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For this license renewal cycle, many radio stations now have FM translators they did not own for the last license renewal. The way those are renewed is as an addendum to the license renewal application of the primary station, so be sure to include the translator there. But don’t assume that the pre- or post-filing […]
Read More →LPTV and TV translator stations that were displaced by the post-auction repack now have until November 14, 2019 to make two filings in order to receive funds. The FCC extended the original October 15 deadline by public notice on October 8, 2019. The notice encourages stations not to wait until the end of the filing […]
Read More →By Public Notice on October 10, 2019, the FCC announced that it will auction construction permits for 116 FM broadcast station beginning April 28, 2020. Of those 116 permits, 29 of them have been offered in prior auctions but were not sold. An additional 5 permits in this new auction were previously offered and had […]
Read More →The Media Bureau has now fined a second station $15,000 and granted only a two-year license renewal for failing to prepare required quarterly issues/programs lists and failing to upload those lists to the online public file. You can read the decision here. The Bureau has also fined a station $1,500 for failing to timely file […]
Read More →The FCC has adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking that seeks comment on a proposal to replace newspaper publication requirements with an online publication. Newspaper publication is often a requirement in the FCC’s rules when certain types of applications are filed. The notice proposes replacing the newspaper notice with an online notice by the station […]
Read More →The FCC has announced that it will host a symposium on current and future trends in broadcasting at its offices on November 21, 2019. A panel including large and small broadcasters will be presented. Attendance in person is an option, but not necessary as the symposium can also be viewed online. We’re not aware of […]
Read More →The FCC’s Media Bureau has opened new rulemaking proceedings to modernize certain rules related to broadcasting. The first addresses an old rule regarding use of common antennas. The second rulemaking seeks comment on a proposal for AM stations to voluntarily transition to an all-digital format. A third rulemaking is expected with the opening of a […]
Read More →For stations that accept issues ads, two recent decisions by the FCC warrant your attention to be sure you’re now properly disclosing the ads in the station’s online public file. The decisions can be found here and here. The decisions concern Section 315 of the Communications Act, which requires that when a non-candidate group makes […]
Read More →October 1, 2019 Radio Stations in Florida, Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands – file license renewal application and schedule 396 Broadcast EEO Program Report, and air first post-filing license renewal announcement; additional post-filing announcements must air Oct 16, Nov 1, Nov 16, Dec 1 and Dec 16. Radio Stations located in Alabama and Georgia: […]
Read More →We are pleased to announced that HCCB Managing Partner Joe Chautin has been selected as one of the top 10 broadcast attorneys in the nation by the readers of Radio/TV Business Report.
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