
  • On August 19, David conducted a webinar for the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and several other state broadcast associations on Copyright Issues for Broadcasters.
  • On August 13, David presented a virtual Session, Regulation for the Broadcast Manager or Owner, to the NAB Foundation’s Broadcast Leadership Training Program.
  • On August 10, David conducted interviews with Curtis LeGeyt, Chief Operating Officer of the NAB, and Rosemary Harold, Chief of the Enforcement Bureau of the FCC, at the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Annual Meeting, held virtually.
  • On July 30, David presented an FCC update to the South Dakota Broadcasters Association’s Annual Convention in Rapid City.
  • On July 8, David and Rick Kaplan, General Counsel of the National Association of Broadcasters, conducted a session called “What’s Up in Washington for Broadcasters” for the Media Financial Management Association’s Media Financial Focus virtual annual conference
  • On June 22, David was one of two presenters at a session called “Legally Compliant, Rigorously Vigilant” at the National Religious Broadcasters Annual Convention in Grapevine, Texas.
  • On June 17, David participated on a panel moderated by Curtis LeGeyt of the National Association of Broadcasters on Regulatory Issues for Broadcasters at the Iowa Broadcasters Association Annual Convention, held virtually.
  • On June 16, David conducted a session, Washington Update: Regulatory & Legal Review, for the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters virtual annual convention
  • On May 18, David and Eriq Gardner, Legal reporter for the Hollywood Reporter, participated in a Matrix for Media Candid Conversation on “The US Media’s Regulatory Outlook”
  • On March 24, David presented a webinar for over a dozen state broadcast associations on “Staying on Top of Your FCC EEO Obligations”
  • On January 21, David presented a webinar hosted by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and shared by other state broadcast associations on What Broadcasters Should Expect in 2021, talking about broadcast regulation in the new administration.
  • 2020 Speeches and Presentations
  • On December 3, David conducted a webinar on Preparing for License Renewal for the Kansas and Oklahoma Broadcasters Associations.
  • On November 11, David was a co-panelist on a session on media legal issues for the Minnesota Broadcasters Association virtual annual convention.
  • David participated in three sessions at the College Broadcasters Inc. virtual Electronic Media Conference, held between October 28-30, speaking on FCC, copyright, and digital media legal issues.
  • On October 22, David presented a session on Washington Issues for Broadcasters at the Kansas Association of Broadcasters virtual annual convention.
  • On October 14, David presented a session on FCC Issues for Engineers at the Wisconsin Broadcasting Association’s virtual Broadcasters Clinic.
  • On October 13, David presented a webinar, EEO Outreach In A Virtual World, for the Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations’ virtual annual conference.
  • On September 30, David was the moderator and a presenter for a Copyright Society webinar, “Copyright in a Virtual World.”
  • On September 10, David presented an FCC Update at the virtual Iowa Broadcasters Association annual meeting.
  • On August 18, David and Rick Kaplan, General Counsel of the National Association of Broadcasters, presented a session called “What’s Up in Washington for Broadcasters” for the Media Financial Management Association’s Media Financial Focus virtual annual conference.
  • On August 4, David was a co-presenter on a webinar, “When a Business Uses Music–When are Music Licenses Needed and What Legal Issues Should be Considered?” hosted by Strafford Webinars
  • On July 16, David presented a webinar, available here, to over a dozen state broadcast associations – “Digital and Social Media Legal Issues for Broadcasters.”
  • On June 25, David presented a webinar for the Washington State Association of Broadcasters on “Political Broadcasting – Preparing for the 2020 Election.”
  • On June 22, David presented a webinar, “EEO in the Year of the Pandemic,” for the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association virtual summer convention.
  • On April 21, David presented a webinar for hundreds of broadcasters titled FCC Issues for Broadcasters During the Pandemic.  The presentation is available here.
  • On April 16, David presented a webinar for the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and over a dozen other broadcast associations on Political Broadcasting – Preparing for the 2020 Election.
