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First Business Day After Normal FCC Operations Resume
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First Business Day After Normal FCC Operations Resume Per the FCC’s Oct 1 public notice, all deadlines during the government shutdown are extended until the first business day after normal operations resume. This includes the 3rd quarter issues/programs lists that were due October 10 and the EEO audit responses that were due October 17, among […]
Read More →As of this writing, with no end in sight, the FCC’s main functions are shut down along with the government. Virtually every broadcaster (unless exempt) will have actions to take as soon as the government reopens and the FCC databases become available. The FCC extended all deadlines during the shutdown to the first business day […]
Read More →At its monthly meeting, the FCC Commissioners unanimously voted to move forward with the fifth proposed rulemaking related to use of the ATSC 3.0 “Next Gen” transmission standard for broadcast television, recognizing that several years have passed since it adopted rules allowing stations to voluntarily transition to ATSC 3.0 so long as a 1.0 signal […]
Read More →The FCC’s foreign sponsorship identification rules for broadcasters have been around for a few years, requiring disclosures when foreign governments or their agents purchase air time on commercial stations. The FCC recently announced the effectiveness of a revised part of the rule allowing stations to optionally use two short “forms” when assessing whether a buyer […]
Read More →October 1, 2025 Radio and TV Stations located in Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Marianas Islands, Oregon, Washington, Iowa, Missouri and Florida: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025, upload it to the station online public inspection […]
Read More →The FCC Enforcement Bureau extended to October 17 the deadline for broadcast stations included in the current random EEO Audit to complete and upload responses to their online files. In addition, the extension notice clarified a few important items. Based on feedback the FCC received from over 50 attorneys on a recent zoom call that […]
Read More →The FCC’s October 3 deadline is fast approaching for all broadcast stations (unless exempt) to prepare and submit ETRS Form One in the FCC’s online ETRS system. This report is required to be filed once annually to update station EAS equipment, software, monitoring stations/sources, and contact personnel for testing. Stations must log into ETRS using […]
Read More →For those still thinking that an ownership report is due this fall, the Media Bureau previously issued a public notice waiving the requirement to file those reports through June 1, 2027 or “until further notice.” This waiver was the first significant industry-wide regulatory relief arising from the FCC’s deregulatory push. Non-biennial ownership reporting is not […]
Read More →The FCC’s foreign sponsorship identification rules for broadcasters have been around for a few years, requiring disclosures when foreign governments or their agents purchase air time on commercial stations. The FCC recently announced the effectiveness of a revised part of the rule allowing stations to optionally use two short “forms” when assessing whether a buyer […]
Read More →The next deadline is in a few weeks for a series of filing opportunities that the FCC recently announced for Class A, LPTV and TV translator stations. For those seeking to file applications in accordance with the deadlines, pay close attention to the dates, times, and scope of each deadline outlined in the public notice. […]
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