Dates to Remember
March 12, 2026
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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, […]
Read More →In a May 2, 2022 public notice, the Media Bureau announced that as of May 17, 2022, several filings would be required and become available in the Licensing Management System (LMS). Included in the list are FM Engineering STAs and extensions, Silent STAs and extensions, suspension of operations notices, resumption of operations notices, AM/FM digital […]
Read More →Legislation has been introduced in the US Senate to update the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act that was originally adopted a decade ago and implemented by the FCC to stop loud commercials during video programming. As proposed, the new legislation would increase the FCC’s enforcement powers, potentially eliminating the liability protection that TV broadcasters […]
Read More →The FCC’s auction of 27 commercial television permits will begin June 7, 2022. Participants should have received their auction tokens that allow access to the FCC’s auctions system. Access for the mock auction opens Thursday June 2nd at 12 noon ET. The mock auction begins Friday June 3rd. Access to the auctions system for mock […]
Read More →At the recent NAB convention in Las Vegas, new Media Bureau Chief Holly Saurer stated that the FCC’s Form 395-B, suspended since 2001, will be returning as a filing requirement for broadcasters. The form requires the annual reporting of broadcast station employees by race and gender. The possibility of the form being reinstated was considered […]
Read More →In the days immediately following the submission by FUSE, LLC and others requesting that the FCC initiate a rulemaking proceeding to adopt a content vendor diversity report, the FCC issued this notice on May 23, 2022 seeking comment from the public as to whether it should move forward with a rulemaking. Comments are due July […]
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, and will have to use CORES2 instead. […]
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