Dates to Remember
October 30, 2026
All EAS Participants must file ETRS Form One.... Read More
We don’t mean to cause you panic with that headline, but we recently saw something that seemed worthy of passing along. Figuring out the deadlines for a station’s various renewal requirements, including the application filing deadline, can be confusing. But if a station finds itself in a situation where it missed the renewal application filing […]
Read More →The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on certain technical rule changes that would give TV stations greater flexibility to use distributed transmission systems (DTS) as ATSC 3.0 is deployed. DTS uses two or more synchronized, same-channel transmission sites in a station’s service area to improve indoor and mobile reception. Part […]
Read More →Sixteen years ago, our boutique FCC law firm experienced Hurricane Katrina, which disrupted and permanently readjusted our personal and work lives. We rebuilt everything on a resilient model that eliminated uncertainty and made it possible to work for clients anywhere, anytime. The lessons we learned then apply to today’s coronavirus crisis. Adjusting, refocusing and changing […]
Read More →March 30, 2020 Extended – TV & Class A stations (commercial only): complete and electronically file via LMS the revised FCC Form 398 Children’s TV Programming Report; this is the first annual report and will cover the period from September 16 – December 31, 2019. The FCC has extended this deadline to July 10, 2020 […]
Read More →During the second half of March, as coronavirus measures across the United States began to impact broadcasters, the FCC took several proactive measures designed to facilitate and help broadcasters manage through those impacts. Several are highlighted in this article. The FCC’s leadership and Media Bureau personnel are continuing to be proactive, and we have easily […]
Read More →If your station staff requires access to station studio, transmitter or tower facilities during a time when movement has been restricted locally, the Dept. of Homeland Security letter at this link can be used to allow movement of and access by staff members to facilities. A second letter will prioritize access to fuel should there […]
Read More →This past week, many (if not all) LPTV/TV translator stations that were displaced due to the repack of television stations into channels 2-36 and filed initial reimbursement estimates last fall received emails from the FCC. The first email was an initial verification of the estimated displacement cost for a station, sometimes for the amount claimed, […]
Read More →As mentioned earlier in this newsletter, all commercial full power and Class A digital television stations now have until July 10, 2020 to file the new Children’s Television Report in LMS. The FCC extended the deadline due to the coronavirus. For those that filed the report before the previously extended March 30 deadline, good for […]
Read More →Yes, that headline is accurate. The FCC released an Order in its broadcast public inspection file docket on March 17, 2020. It makes non-substantive, editorial revisions to the broadcast station public file rules to eliminate language that is unnecessary or no longer has any applicability. Things like the word “local” as a modifier of the […]
Read More →March 13, 2020 Deadline for TV stations assigned to Phase 8 of the post-auction repack to complete construction of their post-auction channel facilities March 14, 2020 TV stations assigned to Phase 9 of the post-auction repack may begin testing on their assigned post-auction channels. Linked stations must coordinate any testing. March 23, 2020 Deadline for […]
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