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Media Bureau Extends COVID-19 PSA Sponsorship ID Waiver Until Aug. 31

The FCC Media Bureau extended a waiver of sponsorship identification rules for donated COVID-19-related public service announcements through Aug. 31, said a public notice Friday. Since the PSAs are created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and don’t…

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include the names of the entities that donated advertising time to air them, they would otherwise violate sponsorship ID rules. Despite some states lifting stay-at-home orders, “many restrictions, including 'social distancing' measures, remain in effect with uncertain timetables for their removal,” MB said.