Dates to Remember
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September 1, 2023 Filing Freeze Begins on all LPFM and FM Translator minor modification applications September 15, 2023 Deadline for All Non-exempt Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations to file or update ETRS Form One in preparation for the Oct 4 National EAS Test September 20, 2023 All Non-exempt Commercial Broadcast Stations: FY 2023 regulatory fees […]
Read More →The FCC has announced that September 20, 2023 is the deadline for payment of FY 2023 Regulatory Fees. Payment must be received by the FCC no later than 11:59 pm EDT in order to avoid a 25% penalty. Commercial broadcast stations will find the amounts due in CORES by logging in with their CORES username […]
Read More →After the Labor Day weekend, we will be on the downslope to the National EAS Test scheduled for October 4, 2023. By September 15, 2023, all non-exempt broadcast stations should have filed or updated their ETRS Form One with the required information about station location, monitored stations, EAS equipment and day-of-test responsible party. Double check […]
Read More →The FCC has adopted a proposed rulemaking addressing several HD radio issues, including power increases. The rulemaking has been released and published in the federal register, with comments now due September 21, 2023 and reply comments October 6, 2023. The rulemaking seeks comment and input on whether to (1) change the methodology used by digital […]
Read More →In connection with the FCC’s planned November 1-8 Low Power FM filing window, the FCC previously announced via public notice that a filing freeze on all LPFM and FM translator minor mod applications will begin at 11:59pm EDT on August 31, 2023 and end at 6:00pm EST on November 8, 2023. Broadcasters contemplating filing minor […]
Read More →On August 10, 2023, FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel issued a statement lamenting the continued absence of new authority from Congress to auction spectrum, noting that the date marked the 30-year point since the FCC was first given authority to run spectrum auctions. Congress allowed the FCC’s auction authority to lapse nearly six months ago, and efforts […]
Read More →As fall election seasons heat up across the nation, stations should be hyper-vigilant about keeping their political files current. Hundreds of stations had to enter into consent decrees and adopt compliance plans for not timely uploading political candidate airtime requests (you only have 24 hours to do so). The “margin of error” allowed was very […]
Read More →August 1, 2023 Radio and TV stations located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin, and California: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from August 1, 2022 – July 31, 2023, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on […]
Read More →The FCC’s Media Bureau recently announced that the remaining ten different types of forms that were still having to be filed on paper and emailed to the staff for entry into the old Consolidated Database System (CDBS) were migrated to the Licensing Management System (LMS) as of July 26, 2023. The announcement is particularly good […]
Read More →On July 17, 2023, the FCC’s Media Bureau issued a 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 later this fall. The reports have to be filed in every odd-numbered year, and are submitted in the […]
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