Dates to Remember
October 30, 2026
All EAS Participants must file ETRS Form One.... Read More
The FCC has initiated its proposed rulemaking to set the annual broadcast regulatory fees that will be due by stations in September. If you’d like an early peek at what the proposed fees are for your station, take a look at Appendix G.
Read More →April 1, 2019 AM, FM, TV and Class A Stations in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas: if five full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in public file as well as on station website. Under FCC EEO rules, a full-time employee is one that works 30 hours […]
Read More →HCCB Managing Partner Joe Chautin will be in Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2019 National Association of Broadcasters Convention from April 6-10. If you’d like to meet with Joe at the convention, please email him ahead of time at jchautin@hardycarey.com. At the convention, Joe can be reached by email or cell 504-439-2350.
Read More →On March 15, 2019, the FCC issued its first license renewal “reminder” public notice for radio stations in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Stations there will need to file their renewal applications no later than June 3, 2019, but must begin pre-filing announcements on April 1, 2019 (and again on April […]
Read More →At long last, the FCC has now adopted a Report & Order on the eligibility and process for displaced LPTV and TV translator stations to receive reimbursement for costs reasonably incurred in the construction of their new facilities. A displaced station must meet certain criteria to be eligible for reimbursement. First, it must have filed […]
Read More →On March 15, 2019, the FCC Media Bureau EEO functions were officially moved to the Enforcement Bureau. EEO Audits and any enforcement actions will now be handled there. The FCC had voted for this move last year, but certain procedural steps were not completed until now. Broadcasters should not notice a difference in the way […]
Read More →Beginning April 18, 2019, LPTV and TV translator stations will be able to file displacement applications and digital companion channel applications, pursuant to this recently issued public notice announcement. Except for the narrow lift of the displacement application freeze for stations that were impacted by the full power and Class A repack, the freeze on […]
Read More →The FCC has announced the deadlines for comments in its rulemaking proceeding to revise how it awards NCE and LPFM licenses. Comments are due no later than May 20, 2019 with reply comments due June 18, 2019. The rulemaking sets out several proposals designed to improve the rules and procedures to select and license competing […]
Read More →April 1, 2019 AM, FM, TV and Class A Stations in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas: if five full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in public file as well as on station website. Under FCC EEO rules, a full-time employee is one that works 30 hours […]
Read More →HCCB Managing Partner Joe Chautin will be in Anaheim, California for the 2019 National Religious Broadcasters Convention from March 25-29 and will host the FCC Update Legal Panel there on Wednesday, March 27 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the Anaheim Convention Center, Hall D. If you’d like to meet with Joe separately at the convention, please […]
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