Dates to Remember
August 1, 2025
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At its October meeting, the FCC adopted a Report & Order enabling AM stations to voluntarily convert to all digital operation, which has advantages over the currently authorized hybrid mode. Based on testing and evaluation, the FCC concluded that all-digital AM has the potential to significantly aid in the revitalization of the AM service. The […]
Read More →In an October 7th Public Notice, the FCC’s Incentive Auction Task Force and the Media Bureau have set specific deadlines for TV stations eligible for reimbursement as part of the post-auction repack of television channels. If a station was assigned a transition completion date in Phases 1-5, it must submit all remaining invoices for incurred […]
Read More →Effective 15 days after publication of this Public Notice in the Federal Register, the FCC has announced that it will lift several long-running freezes on certain types of television station applications. Specifically, the freeze will be lifted on (a) petitions for rulemaking to change channels in the DTV Table of Allotments, (b) petitions for rulemaking […]
Read More →December 1, 2020 is the deadline for digital television stations that used digital capacity for feeable ancillary/supplementary uses during the period from October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2020 to file Schedule 2100(g) Ancillary/Supplementary Use report and remit any fees due. Ancillary/supplementary uses are defined as computer software distribution, data transmissions, teletext, interactive materials, aural […]
Read More →The FCC has announced that it will consider COVID-19 related requests for waiver of the expiration date for certain FM translator construction permits that were awarded as part of Auction 99 or 100. Permits expiring on or before June 30, 2021 are eligible to apply now for a 6-month waiver of the deadline. The procedure […]
Read More →The FCC has adopted a proposed rulemaking that would require broadcast stations to disclose when they broadcast content that is sponsored or provided by foreign governments. The NPRM delves into numerous issues that will ultimately inform broadcasters as to how diligent they will need to be in obtaining the information necessary for disclosure, how the […]
Read More →Effective October 15, 2020, the FCC’s new headquarters location is at 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. The rules have already been amended to reflect the new address.
Read More →October 1, 2020 Deadline for all Full Power Commercial Television Stations (and other stations that meet the definition of “qualified local commercial television station” in the FCC’s rules) to place their 2021-23 carriage election statement in the public file, and deadline for all Class-A and Low Power Television stations eligible for mandatory carriage to send […]
Read More →October 1, 2020 is the deadline for television stations to make their triennial carriage election with cable and satellite providers that will govern their carriage status on those systems during the 2021-2023 carriage cycle, which begins January 1, 2021 and ends December 31, 2023. The rules on how to make carriage elections were changed in […]
Read More →When completing or reviewing your station’s license renewal application before filing it, be absolutely certain that the certifications being answered are accurate. The FCC has detailed instructions that help stations understand the scope and meaning of the renewal certifications. The radio station instructions are here, and the TV station instructions are here. If a station […]
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