Dates to Remember
May 7, 2025
Deadline to file comments in the ATSC 3.0 Transiti... Read More
We’re not sure what happened to the FCC’s incredibly fast push toward having radio stations place their public files online, but it’s been all quiet since the deadline passed for reply comments a few months back. The July Commission agenda makes no mention of the proceeding. Comments to the FCC were not lacking, so that […]
Read More →In two separate decisions, the FCC assessed $17,000 in fines against two tower owners. In the first, a tower lighting outage that extended for over a week resulted in a fine of $10,000 for the lighting outage and failure to adequately monitor the lighting system. The tower owner conceded that it had failed to do […]
Read More →June 1, 2015: AM & FM Stations in DC, Maryland, Virginia & West Virginia: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and place same in public file as well as post on station website. If station has 11 or more full-time employees, prepare and electronically file mid-term EEO Form 397 […]
Read More →After an investigation that stretched several months, the FCC recently announced a $1 million fine against iHeart Communications for the misuse of face EAS tones on the Bobby Bones Show. The fine amount was part of a settlement agreement with the FCC, and included an admission by iHeart that the EAS tones violated the FCC’s […]
Read More →About a year ago, the FCC modified its closed-captioning rules, and among (many) other things, added a requirement for video program providers (i.e., all TV stations) to begin using – by May 26, 2015 – a secondary audio stream to provide emergency information provided visually during non-newscast programming so blind or visually impaired could hear […]
Read More →REC Networks has filed a request with the FCC proposing to increase the maximum power for LPFM stations from 100 to 250 watts. In addition, they are seeking a bit more freedom to make minor changes to their facilities, urging the FCC to classify certain new license modifications as minor. According to its filing, REC […]
Read More →During May, the FCC released its finalized and OMB-approved Form 2100, Schedule 381, with instructions, that all TV broadcasters will have to electronically file – probably sometime in early July – using the FCC’s new LMS filing system. The form seeks information verifying license accuracy and other facility information. In its notice about the form, […]
Read More →The short form filing window for Auction 98, featuring 131 commercial FM permits, closed on May 28, 2015. The FCC’s next step will be to issue public notices regarding those short-form applications that are accepted and those that have errors. There will be a short time for applicants with errors to file amendments. Upfront payments […]
Read More →Like clockwork, once a year, the FCC tees up a proposed rulemaking that stares really hard at what they charge FCC license holders for the privilege of using their licensed spectrum. It’s a money game that matters, because the fees they collect go a long way to funding their operations. Yes, that’s the cold hard […]
Read More →Whether it is random EEO audits or annual EEO public file reports, the FCC’s EEO documentation and filing obligations never seem to end. Certain stations can now add an old friend to the EEO to-do list – the Form 397. First, the good news. Not all broadcast stations have to file the form, though in […]
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