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August 1, 2025
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President Biden has announced that Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel will be permanent chair at the Commission and has nominated Gigi Sohn as the fifth FCC Commissioner. As a sitting Commissioner, Ms. Rosenworcel assumed her role as permanent chairwoman immediately, but her five-year term as Commissioner will end this year and she must be nominated […]
Read More →The FCC began accepting biennial ownership reports from broadcasters on October 1, and the two-month filing window to file the report will end December 1, 2021. All commercial and noncommercial broadcast stations must file a biennial ownership report with the FCC. Only low power FM stations, TV translator stations, and FM translator stations are exempt […]
Read More →Beginning at 12:01 AM Eastern on November 2, 2021, interested parties will be able to file applications under the NCE points system for new NCE-FM construction permits. The applications are filed on Form 340 in the FCC’s Licensing and Managing System. The announced procedures are very detailed, as are the instructions to the Form 340. […]
Read More →In connection with the FCC’s scheduled November 2021 filing window for new noncommercial FM radio stations, a limited application filing freeze began October 1 and will continue until 7 p.m. Eastern on November 9. The freeze includes all reserved band minor change applications and amendments, as well as minor change applications and amendments for non-reserved […]
Read More →The FCC’s proceeding to consider reinstating the EEO Form 395-B as an annual filing requirement for broadcasters is nearing an end, and we assess that the form will likely be adopted as a reinstated requirement once the FCC Commissioner nomination process concludes. The exact content of the form or how long it will take to […]
Read More →In three months, commercial full power and Class-A TV stations will have to prepare and file children’s television reports for 2021 and upload children’s television commercial limits certifications to their public file for 2021. The actual deadline is January 30, 2021 (which lands on a Sunday so it will roll to January 31, 2022 under […]
Read More →October 1, 2021 Radio Stations located in Alaska, American Somoa, Guam, Hawaii, Marianas Islands, Oregon and Washington – deadline to file license renewal application and EEO program report; on-air/online announcements and public file certifications are required under the new local public notice rule. Television Stations located in Iowa and Missouri – deadline to file license […]
Read More →October 1 marks the start of a two-month window in which all commercial and noncommercial broadcast stations must prepare and file a biennial ownership report with the FCC. Only low power FM stations, TV translator stations, and FM translator stations are exempt from the requirement. Reports must be filed electronically in the FCC’s Licensing and […]
Read More →The FCC issued a September 7 Public Notice requesting input on the current accessibility of children’s television programming to children with disabilities. Comments are due October 7; reply comments are due November 8. Recent changes to the children’s television programming requirements have created some accessibility concerns because newly allowed short-form programming and optional use of […]
Read More →The FCC has issued a new Public Notice reminding full power and Class A television stations that were assigned new channels and transitioned in Phases 1-5 of the post-television auction repack to submit all remaining reimbursement invoices no later than October 8, 2021. To do so, a station must file a final Form 399 in […]
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