Dates to Remember
October 30, 2026
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The FCC has announced that it will consider COVID-19 related requests for waiver of the expiration date for certain FM translator construction permits that were awarded as part of Auction 99 or 100. Permits expiring on or before June 30, 2021 are eligible to apply now for a 6-month waiver of the deadline. The procedure […]
Read More →FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has circulated an item among the other Commissioners that would require broadcast stations to disclose when they broadcast content that is sponsored or provided by foreign governments. A brief press release announced the action. Details of the proposal have not yet been made public, but given the FCC’s other recent actions […]
Read More →September 4, 2020 Sixty-day Lowest Unit Rate period for the November 3, 2020 general election opens. September 14, 2020 Extended deadline for C-Band registration holders on the FCC’s incumbent list to file election for lump sum reimbursement in lieu of actual cost reimbursement. Lump sum election is optional, not mandatory. September 2020 Fiscal year 2020 […]
Read More →While the final fee amounts and filing window have not yet been announced, all commercial broadcasters will have to pay annual FCC regulatory fees for Fiscal Year 2020 this September. Typically, the final regulatory fee order is released in the first week or so of September, and in conjunction with that release, the FCC’s Fee […]
Read More →The FCC has extended the deadline for C-Band earth station registration holders to make an election for a lump-sum reimbursement for costs associated with relocating away from spectrum designated for auction to wireless 5G providers. Registrants have the option of choosing (1) an actual-cost reimbursement method where satellite carriers will receive most of the funds […]
Read More →Since our article in last month’s newsletter about the FCC’s new enforcement actions for political file non-compliance in connection with license renewal, at least another 30-40 station owners have entered into consent decrees that require future reporting but do not assess monetary forfeitures. While some of the latest consent decrees contain some nuances (such as […]
Read More →On August 6, 2020, the FCC voted to eliminate the radio duplication rule for both AM and FM broadcast radio services. Some variation of the rule has been on the FCC’s books since 1964. The rule prohibited commonly owned broadcast radio stations from duplicating a certain percentage of programming when stations operated in the same […]
Read More →October 1, 2020 is the deadline for television stations to make their triennial carriage election with cable and satellite providers that will govern their carriage status on those systems during the 2021-23 carriage cycle, which begins January 1, 2021 and ends December 31, 2023. The rules on how to make carriage elections were changed in […]
Read More →July 31, 2020 Full Power TV Stations (commercial and noncommercial): deadline to supply cable carriage email and phone number on landing page of the station online public inspection file. Class A and LPTV Stations Qualified for Mandatory Carriage: deadline to ensure that contact address and phone number information in LMS is current. LPTV and TV […]
Read More →As part of investigations dating back to 2019, the FCC recently concluded that stations owned by six large groups had violated its rules requiring public file disclosure related to political advertising. Due to COVID-19 impacts, the FCC declined to impose monetary fines, but each station group entered into consent decrees that require a series of […]
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