Dates to Remember
May 7, 2025
Deadline to file comments in the ATSC 3.0 Transiti... Read More
Yes, you read that headline correctly. After many years of increased regulatory fees for broadcast stations, the FCC has proposed lowering the fees commercial broadcasters will have to pay this fall. The lower fees are outlined in the FCC’s notice of proposed rulemaking, and on average will result is a savings of near 10%. The […]
Read More →May 15, 2023 Deadline to file comments in the FCC’s Low Power Protection Act rulemaking. June 1, 2023 Radio and TV stations located in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering […]
Read More →The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau announced its first 2023 EEO audit for broadcast stations on April 24, 2023, identifying 254 randomly selected radio and television stations whose EEO programs will be scrutinized. Stations must respond to the audit by uploading their audit response to the station online public inspection file no later than June 8, 2023. […]
Read More →On March 30th, the FCC launched a proposed rulemaking to implement the Low Power Protection Act (LPPA) which became effective on January 5, 2023. The Act provides a means by which existing low power television stations can qualify for and apply for Class-A station status. Congress required the FCC to initiate a rulemaking to implement […]
Read More →The FCC’s Media Bureau has announced that its new distributed transmission system (DTS) rules for Class A and LPTV stations, originally adopted in early 2021, are finally becoming effective May 18, 2023. The necessary forms for seeking DTS status will become active and usable in LMS on that date. DTS stations use a single frequency […]
Read More →At the recent NAB conference in Las Vegas, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced a new public-private initiative to guide the next steps for NextGen, or ATSC 3.0 television. The initiative will be led by the NAB, who will gather stakeholders and create a roadmap to transition the television industry from ATSC 1.0 to ATSC 3.0. […]
Read More →April 1, 2023 Radio and TV Stations located in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Texas, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on the […]
Read More →On March 30th, the FCC launched a proposed rulemaking to implement the Low Power Protection Act (LPPA) which became effective on January 5, 2023. The Act provides a means by which existing low power television stations can qualify for and apply for Class-A station status. Congress required the FCC to initiate a rulemaking to implement […]
Read More →On March 6, 2023, the FCC published the FY 2023 Media Bureau Filing Guide, which reflects the increase in filing fees (and some new filing fees) that became effective March 2, 2023. These filing fees will auto-populate into feeable applications during the preparation process in LMS. In the draft phase of preparation, the fee should […]
Read More →The FCC issued heavy fines against two pirate radio operators, one in New York and the other in Oregon. These are the first proposed fines under the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act (PIRATE Act). The New York pirate operator has fines of over $2.3 million, while the Oregon pirate operator has an $80,000 […]
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