Dates to Remember
May 7, 2025
Deadline to file comments in the ATSC 3.0 Transiti... 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 […]
Read More →Our very best wishes to our clients and newsletter readers in the new year. May your successes be many! We are thankful for the distinct privilege to assist commercial and noncommercial broadcasters throughout the United States as they serve the public, and look forward to assisting you during 2023.
Read More →The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued a 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. The EAS rules require that all EAS participants file Form One every year, but with the cancellation of the […]
Read More →By law, the FCC must adjust all of its filing fees every two years based upon increases in the Consumer Price Index. A December 16, 2022 Order announces the latest round of increases, which average out to about an 11.6% increase in fees across the board. For example, ownership reports due next December 1, 2023 […]
Read More →
