Dates to Remember
December 1, 2025
Deadline for Full Power TV, Class A, and LPTV... Read More
December 1, 2025 Deadline for Full Power TV, Class A, and LPTV Stations to file FCC Form 2100, Schedule G, and pay 5% of gross revenues from any ancillary or supplementary services provided between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025. NCE TV stations pay on 2.5% of gross revenue. Ancillary and supplemental services do […]
Read More →One post-government shutdown fact is clear — the FCC does not rebound from government shutdowns very well. From personnel to filing systems, it has been a slow process with multiple hiccups along the way. On the personnel side, it took the FCC a few days to have everyone back at work. Emails that we sent […]
Read More →The FCC’s Media Bureau has set January 20, 2026 as the deadline for comments to its further proposed rulemaking related to use of the ATSC 3.0 “Next Gen” transmission standard for broadcast television. Reply comments will be due February 18, 2026. The FNPRM seeks volumes of information about technical issues, elimination of ATSC 1.0 simulcast […]
Read More →The Media Bureau issued a Public Notice November 19th seeking comment on TV station public interest obligations in the context of television network affiliation agreements. The notice seeks comment on the current broadcast television market, regulatory and contractual dynamics governing the relationship between local TV stations and national TV programmers and in particular on whether […]
Read More →The FCC Commissioners meet on December 18, 2025 and have published an agenda that includes consideration of a Report and Order in a proceeding begun by the prior administration that contemplated new regulations for LPTV stations. A draft of the Order has been published and several items are particularly relevant in the context of new […]
Read More →In a November 17th Public Notice, the FCC reset its previously announced schedule of dates for Class A, LPTV and TV translator major change applications and for new LPTV and TV translator station applications. A freeze on major change applications remains in effect until it is lifted on December 18. A temporary freeze on minor […]
Read More →First Business Day After Normal FCC Operations Resume Per the FCC’s Oct 1 public notice, all deadlines during the government shutdown are extended until the first business day after normal operations resume. This includes the 3rd quarter issues/programs lists that were due October 10 and the EEO audit responses that were due October 17, among […]
Read More →As of this writing, with no end in sight, the FCC’s main functions are shut down along with the government. Virtually every broadcaster (unless exempt) will have actions to take as soon as the government reopens and the FCC databases become available. The FCC extended all deadlines during the shutdown to the first business day […]
Read More →At its monthly meeting, the FCC Commissioners unanimously voted to move forward with the fifth proposed rulemaking related to use of the ATSC 3.0 “Next Gen” transmission standard for broadcast television, recognizing that several years have passed since it adopted rules allowing stations to voluntarily transition to ATSC 3.0 so long as a 1.0 signal […]
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 […]
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