Dates to Remember
August 1, 2025
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A few months ago, we wrote here that the FCC had lifted its Covid-19 travel restrictions on the personnel in its field offices. As a result, we anticipated immediate station visits and active responses to complaints about broadcast station operations. In recent days, the FCC’s field offices in Miami, West Palm Beach and Atlanta have […]
Read More →July 1, 2022 TV Stations with locally produced programming carried as distant signals in 2021 on a cable or satellite system: Start of one-month period ending August 1 to file copyright royalty claims with the Copyright Royalty Board through the eCRB system. Filers without an eCRB account should set one up early. July 5, 2022 […]
Read More →The FCC’s 2022 broadcast regulatory fee process kicked off with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on June 2nd, but was immediately met with a stern rebuke from NAB and others for the proposed 13% increase in fees to be paid by broadcast stations this September. Formal comments on the proposed fees are due July 18, […]
Read More →At long last, the FCC’s archaic call sign reservation system has been decommissioned. As of June 22, stations can reserve call signs for initial permits, exchanges, changes and contingent requests in the FCC’s Licensing & Management System (LMS), according to the FCC’s public notice announcing the change. Requests submitted any other way will be ineffective […]
Read More →The FCC has announced that as of July 15, 2022, it will retire the CORES legacy system that generated FRNs and passwords for new users. Once Legacy CORES is retired, users will be unable to make any changes to their FRNs in that system, including resetting their passwords, but must instead use CORES2. Users will […]
Read More →The FCC has circulated a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and opened MB Docket 22-239 seeking comment on a new publication for determining television station designated market areas when stations elect carriage on satellite and cable companies. Nielsen has ceased publishing its Station Index Directory (Annual Station Index) and United States Television Household Estimates (Household […]
Read More →The FCC’s Auction 112 for 27 full power commercial TV station construction permits ended on June 15th with winning bids on 18 of the permits. On June 23rd, the FCC issued a Public Notice announcing winning bids and important filing deadlines for payments and long-form construction permit applications (see our dates to remember at the […]
Read More →In a Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the FCC is seeking comment on the current state of the voluntary Next Generation Television transition, and the scheduled sunset of two related 2017 rules. Next Gen TV uses the ATSC 3.0 transmission standard that introduces broadband-type capabilities for delivery of video and data content and a better […]
Read More →We’ve noticed in recent weeks that the FCC is uploading scanned history cards for television stations that date back decades and report on station application history and filings. These can be found by selecting the facility search in LMS and inserting the station call letters. If available, the landing page will have a link to […]
Read More →June 1, 2022 Television Stations located in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming – deadline to file license renewal application and EEO program report; on-air/online announcements and public file certifications are required under the new local public notice rule. Radio and TV Stations located in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, […]
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