  • On March 19, David participated in a webinar for CBI, Collegiate Broadcasters Inc., on legal and regulatory issues for college stations during the pandemic – discussing legal issues for noncommercial broadcasters, including unattended and remote broadcasting.
  • On March 4, David presented a “Preparing for License Renewal” session at the Great Lakes Broadcasting Convention in Lansing
  • On February 7, David conducted a webinar for the Indiana Broadcasters Association on “Preparing for License Renewal.”
  • On January 22, David conducted a webinar – “Political Broadcasting – Preparing for the 2020 Election” – for the Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana and Indiana Broadcasters Associations. The slides from that presentation are available here.
  • 2019 Speeches and Presentations
  • On November 21, David conducted a webinar for over 20 state broadcast associations on “Political Broadcasting – Preparing for the 2020 Election” with Bobby Baker and Gary Schonman of the FCC.
  • On November 14, David was a panelist discussing FCC issues for engineers at the Ohio/Indiana/Kentucky Association of Broadcasters Annual Engineering Conference in Columbus.
  • On November 7, David and David O’Connor conducted a webinar on license renewal issues for broadcasters for the Georgia Association of Broadcasters.
  • On October 31 and November 1, David attended the CBI National Student Electronic Media Convention in St. Louis, speaking on three panels, one on license renewal, one on general FCC issues, and a third on music licensing issues.
  • On October 29, David conducted a license renewal webinar for the Washington State Association of Broadcasters.
  • On October 24, David presented an FCC update at the Indiana Broadcasters Association’s annual convention in Carmel.
  • On October 21, David updated the Kansas Association of Broadcasters on Washington legal issues for broadcasters at their annual convention in Lawrence.
  • On October 9, David and NAB Chief Operating Officer Curtis LeGeyt discussed legal and regulatory issues for broadcasters at the Minnesota Association of Broadcasters annual convention in Duluth.
  • On October 2, David was a speaker on the FCC’s political broadcasting rules at a Continuing Legal Education seminar presented by the Federal Communications Bar Association.
  • On August 15, David conducted a webinar for the Michigan Association of Broadcasters on preparing for license renewal.
  • On August 15-16, David attended the Podcast Movement convention in Orlando and participated on a panel on securing rights to use music in podcasting and answered legal questions for podcasters at a speed mentoring session.
  • On August 8, David attended the Texas Association of Broadcasters annual convention in Austin and participated on two panels, one providing a Washington update for broadcasters and another discussing AM digital operations.
  • On July 31, David conducted a webinar for the Washington State Association of Broadcasters – Political Broadcasting – Preparing for 2020
  • On July 30, David, along with David O’Connor, conducted a webinar for the Minnesota Broadcasters Association – Political Broadcasting – Preparing for 2020
  • On July 25, David conducted a webinar for the Iowa Broadcasters Association – Political Broadcasting – Preparing for 2020
  • On June 13, David presented a Washington Update session to the Iowa Broadcasters Association at their annual convention in Des Moines.
  • On June 12, David participated on the Legislative and Regulatory Update panel at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association annual convention in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, and presented an EEO 2019 Session at the convention. The slides from the EEO session are available here.
  • On June 6, David presented an FCC update to the Wyoming Broadcasters Association at their annual convention in Green River, Wyoming.
  • On May 20 and 21, David spoke on two panels at the Media Financial Management Association’s Focus 2019 convention in New Orleans, one on FCC issues for media companies and one on Sports Betting Advertising.
  • On May 7, 2019, David moderated a Federal Communications Bar Association Continuing Legal Education seminar in Washington DC on Intellectual Property Issues in Digital and Social Media.
  • On May 6, 2019, David presented a session on Cannabis Advertising Issues at a Continuing Legal Education seminar of the New York State Bar Association’s Cannabis Practice Section in New York City. David’s slides from that presentation are available here.
  • On April 7, 2019, David was a panelist on the panel But I Didn’t Know!!!”- Strategies to help avoid legal issues in your student media at the BEA (Broadcast Education Association) Conference at the NAB Convention in Las Vegas.
  • On April 4 and 5, 2019, David presented two sessions on Washington issues for Broadcasters at the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters annual convention in Oklahoma City.
