Low Power Protection Act Legislation Introduced

Posted on December 30th, 2021 by

Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) have introduced legislation called The Low Power Protection Act that is designed to protect low power television stations in smaller more rural markets from being displaced.  The proposed protection mechanism is to allow those stations to convert to Class-A television stations.  Class-A television stations enjoy interference protection […]

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Dates to Remember 

Posted on November 30th, 2021 by

December 1, 2021 All Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations, except for LPFM, TV Translator, or Radio Translator Stations:  Deadline to file biennial ownership report in LMS.  Information must be current as of October 1, 2021. For commercial station licensee entities, the new filing fee of $85 per station will apply. Radio Stations located in Connecticut, […]

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One Day Left to File 2021 Biennial Ownership Reports

Posted on November 30th, 2021 by

Broadcast stations have one more day to file 2021 biennial ownership reports, which are due no later than December 1.  FCC staff members have confirmed that unlike in previous years, the FCC will not be extending the deadline to file 2021 reports, so if yours has not yet been filed, do so by the deadline […]

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1,282 Applications Filed in November 2-9 NCE-FM Radio Filing Window; 60-Day Settlement Window Begins

Posted on November 30th, 2021 by

The FCC received a total of 1,282 applications in the recent one-week filing window for new NCE-FM radio station construction permits.  Of that number, 883 applications propose parameters that are mutually exclusive with other applications, consisting of 231 total groups that will be processed under the FCC’s comparative analysis rules unless applicants enter into settlement […]

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Annual Children’s TV Report and Commercial Limits Certifications Due in January

Posted on November 30th, 2021 by

In January 2022, commercial full power and Class-A TV stations will have to prepare and file children’s television reports for 2021 and upload children’s television commercial limits certifications to their public file for 2021.  The actual deadline is January 30, 2022 (which lands on a Sunday so it will roll to January 31, 2022 under […]

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FCC Announces 2022 Auction of Full Power TV Station Construction Permits

Posted on November 30th, 2021 by

On November 19, 2022, the FCC announced its plans for a June 2022 auction of 27 construction permits for full power television stations, most of which are located in western states.  The permits are for specific channel allotments contained in the Table of Television Allotments and assigned at the indicated communities for which there currently […]

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Station Webpage OPIF Website Link Issues

Posted on November 30th, 2021 by

Several state broadcaster associations have recently sent alerts that station online public file links that are required to be available on the first page of station websites may not be functioning correctly due to FCC software updates or maintenance. Specifically, if the link on a station’s website specifies lower case letters for the station (i.e., […]

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FM Directional Antenna Rulemaking

Posted on November 30th, 2021 by

The FCC has published a notice of proposed rulemaking to allow FM broadcasters using directional antennas to verify the antennas’ directional patterns through use of computer modeling rather than the physical modeling and measurement required under current rules. This NPRM will provide regulatory parity across all broadcast applicants and licensees.  Among the broadcast services (AM […]

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Next Gen TV Rule Changes Proposed

Posted on November 30th, 2021 by

In response to a petition filed by NAB, the FCC has launched a proposed rulemaking to change certain of its Next Gen TV rules to ensure that viewers have access to the widest possible range of over-the-air programming while TV stations voluntarily transition to the ATSC 3.0 standard. The proposal would allow Next Gen TV […]

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Dates to Remember 

Posted on October 29th, 2021 by

Through November 9, 2021 Filing Freeze In Effect:  the FCC will not accept FM reserved band minor change applications or FM non-reserved band adjacent channels (channels 221 –223) and intermediate frequency (IF) (channels 254-274) minor change applications until after 7:00 pm Eastern on November 9, 2021. November 2-9, 2021 Filing Window for New NCE-FM Stations.  […]

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