Dates to Remember
August 1, 2025
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On March 7, 2022, the FCC entered into a significant Consent Decree with a low power television station licensee. The licensee had relocated several stations multiple times in violation of the FCC’s policy requiring that facilities be permanently constructed. In one case, a station had been “hopped” to different temporary locations eight times in order […]
Read More →March 17, 2022 Window to file Short Form 175 Application in Auction 112 for any of 27 full power television construction permits opens at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. March 22, 2022 Full power and Class A TV stations assigned to Incentive Auction Repack Phases 6-10: Deadline to file all documentation and invoices for reimbursement of […]
Read More →Our firm’s managing partner, Joe Chautin, will be attending the National Religious Broadcaster’s convention in Nashville, Tennessee from March 7-11. Joe will interview FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington in a “fireside chat” format from 9:30 – 10:45 am on Wednesday March 9, in the Delta C/D Main Ballroom. Joe will also host a workshop on the […]
Read More →Effective February 1, 2022, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel appointed new chiefs of the Media and Enforcement Bureaus. Holly Saurer is now chief of the Media Bureau, succeeding Michelle Carey. Saurer has been Rosenworcel’s Legal Advisor for Media for the past year and previously served as Deputy Bureau Chief, Associate Bureau Chief, Senior Legal Advisor and […]
Read More →In a recent Public Notice providing an update on the post-2017 auction of television spectrum and repacking of stations into channels 2-36, the FCC addressed the status of allocations based upon remaining funds and reminded full power and Class A TV stations assigned to repack phases 6-10 to file for final expenses by the previously-announced […]
Read More →In a Report & Order released February 17, 2022, the FCC updated several of its broadcast radio technical rules that were either outdated or unnecessary. All but one of the proposed changes in the proceeding were adopted. The changes included (1) eliminating the maximum rated transmitter power limit rule for AM stations set out in […]
Read More →The tweaks to the political broadcasting rules adopted in the FCC’s January 25, 2022 order were published in the Federal Register on February 10, 2022. As a result, on March 14, 2022, the rule change amending the definition of “legally qualified candidate” will go into effect. The rule change added the use of social media […]
Read More →On March 2, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will vote on the nomination of Gigi Sohn to become an FCC Commissioner. If approved by the Committee, her nomination will head to the full Senate for a vote there. Sohn has agreed to recuse herself from certain broadcast copyright matters if approved for a stint at […]
Read More →In a February 10th Public Notice, the FCC announced all procedures and deadlines for the upcoming auction of 27 full power television station construction permits. The first step for interested parties is a critical one – due diligence. Is a tower available to support the station location? Can reasonable assurance be obtained for use of […]
Read More →January 31, 2022 TV & Class A stations (commercial only): compile and post to the station online public file records certifying compliance with children’s programming commercial limits for all of 2021 and prepare and electronically file the Children’s Television Report (Form 2100, Schedule H) in LMS documenting station compliance with children’s educational and informational programming […]
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