  • On March 27, 2019, David was a panelist on a Washington Update for Broadcasters at Proclaim 2019, the convention of the National Religious Broadcasters Association, in Anaheim, California.
  • On March 6, 2019, David presented an FCC update to the Great Lakes Media Show of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters in Lansing.
  • On January 30, 2019, David presented a Radio Ownership Primer, discussing possible changes to the radio ownership rules, at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Winter Convention in Madison.
  • On January 24, 2019 David conducted a Radio License Renewal seminar at the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Winter Institute in Athens, Georgia.
  • 2018 Speeches and Presentations
  • On November 15, 2018, David conducted a webinar for the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and seven other state associations called “Getting Ready for License Renewal.”  The slides from that presentation are available here.
  • On October 25 and 26, 2018, David was a panelist on five sessions at the CBI College Broadcasters National Student Electronic Media Convention in Seattle.
  • On October 20, 2018, David conducted a Washington Update session at the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Savannah.
  • On October 17, 2018, David was a panelist on a session called “Personal Safety in Today’s Broadcasting Environment” and conducted a session called “Washington Legal Issues for Broadcast Engineers” at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Broadcasters Clinic in Madison. Video of the Personal Safety panel can be viewed here.
  • On October 15, 2018, David conducted a session called “Washington Issues For Broadcasters – Two Years Into the New Administration” at the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Wichita.
  • On September 27, 2018, David was a panelist at the NAB Radio Show in Orlando on a panel called “Put on Your Glass Slippers – FCC and Music Licensing Update”
  • On September 20, 2018, David conducted a webinar for the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and 9 other state broadcast associations on Podcasting Legal Issues for Broadcasters
  • On September 12, 2018, David conducted a webinar on Digital Media Legal Issues for the Trinidad and Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association
  • On August 14, 2018, David was a panelist on a Hot Issues for Broadcasters panel at the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Summer Advocacy Conference on Mackinac Island, Michigan
  • On August 8, 2018, David presented a Political Broadcasting Refresher webinar for the Washington State Association of Broadcasters
  • On August 7, 2018, David was one of two presenters on a webinar on Negotiating Music Licenses for Strafford Publications.
  • On August 2, 2018, David was one of two presenters on a session, What’s New In Washington for Broadcasters, at the Texas Association of Broadcasters Convention and Trade Show in Austin.
  • On July 25, 2018, David presented a session called “Legal Issues in Podcasting: What Broadcasters Need to Know” at Podcast Movement 2018 in Philadelphia. The slides from that presentation are here.
  • On June 21, 2018, David presented a session on Washington Regulatory Issues for Broadcasters at the Iowa Broadcasters Association’s Summer Convention in Des Moines
  • On June 20, 2018 David was a panelist on two panels at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Summer Convention in Milwaukee – one called “Journalists Under Pressure” dealing with security issues for broadcasters and the second a “Legislative Update” session.
  • On June 17, 2018, David presented a Washington Regulatory Update to the Montana Broadcasters Association at their Annual Convention in Whitefish, Montana
  • On May 23, 2018, David and NAB General Counsel Rick Kaplan conducted a session called “Regulatory Changes in Washington – What Do They Mean for Broadcasters?” at Media Finance Focus 2018, the annual conference of the Media Financial Management Association, held in in Arlington, Virginia
  • On April 19, 2018, David and Aaron Burstein presented a webinar on Legal Issues for Digital and Social Media Advertising, sponsored by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and 4 other state broadcast associations.  Slides from that presentations are available here.
  • On April 19 and 20, 2018, David presented two sessions to the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Tulsa on Washington Legal and Regulatory Issues for Broadcasters.  The slides from one of those presentations are available here.
  • On April 5, 2018, David conducted a webinar on the FCC’s political broadcasting rules for the Washington State Association of Broadcasters.  The slides from that presentation are available here.
  • On February 1, 2018, David conducted a webinar for the Indiana and Iowa Broadcasters on the Online Public File for Broadcasters.  A copy of the presentation is available here.
