Dates to Remember
August 1, 2025
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August 1, 2025 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, 2024 – July 31, 2025, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on […]
Read More →Based on comments filed in the Delete, Delete, Delete proceeding about the burden for broadcasters to file biennial ownership reports, the Media Bureau issued a public notice waiving the requirement to file those reports through June 1, 2027. The next biennial ownership report would have been due this fall. Waiver of the fall filing requirement […]
Read More →The Media Bureau has announced July 25, 2025 as the effective date for various new rules related to FM Booster station’s ability to originate limited amounts of local programming. Those rules include certain public file obligations for political ads that may run uniquely on the booster station. On the same effective date, a new form […]
Read More →The FCC’s foreign sponsorship identification rules for broadcasters have been around for a few years, requiring disclosures when foreign governments or their agents purchase air time on commercial stations. The FCC recently announced the effectiveness of a revised part of the rule allowing stations to optionally use two short “forms” when assessing whether a buyer […]
Read More →In the past month or so, the FCC’s Media Bureau has moved ahead with agreements settling numerous issues from the prior license renewal cycle where applications by television stations for license renewal were still pending due to rule violation investigations. Nearly 20 such agreements have been announced, and are worth perusing on the Media Bureau’s […]
Read More →July 7, 2025 Deadline to file comments responding to the FCC’s Annual Regulatory Fee Proposed Rulemaking. July 10, 2025 TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete and upload to online public file the 2nd Quarter 2025 issues/program lists and any foreign sponsorship identification reports Class A TV Stations Only: […]
Read More →After the departures of Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and Republican FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington a month ago, which left the FCC without a Republican majority or quorum to hold meetings, the Senate quickly moved Republican Olivia Trusty’s nomination to a vote. Her nomination was approved and she has now been sworn in as an […]
Read More →The FCC’s foreign sponsorship identification rules for broadcasters have been around for a few years, requiring disclosures when foreign governments or their agents purchase air time on commercial stations. While an NAB legal challenge to those requirements is continuing, the FCC announced the effectiveness of a revised part of the rule allowing stations to optionally […]
Read More →On June 26, the FCC issued a public notice responding to President Trump’s Executive Order requiring agencies to provide guidance describing the FCC’s plans to address criminally liable offenses. In the notice, the FCC advises that by May 9, 2026, the Agency, in consultation with the Attorney General, will provide to the Director of the […]
Read More →The FCC has set July 21 as the deadline for initial comments in its rulemaking proceeding considering requirements for FCC regulated entities, including broadcasters, to certify that ownership interests are not held by foreign adversaries. The proposal would adopt new certification and disclosure requirements on entities holding every type of license, permit, or authorization, rather […]
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