Dates to Remember
May 7, 2025
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The National EAS Test is slated for October 4, 2023 at 2:20 pm EDT. ETRS Form 2 reporting a station’s test receipt and retransmit information must be filed on or before October 5, 2023. Finally, ETRS Form 3 must be filed no later than November 20, 2023 to report any test anomalies or difficulties (but […]
Read More →We are in the middle of a filing freeze on all LPFM and FM translator minor mod applications that began at midnight on August 31, 2023 and will not end until 6:00 pm EST on November 8, 2023. Minor mod applications filed before the freeze lifts will be summarily dismissed. LMS still enables stations to […]
Read More →On September 25, 2023, Anna Gomez was sworn in to fill the seat of the FCC’s fifth Commissioner and third Democratic appointee. The delay in filling the seat is unprecedented to our knowledge, coming some two years and nine months after President Biden took office. With a fifth Democratic-appointed commissioner on board, FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel […]
Read More →Earlier this year, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order proposing to repurpose some or all of the 12.7-13.25 GHz band spectrum for mobile broadband or other expanded use. That Order directed non-exempt fixed and mobile Broadcast Auxiliary Services licensees in the band to certify the accuracy of the information reflected on […]
Read More →September 1, 2023 Filing Freeze Begins on all LPFM and FM Translator minor modification applications September 15, 2023 Deadline for All Non-exempt Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations to file or update ETRS Form One in preparation for the Oct 4 National EAS Test September 20, 2023 All Non-exempt Commercial Broadcast Stations: FY 2023 regulatory fees […]
Read More →The FCC has announced that September 20, 2023 is the deadline for payment of FY 2023 Regulatory Fees. Payment must be received by the FCC no later than 11:59 pm EDT in order to avoid a 25% penalty. Commercial broadcast stations will find the amounts due in CORES by logging in with their CORES username […]
Read More →After the Labor Day weekend, we will be on the downslope to the National EAS Test scheduled for October 4, 2023. By September 15, 2023, all non-exempt broadcast stations should have filed or updated their ETRS Form One with the required information about station location, monitored stations, EAS equipment and day-of-test responsible party. Double check […]
Read More →The FCC has adopted a proposed rulemaking addressing several HD radio issues, including power increases. The rulemaking has been released and published in the federal register, with comments now due September 21, 2023 and reply comments October 6, 2023. The rulemaking seeks comment and input on whether to (1) change the methodology used by digital […]
Read More →In connection with the FCC’s planned November 1-8 Low Power FM filing window, the FCC previously announced via public notice that a filing freeze on all LPFM and FM translator minor mod applications will begin at 11:59pm EDT on August 31, 2023 and end at 6:00pm EST on November 8, 2023. Broadcasters contemplating filing minor […]
Read More →On August 10, 2023, FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel issued a statement lamenting the continued absence of new authority from Congress to auction spectrum, noting that the date marked the 30-year point since the FCC was first given authority to run spectrum auctions. Congress allowed the FCC’s auction authority to lapse nearly six months ago, and efforts […]
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