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Late September 2026
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Late September 2026 All Non-Exempt Commercial Broadcast Stations must remit annual regulatory fees during a to-be-set time period usually occurring in late September. The exact dates and amounts should be announced in late August 2026 September 29, 2026 All broadcast stations with EAS equipment: Effective date for new EAS rules requiring strong passwords, putting all […]
Read More →On Thursday, August 27, 2026 the FCC adopted an order setting the annual regulatory fees that will be due in September. The various FCC bureaus, including the Media Bureau, will now issue public notices on payment procedures, along with the deadline for remitting the annual fees. All commercial broadcast stations, unless exempt, must remit fees […]
Read More →The FCC has clarified the requirements for points system qualification for the 14-day noncommercial FM translator filing window scheduled to occur between November 4, 2026 at 12:01am ET and November 17, 2026 at 6pm ET. To qualify for filing window participation, applicants must already be licensee of the proposed FM translator’s primary station, however, the […]
Read More →Back in March, the FCC Media Bureau issued a public notice providing guidance to broadcasters that certain joint fundraising committees of political candidates and, in some cases, candidate-political party joint ads, were entitled to the lowest unit charge normally afforded only to candidates and their election committee. Opponents challenged the Media Bureau notice and the […]
Read More →Under recently-adopted rules, EAS Participants have until September 29 to begin employing the following security controls with respect to EAS equipment, studio transmitter link equipment, and any remotely managed equipment that routes, processes, or inserts content into the transmission of the EAS Participant’s programming: (1) Prior to any use to broadcast to the public, EAS […]
Read More →On August 6, the FCC voted to repeal its rule capping nationwide television audience reach at 39%. In its place, the FCC will now make case-by-case decisions based on the facts of any proposed TV acquisition/merger transaction. Particular attention will be placed on whether the details of any proposed transaction will serve the public interest. […]
Read More →August 1, 2026 Radio and TV Stations located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin and California: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on […]
Read More →The FCC has delayed the previously announced Noncommercial FM translator filing window previously scheduled for August 11-25, 2026. The window will now open November 4, 2026 at 12:01 am ET and close on November 17, 2026 at 6pm ET. Applications filed during the window must be electronically submitted in LMS using the Form 2100, Schedule […]
Read More →The FCC has announced that it will vote on repealing the 39% cap on national commercial television station ownership at its August 6th meeting. In addition, it will vote to replace the cap with a more nuanced case-by-case review, approving proposals that are in the public interest and rejecting others that are not. Repealing the […]
Read More →On July 9, 2026, the FCC announced an Order adopting a consent decree with IHeartMedia, Inc. concluding its investigation of whether IHeart violated the FCC’s sponsorship ID laws in connection with procuring musical artists to perform at company events. Despite IHeart’s position that it did not trade radio airplay in exchange for artist performances at […]
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