Dates to Remember
January 10, 2026
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January 10, 2026 TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete and upload to online public file the 4th Quarter 2025 issues/program lists and any foreign sponsorship identification reports Class A TV Stations Only: deadline to complete and post to your online public file the 4th Quarter 2025 certification of […]
Read More →Each of us at Hardy, Carey, Chautin & Balkin, LLP wish you a blessed, productive and prosperous 2026! We look forward to the privilege of serving you in the year to come.
Read More →The surest way for full power and Class A television stations to have issues with license renewal is to forget or incorrectly report compliance with the FCC’s children’s television rules. The renewal application contains important certifications about station compliance with the rule limiting the amount of commercial matter during children’s programming targeting children 12 years […]
Read More →In accordance with its earlier Public Notice, the announced schedule of dates is continuing for Class A, LPTV and TV translator stations. On December 18th Class A, LPTV and TV translator stations were able to begin filing major change applications on a first come, first served basis specifying relocations of not more than 75 miles, […]
Read More →The FCC has adopted a Report and Order in a proceeding begun by the prior administration that contemplated new regulations for LPTV stations, describing its action as providing regulatory clarity. The Order adopts rule changes (1) updating how the relocation distance measurement is calculated for displaced LPTV/TV translators and LPTV Service channel sharing stations; (2) […]
Read More →January 20, 2026 ss the deadline for comments in the FCC further proposed rulemaking related to use of the ATSC 3.0 “Next Gen” transmission standard for broadcast television. Reply comments will be due February 18, 2026. The FNPRM seeks information about technical issues, elimination of ATSC 1.0 simulcast requirements, application processing, coverage requirements, mandatory carriage […]
Read More →December 1, 2025 Deadline for Full Power TV, Class A, and LPTV Stations to file FCC Form 2100, Schedule G, and pay 5% of gross revenues from any ancillary or supplementary services provided between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025. NCE TV stations pay on 2.5% of gross revenue. Ancillary and supplemental services do […]
Read More →One post-government shutdown fact is clear — the FCC does not rebound from government shutdowns very well. From personnel to filing systems, it has been a slow process with multiple hiccups along the way. On the personnel side, it took the FCC a few days to have everyone back at work. Emails that we sent […]
Read More →The FCC’s Media Bureau has set January 20, 2026 as the deadline for comments to its further proposed rulemaking related to use of the ATSC 3.0 “Next Gen” transmission standard for broadcast television. Reply comments will be due February 18, 2026. The FNPRM seeks volumes of information about technical issues, elimination of ATSC 1.0 simulcast […]
Read More →The Media Bureau issued a Public Notice November 19th seeking comment on TV station public interest obligations in the context of television network affiliation agreements. The notice seeks comment on the current broadcast television market, regulatory and contractual dynamics governing the relationship between local TV stations and national TV programmers and in particular on whether […]
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