Dates to Remember
May 7, 2025
Deadline to file comments in the ATSC 3.0 Transiti... Read More
As fall election seasons heat up across the nation, stations should be hyper-vigilant about keeping their political files current. Hundreds of stations had to enter into consent decrees and adopt compliance plans for not timely uploading political candidate airtime requests (you only have 24 hours to do so). The “margin of error” allowed was very […]
Read More →August 1, 2023 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, 2022 – July 31, 2023, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on […]
Read More →The FCC’s Media Bureau recently announced that the remaining ten different types of forms that were still having to be filed on paper and emailed to the staff for entry into the old Consolidated Database System (CDBS) were migrated to the Licensing Management System (LMS) as of July 26, 2023. The announcement is particularly good […]
Read More →On July 17, 2023, the FCC’s Media Bureau issued a reminder that licensees of commercial and non-commercial full power television, Class A television, low power television, AM radio and FM radio stations must file biennial ownership reports later this fall. The reports have to be filed in every odd-numbered year, and are submitted in the […]
Read More →Early in July, several television stations received email notifications from the FCC’s IT Service Desk announcing that the FCC had modernized the Video Programming Distributor (VPD) Registry, which requires VPDs to register their contact information with the FCC through the VPD Registry and to update that information within ten days of any changes. The requirement […]
Read More →On July 12, 2023, FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel circulated a notice of proposed rulemaking to her fellow FCC Commissioners for their consideration in initiating a proceeding to better understand the challenges related to distribution and supply of video programming, especially as it relates to independent programming. A news release announced the action. The NPRM has not […]
Read More →At its August 3rd Open Meeting, the FCC will consider adopting a rulemaking addressing several HD radio issues. A draft has been released and is available for public review. The draft (and very likely the ultimately adopted rulemaking) seeks comment and input on whether to (1) change the methodology used by digital FM stations to […]
Read More →On July 31, 2023, the FCC issued its public notice announcing the filing procedures for the upcoming November 1-8, 2023 filing window for new low power FM construction permits. The Form 318 application for participants is now available in LMS and can be accessed so that application completion can begin. LMS will prevent the filing […]
Read More →July 10, 2023 TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete and upload to online public file the 2nd Quarter 2023 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 2nd Quarter 2023 certification of […]
Read More →In a 3rd Report & Order, the FCC has largely adopted its proposed rules for the ongoing ATSC 3.0 “Next Gen” television conversion. Among other actions, the R&O extended for four years, through July 17, 2027, the existing rule requiring that ATSC 1.0 “Lighthouse” signals contain programming “substantially similar” to a station’s ATSC 3.0 primary […]
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