Dates to Remember
October 30, 2026
All EAS Participants must file ETRS Form One.... Read More
With the radio license renewal cycle six months old, we’re beginning to get some perspective on how the Media Bureau is deciding license renewal fines. We know that the FCC drops the hammer on stations that have never completed and not uploaded issues/programs lists, fining them thousands and granting only 2-year renewals with reporting conditions. […]
Read More →From everyone at our law firm, we wish you and your families a relaxing Thanksgiving Day filled with laughter, fun and great food. We are thankful for the privilege of serving you!
Read More →December 1, 2019 Radio Stations located in Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi: broadcast first pre-filing license renewal announcement; additional pre-filing announcements should air December 16, and January 1 and 16, 2020. Radio and TV Stations located in Alabama, Georgia, Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont: if […]
Read More →The FCC issued a public notice recently about the suspension of the Form 398 Quarterly Children’s TV Programming Report. That form is being transitioned to an annual filing as part of a recent rulemaking, and as previously announced, the first “annual” Form 398 filing will cover the period between September 16 – December 31, 2019 […]
Read More →The FCC has launched a rulemaking to consider whether to eliminate an old rule, last amended in 1992, that restricts commonly owned commercial AM and FM stations with substantial contour overlap from duplicating more than 25% of total weekly programming. The original logic for the rule dates back to the 1960s, when the duplication percentage […]
Read More →The FCC’s filing window is now open for all commercial and noncommercial AM, FM, TV, Class A and LPTV stations, as well as entities with attributable interests in such stations, to file biennial ownership reports. The window will close on January 31, 2020. All information reported must be as of October 1, 2019. The FCC’s […]
Read More →The FCC, in response to eligibility certification filings by LPTV and TV translator stations that were displaced by the post-auction repack, have begun reviewing those certifications and issuing emails determining eligibility status. These initial determinations do not approve the separately filed expense estimates for reimbursement – those will be processed separately and a letter issued […]
Read More →As part of its continuing effort to revitalize AM broadcasting, the FCC has adopted a rulemaking proceeding that will allow AM stations to voluntarily transition to an all-digital format to avoid interference and improve the listening experience. The NPRM considers a variety of issues related to power levels, interference, notification, and the potential issues if […]
Read More →November 1, 2019 All Commercial and Noncommercial Radio, TV, Class A, LPTV Stations: First day to file 2019 Biennial Ownership Report or certification of no change in LMS filing system. November 14, 2019 Deadline for all eligible LPTV and TV translator stations displaced by the post-television auction repack to electronically file Form 399 Eligibility Certification […]
Read More →By Public Notice, the FCC has announced the opening of the 92-day filing window in which all commercial and noncommercial AM, FM, TV, Class A and LPTV stations, as well as entities with attributable interests in such stations, must file biennial ownership reports. These reports must be electronically filed in LMS. The notice touts the […]
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