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April 1, 2025
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Gigi Sohn, nominated for a third time by President Biden to be the third Democratically appointed FCC Commissioner, sat for new nomination hearings on February 14 before the Senate Commerce Committee. The Committee has not yet voted on the nomination, and no vote has been scheduled. Sohn’s prior two nominations were met with opposition from […]
Read More →The FCC’s Communications Equity and Diversity Council will meet virtually on February 23, 2023 following an agenda that includes broadcast related topics Non-Traditional Anchor Institutions and Diverse Media, Communications and Tech Ownership and Development. The meeting will be live-streamed. Amid a growing drumbeat for FCC action on media ownership diversity, we anticipate some FCC actions […]
Read More →January 10, 2023 (Extended to February 28, 2023) TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete and upload to online public file the 4th Quarter 2022 issues/program lists and any foreign sponsorship identification reports. Class A TV Stations Only: deadline to complete and post to your online public file the […]
Read More →Toward the end of 2022, we began experiencing issues with the FCC’s online public file system (OPIF), as well as the Licensing Management System (LMS). Issues varied from slow operation, to repeatedly being involuntarily logged out, to payment issues. Those same problems extended into early 2023 and prompted the FCC to initially extend January upload […]
Read More →The FCC’s December 15, 2022 public notice announcing that EAS participants must file their 2022 EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) Form One no later than February 28, 2023 remains in effect and early in January, a further public notice provided more details on filing requirements and procedures. While the system is functioning pretty well, the […]
Read More →The Media Bureau’s Audio Division has announced the availability of the most recent 2020 U.S. Census Bureau (U.S. Census) decennial census block, population, and cartographic boundary data. Effective April 1, 2023, petitioners/applicants submitting filings to the Audio Division must employ the most recent 2020 U.S. Census data available when determining a particular community’s population in […]
Read More →Despite the filing extensions referred to earlier in this newsletter, the 2022 Children’s Television Report must still be filed, and the 2022 Children’s Television Commercial Limits Certification must still be uploaded to the station public file. Failure to timely file the annual children’s television report, or the reporting of less than the required amount of […]
Read More →With the FCC nearing the end of processing for the hundreds of applications filed in the 2021 filing window for new noncommercial FM stations, there are a few take-aways worth noting. First, attention to detail matters. Simple errors can result in applications being dismissed. A good example is this recent case where an applicant specified […]
Read More →Using data compiled from the 2021 biennial ownership reports filed by broadcast stations, the FCC has issued its Sixth Report on Broadcast Station Ownership. The report covers commercial and noncommercial stations in five broadcast services—full power television, Class A television, low power television, AM radio, and FM radio. While the report captures a “snapshot” of […]
Read More →January 3, 2023 All Broadcast Stations that are EAS Participants – first day that the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) will be open for the required filing of ETRS Form One. January 9, 2023 Extended comment deadline in FCC’s 2nd NPRM on its foreign government sponsorship identification rules. January 10, 2023 TV, Class A, AM […]
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