  • On January 17, 2018, David conducted a webinar for the Kansas and Oklahoma Broadcast Associations on Political Advertising Regulations.  A copy of the presentation is available here.
  • 2017 Speeches and Presentations
  • On December 7, 2017, David conducted a webinar for the Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana and Wisconsin Broadcast Associations on the Online Public File for Radio
  • On November 30, 2017, David and Bobby Baker, head of the FCC’s Office of Political Programming, conducted a webinar for 20 state broadcast associations on the FCC’s Political Broadcasting Rules
  • On November 9, 2017, David conducted a webinar on the Online Public File for Radio for the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.
  • On November 3, 2017, David made three presentations at the Indiana Broadcasters Association’s Annual Convention in Carmel, Indiana, discussing Washington Issues for Broadcasters, AM Improvements, and Music Licensing Issues for Broadcasters.
  • On October 31, 2017, David was one of the panelists on an American Bar Association Webcast called And the Beat Goes On: Securing Music Licensing for Your Business Clients
  • On October 25, 2017, David was on a panel on Legal and Regulatory Issues for Broadcasters at the Connecticut Broadcasters Association’s Annual Convention in Hartford
  • On October 16, 2017, David presented an FCC Update at the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Manhattan, Kansas
  • On October 11, 2017, David did a presentation on Legal issues for Engineers at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Annual Engineering Clinic in Madison
  • On September 26, 2017, David was panelist at a CLE session on Legal issues in Broadcasting Live Music at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Annual Convention in Raleigh
  • On September 19, 2017, David was a panelist on an MFM Distance Learning Webcast called What to Expect from the New FCC
  • On September 12, 2017, David moderated a FCBA Media Practice Committee lunch discussion on the political broadcasting rules, featuring speakers from the FCC’s Office of Political Programming
  • On September 7, 2017, David was a panelist discussing music royalty issues at the NAB Radio Show in Austin
  • On September 5, 2017, David interviewed SoundExchange General Counsel Colin Rushing about music royalty issues at the RAIN Summit West in Austin
  • On August 22, 2017, David participated on an Issue Advertising Outlook Panel at the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Summer Convention at Crystal Mountain
  • On August 10, 2017, David participated on an FCC update panel at the Texas Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Austin, and moderated a panel on music licensing featuring the directors of both the Radio and Television Music License Committees.
  • On June 25, 2017, David presented an FCC Update at the Montana Broadcasters Association Annual Convention at Big Sky.
  • On June 22, 2017, David presented an FCC Update at the Iowa Broadcasters Association’s Annual Convention in Des Moines, and also moderated a session for broadcast engineers on staying in compliance with FCC rules.
  • On June 14, 2017, David presented two sessions at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Summer Convention in Sheboygan, one of the FCC’s EEO Rules and the second on Legal issues for Broadcasters in the Digital Jungle.  He also participated on a panel updating the broadcasters on Washington legal and regulatory matters.
  • On June 1, 2017, David was a participant on two panels, one on FCC issues and one on music rights, at the Louisiana and Mississippi Broadcasters Convention in New Orleans
  • On May 22, 2017, David was a panelist on the FCC Update at the MFM Media Finance Focus Conference in Orlando
  • On May 17, 2017, David presented an FCC update at the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention at Montpelier
  • On May 8, 2017, David presented an FCC Update at the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention at Hershey
  • On April 25, 2017, David was a panelist with two former FCC Commissioners and FCC Commissioner O’Rielly on a panel called The Washington Outlook at the Noble Financial Media Finance Conference at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.
  • On March 30 and 31, 2017 David conducted two sessions on Washington Regulatory Issues for Broadcasters at the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Oklahoma City
  • On March 2, 2017, David was a panelist on a session called The Radio Regulatory Framework in the Trump Administration at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Orlando
  • On February 7, 2017, David conducted a webinar for the Texas Association of Broadcasters called A Legal Guide to the Online and Digital Jungle
  • Speeches and Presentations – 2016 and Before
  • On November 30, 2016, David conducted a webinar for 22 state broadcast associations on digital and social media legal issues for broadcasters.  The slides from that presentation are available here.
