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August 1, 2025
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Our firm’s managing partner, Joe Chautin, will be attending the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Grapevine, Texas from June 21-24. He will be a co-presenter at an FCC session on Tuesday, June 22nd at 3:00 p.m. If you would like to meet with Joe while attending, please reach out to him at jchautin@hardycarey.com to set […]
Read More →The long-awaited process for qualified C-Band registrants to receive lump-sum reimbursements has begun. If your company timely filed with the FCC for lump-sum reimbursement for costs associated with relocating operations out of the C-Band, it may have recently received an email from Relocation Payment Clearinghouse LLC (RPC), which administers the cost-related aspects of the C-Band […]
Read More →The FCC’s Auction 109 is proceeding according to the deadlines and procedures announced in the auction Public Notice. While the auction itself does not begin until July 27, 2021, certain deadlines are upcoming for those that timely filed a Form 175 short-form application. The FCC should shortly issue a public notice announcing which short-form applications […]
Read More →The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology recently announced May 3, 2021 as the effective date for certain RF exposure rules changes originally adopted back in December 2019, as well as the beginning of the two-year review period for existing parties to ensure compliance with the new rules. The 2019 rule revision changed the methods […]
Read More →In preparation for the 2021 hurricane season, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau is conducting its yearly Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) on June 1 and June 2. The FCC activates DIRS during any type of disaster (storms, earthquakes, flooding, wildfires,etc). DIRS participants report their operational status to the FCC and can request […]
Read More →May 1, 2021 LPTV Stations Operating in Analog — deadline to file minor modification applications of any issued digital flash cut or companion channel or construction permit. May 11, 2021; 6pm ET Deadline to file Short Form 175 application to participate in Auction 109. June 1, 2021 Radio Stations located in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New […]
Read More →The FCC has issued a Public Notice scheduling Auction 109 for July 27, 2021. Auction 109 will determine the highest bidders and, therefore, winners of four commercial AM and 136 commercial FM construction permits. This list of available permits can be reviewed here. Auction 109 potential participants should study the public notice carefully, as there […]
Read More →After pre-announcing last October that a filing window for new noncommercial FM stations would be opened in 2021, the FCC has now announced November 2-9, 2021 as the one-week filing window, beginning at 12:01 p.m. EDT on the first day and ending at 6:00 p.m. EST on the last day. On the same day as […]
Read More →In 2020, the FCC did not conduct a National EAS Test as it had in the previous 3 years, but we understand that one will be conducted in 2021, probably this summer. Informally, FEMA has announced that it is planning to conduct a national test similar to the one in 2019. The FCC’s Public Safety […]
Read More →An April 8, 2021 FCC public notice reminds repacked TV stations eligible for reimbursement that deadlines to submit invoices are on the horizon. Though the deadlines represent the last day for submitting invoices, the FCC is encouraging all stations – in all repack phases – to submit invoices and initiate close-out procedures as early as […]
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