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January 10, 2026
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The deadline to file ETRS Form 3 for the October 4, 2023 National EAS Test is November 20, 2023. ETRS Form 3 reports any test anomalies or difficulties and can be accessed and completed in the ETRS System at this link using a CORES Username. Even if a station did not have any issues with […]
Read More →TV Station licensees should review all broadcast auxiliary licenses to determine whether they authorize operations in the 12.7-13.25 GHz band. If they do, a certification action is required by November 29, 2023. Earlier this year, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order proposing to repurpose some or all of the 12.7-13.25 GHz […]
Read More →While a government shutdown in October was avoided, and the House now has a new speaker, there is no certainty that a government shutdown has been averted altogether. Legislators face a November 15 deadline to pass legislation enabling the ongoing funding of government operations. While a brief continuing resolution has been discussed, it remains possible […]
Read More →October 1, 2023 All Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations, except for LPFM, TV Translator, or Radio Translator Stations: First date to file biennial ownership report in LMS. Information must be current as of October 1, 2023. The deadline for submitting the report is December 1, 2023. For commercial station licensee entities, the new filing fee […]
Read More →As Congress continues to debate budgetary legislation, the possibility of a government “shutdown” beginning October 1 looms. In prior government shutdowns, the FCC has prepared for and halted access to certain filing platforms. But thus far, the FCC has not issued any news releases or preparatory public notices about a shutdown or their potential operations […]
Read More →On September 18, 2023, the FCC’s Media Bureau issued its second reminder that licensees of commercial and non-commercial full power television, Class A television, low power television, AM radio and FM radio stations must file biennial ownership reports between October 2 and December 1, 2023. All information in the biennial report must be accurate as […]
Read More →The National EAS Test is slated for October 4, 2023 at 2:20 pm EDT. ETRS Form 2 reporting a station’s test receipt and retransmit information must be filed on or before October 5, 2023. Finally, ETRS Form 3 must be filed no later than November 20, 2023 to report any test anomalies or difficulties (but […]
Read More →We are in the middle of a filing freeze on all LPFM and FM translator minor mod applications that began at midnight on August 31, 2023 and will not end until 6:00 pm EST on November 8, 2023. Minor mod applications filed before the freeze lifts will be summarily dismissed. LMS still enables stations to […]
Read More →On September 25, 2023, Anna Gomez was sworn in to fill the seat of the FCC’s fifth Commissioner and third Democratic appointee. The delay in filling the seat is unprecedented to our knowledge, coming some two years and nine months after President Biden took office. With a fifth Democratic-appointed commissioner on board, FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel […]
Read More →Earlier this year, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order proposing to repurpose some or all of the 12.7-13.25 GHz band spectrum for mobile broadband or other expanded use. That Order directed non-exempt fixed and mobile Broadcast Auxiliary Services licensees in the band to certify the accuracy of the information reflected on […]
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