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The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm the appointment of Tom Wheeler as FCC Chairman, and Michael O’Reilly as a Commissioner. They will be sworn in shortly, and after several months, the FCC will once again have a sitting chairman and four commissioners. While acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn has moved some items forward while the […]
Read More →In connection with the Congressional debate on government funding and the shutdown of most government functions earlier this month, the FCC shuttered its doors and website for 16 days, from October 1-16, 2013. While we were not surprised that the FCC would not accept filings during the shutdown, we were not expecting that the FCC’s […]
Read More →The FCC has announced that the Low Power FM Filing Window originally scheduled from October 15-29 has been extended until November 14, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. EST due to the government shutdown. In addition, the second LPFM webinar originally scheduled for October 3rd was rescheduled to October 24th. When it returned to work, the FCC […]
Read More →Continuing its ongoing plans to encourage broadcast diversity, the FCC has announced that it will study the relationships among Hispanic television station ownership, programming, and viewing. The study will mark the first time the FCC has studied the Hispanic television market, and will incorporate data from the FCC’s revised ownership report. The FCC’s notice cites […]
Read More →The FCC has rescheduled its workshop to discuss unlicensed spectrum issues in connection with the ongoing incentive auction rulemaking proceeding. Instead of the originally scheduled October 24th date for the workshop, the new date is November 8th. The workshop will be from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm EST. The workshop will focus on the use […]
Read More →A recent proceeding involving a main studio staffing violation raised an issue that bears noting. The station involved had repeatedly not had any personnel at the main studio during FCC inspections, which led to a proposed forfeiture from the FCC for failure to maintain adequate staffing. In response, the station claimed that the FCC did […]
Read More →October 1, 2013 – December 2 , 2013: all commercial AM, FM, TV, Class A & LPTV Stations: complete and file your ownership report with information current as of October 1, 2013. October 1, 2013: AM & FM Stations in Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Oregon & Washington: file your renewal application electronically via Form […]
Read More →HCCB managing partner Joe Chautin will be presenting at the 92nd ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana at 10 a.m. on October 24, 2013. His presentation will cover various FCC subjects, including the FCC’s new policy on forfeitures for student-run college stations, and license renewal issues. The convention is from October 23-27, […]
Read More →The FCC has published a 4-page plan for operations during any government shutdown. FCC employees will report to work for four hours of the first day of the shutdown to complete a series of actions necessary to shutter operations (including cancelling travel, training, and public sessions). A skeleton crew of 38 employees will remain […]
Read More →Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn announced during her remarks at the recent NAB Radio Show that she has circulated a proposed rulemaking to consider ways the FCC can revitalize the AM radio service. The reference to the rulemaking being “circulated” is to a procedure that precedes the release of a written rulemaking proceeding, where the proposal […]
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