  • On November 17, 2016, David participated in three sessions at the Indiana Broadcasters Association convention in Carmel, Indiana – one on the use of drones by broadcasters, one on the online public file for radio stations, and one highlighting Washington issues of importance for broadcasters.  The slides for the session on the online public file are available here.
  • On September 28, 2016 David was a co-presenter on a panel called Current Music Licensing Issues Created by Streaming Services at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Business Conference in Raleigh, NC.
  • On October 10, 2016 David spoke at two sessions at the Kansas Association of Broadcaster’s Annual Convention in Wichita, one as part of a panel called Changes in EAS and FCC Inspections, and a second as the presenter of a session called The Washington Regulatory Landscape for Broadcasters. Slides from the second session are available here.
  • On September 21, 2016 David presented a “Legal Snapshot: Issues for Audio Companies” at the RAIN (Radio and Internet Newsletter) Summit in Nashville, Tennessee. A copy of the slides from his presentation is available here.
  • On August 12, 2016, David was one of two speakers at a session called Navigating Copyright Law and the New Webcasting Royalty Regime at the Texas Association of Broadcaster’s Annual Convention in Austin. Copies of the slide’s from his presentation are available here.
  • On June 30, 2016, David talked about the timing and legal issues involved in the repacking of the television spectrum following the incentive auction as part of a webinar sponsored by 12 state broadcast associations and NETA. The slides from his presentation are available here.
  • On June 26, 2016, David presented a Washington Update for Broadcasters to the Montana Broadcasters Association at their annual convention, held in Big Sky this year. The slides from his presentation are available here.
  • On June 23, 2016, David presented a Washington Update for Broadcasters to the Iowa Broadcasters Association Annual Convention at Des Moines.
  • On June 18, 2016, David presented a Washington Update for Broadcasters to the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters at their annual convention, held in Cheyenne this year.
  • On June 2, 2016, David conducted a webinar for 19 state broadcast associations on the Online Public Inspection File for radio stations. Slides from that presentation are available here.
  • On May 25, 2016, David presented a Washington Update for Broadcasters to the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention in Montpelier.
  • On May 23, 2016, David and NAB General Counsel Rick Kaplan conducted a Washington Update session on legal issues for media companies at the Media Financial Manager’s Annual Conference in Denver.
  • On April 19, 2016, David was a panelist on a panel called “Election 2016 – A Whole New Playbook for Political Advertising” at the NAB Show in Las Vegas
  • On March 30, 2016, David presented an FCC Update at the Oklahoma Broadcasters Annual Convention in Tulsa. On April 1, David conducted a one on one interview with FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly at the OAB Annual Convention
  • On April 17, 2016, David moderated a panel called “This Isn’t the Data You Are Looking For: Privacy, Marketing and Online Issues” at the American Bar Association Forum on Communications Law Annual Representing Your Local Broadcaster Conference in Las Vegas
  • On April 17, 2016, David moderated a panel on Music Rights issues for webcasters at the Radio and Internet Newsletter’s Summit in Las Vegas.
  • On March 13, 2016, David presented two sessions for the College Media Association’s Annual Convention in New York City – one a session on FCC Requirements for College Radio, and a second on Digital Media Legal Issues for College Media
  • On February 3, 2016, David was a panelist on the Federal Communications Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Seminar on the FCC’s political broadcasting rules.
  • On December 21, 2015, David was the featured speaker on a webinar sponsored by Triton Digital on the new Copyright Royalty Board’s decision on webcasting royalty rates, called “The New Streaming Music Rates –Everything You Need To Know.” You can listen to that webcast, here.
  • On December 17, 2015, David presented, with Bobby Baker, head of the FCC’s Office of Political Broadcasting, a webinar for 16 state broadcast associations on the political broadcasting rules for broadcasters.  Copies of the slides from that presentation are available here.
  • On November 18, 2015, David moderated a distance learning seminar for the Media Financial Managers Association (MFM) titled  “Evolving World of Retransmission Fees – Plan Now for 2016.”
