Dates to Remember
March 12, 2026
Class A, LPTV, TV Translator minor change appli... Read More
The FCC’s October 3 deadline is fast approaching for all broadcast stations (unless exempt) to prepare and submit ETRS Form One in the FCC’s online ETRS system. This report is required to be filed once annually to update station EAS equipment, software, monitoring stations/sources, and contact personnel for testing. Stations must log into ETRS using […]
Read More →For those still thinking that an ownership report is due this fall, the Media Bureau previously issued a public notice waiving the requirement to file those reports through June 1, 2027 or “until further notice.” This waiver was the first significant industry-wide regulatory relief arising from the FCC’s deregulatory push. Non-biennial ownership reporting is not […]
Read More →The FCC’s foreign sponsorship identification rules for broadcasters have been around for a few years, requiring disclosures when foreign governments or their agents purchase air time on commercial stations. The FCC recently announced the effectiveness of a revised part of the rule allowing stations to optionally use two short “forms” when assessing whether a buyer […]
Read More →The next deadline is in a few weeks for a series of filing opportunities that the FCC recently announced for Class A, LPTV and TV translator stations. For those seeking to file applications in accordance with the deadlines, pay close attention to the dates, times, and scope of each deadline outlined in the public notice. […]
Read More →August 1, 2025 Radio and TV Stations located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin and California: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2025, upload it to the station online public inspection file and post it on […]
Read More →Based on comments filed in the Delete, Delete, Delete proceeding about the burden for broadcasters to file biennial ownership reports, the Media Bureau issued a public notice waiving the requirement to file those reports through June 1, 2027. The next biennial ownership report would have been due this fall. Waiver of the fall filing requirement […]
Read More →The Media Bureau has announced July 25, 2025 as the effective date for various new rules related to FM Booster station’s ability to originate limited amounts of local programming. Those rules include certain public file obligations for political ads that may run uniquely on the booster station. On the same effective date, a new form […]
Read More →The FCC’s foreign sponsorship identification rules for broadcasters have been around for a few years, requiring disclosures when foreign governments or their agents purchase air time on commercial stations. The FCC recently announced the effectiveness of a revised part of the rule allowing stations to optionally use two short “forms” when assessing whether a buyer […]
Read More →In the past month or so, the FCC’s Media Bureau has moved ahead with agreements settling numerous issues from the prior license renewal cycle where applications by television stations for license renewal were still pending due to rule violation investigations. Nearly 20 such agreements have been announced, and are worth perusing on the Media Bureau’s […]
Read More →July 7, 2025 Deadline to file comments responding to the FCC’s Annual Regulatory Fee Proposed Rulemaking. July 10, 2025 TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete and upload to online public file the 2nd Quarter 2025 issues/program lists and any foreign sponsorship identification reports Class A TV Stations Only: […]
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