  • David attended the CBI (College Broadcasters, Inc.) National Student Electronic Media Convention in Minneapolis, held October 21-23, 2015, and participated in four seminars – talking about FCC issues at a New Advisors Training session, participating on panels on Music Royalties for College Broadcasters and an Ask the FCC Experts session, and conducting a session on Legal Issues in Digital Media (a/k/a Staying Safe in the CyberJungle).  The slides from the CyberJungle session are available here.
  • On October 19, 2015, David conducted a session for the Kansas Association of Broadcasters at their annual convention in Lawrence, Kansas, providing a Washington Update for Broadcasters.
  • On October 14, 2015, David conducted a webinar hosted by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and 18 other state broadcast associations called Navigating the FCC’s EEO Rules and Public File Requirements. The slides from that presentation on the FCC’s public inspection file are available here, and those on the FCC’s EEO requirements can be found here.
  • On October 1, 2015, David moderated a panel called The Future of Music Licensing, featuring representatives of the NAB, Pandora, the RIAA, BMI and the Copyright Office at the NAB Radio Show in Atlanta.
  • On August 25, 2015, David Oxenford and Jonathan Cohen presented a webinar “FCC Incentive Auctions: What TV Stations Need to Know” to members of 10 state broadcast associations. The slides from that presentation are available here.
  • March 13, 2015, David conducted two seminars at the College Media Association’s Annual Convention in New York City. The first, on FCC legal obligations of college broadcasters, is available here. The second, on digital legal issues for college media, is available here.
  • August 13, 2014 – NAB Webcast, Moderator, “Audio Streaming Legal Issues for Broadcasters.” The slides are available here.  An archived copy of the entire webcast is available to NAB members here.
  • August 7, 2014 – Texas Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention, Presenter, “Helping Clear the AM Static: Filing for FM Translators” and “The Future of Music Royalties,” Austin, Texas.
  • July 23, 2014 – Indiana Broadcasters Annual Meeting, Presenter, “An FCC Legal Update for Broadcasters,” Indianapolis.
  • July 16, 2014 (recorded) – NAB Webcast, Panelist, “Online Political File Refresher.”  Available to NAB members, here.
  • June 26, 2014 – Iowa Broadcasters Association Annual Convention, Presenter, “A Washington Update for Broadcasters” and Moderator, “Preventing Trouble with an FCC Inspection” with head of FCC Field Office and Iowa ABIP inspector, Des Moines.
  • June 22, 2014 – Montana Broadcasters Association Annual Convention, Presenter, “An FCC Legal Update for Broadcasters,” Whitefish, Montana.
  • On June 3, 2014, David Oxenford and David O’Connor presented a webinar to members of seven state broadcast associations describing the obligations of broadcasters with respect to their online political file. The obligation to maintain an online political file goes into effect for small market television stations on July 1, 2014.  The slides from that presentation are available here.
  • March 1, 2014 – David Oxenford and David O’Connor have prepared a Guide to Political Broadcasting: Questions and Answers on the FCC Rules and Policies for Candidate and Issue Advertising.
  • David Oxenford moderated a panel discussion on streaming music licensing at RAIN Summit NYC: Pureplays and Podcasts, on February 5, 2014. For more information, visit the event website.
  • David Oxenford moderated an FCBA CLE panel discussion on social media legal issues for traditional media companies on January 27, 2014.  For more information, visit the event website.
  • On January 21st, 2014, David Oxenford presented a session on Legal Issues in Digital and Social Media to the Wisconsin Broadcasters at their Winter Conference in Madison.
  • Political Broadcasting Webinar: On December 10, 2013, David Oxenford and Bobby Baker, Head of the FCC’s Office of Political Programming, conducted a webinar for 11 state broadcast associations. The slides from that presentation are available here.
  • On August 14, 2013, David Oxenford provided an FCC update to the attendees at the Indiana Broadcasters Association Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.  Click here to access the slides from his presentation.   
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Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia
Education
  • J.D., Emory University School of Law (with distinction; Order of the Coif)
  • B.A., Government, Philosophy, College of William & Mary