Dates to Remember
October 30, 2026
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Due to Hurricane Florence, the FCC decided to cancel its Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) exercise that had previously been rescheduled to September 13-14, 2018 due to Hurricane Lane. No plan has been announced for a new DIRS test. During emergencies, DIRS helps stations restore and maintain operations, with the government providing fast assistance with […]
Read More →The FCC’s September 20, 2018 deadline has passed for mutually exclusive cross-service FM translator applications in Auction 100 to file technical amendments or settlement agreements to resolve application conflicts. For those applicants that were not able to resolve conflicts, a highest-bidder-wins auction will be necessary to decide who receives the construction permit. In coming weeks, […]
Read More →The FCC is still digging through nearly 100 comments and reply comments it received in its proceeding to modify how FM translator interference complaints should be processed and decided. A wide variety of organizations provided comments to the FCC. Hundreds of new FM translators have been authorized for use by AM stations in the last […]
Read More →September 25, 2018 was the deadline for commercial stations to file annual regulatory fees. If you forgot, the penalty is 25% of the total due, but the sooner you pay up the better as interest on the total overdue balance is running. In addition, the FCC won’t process any applications you file until the amount […]
Read More →September 4, 2018 Deadline for Post-Auction Phase One TV and Class A stations to file for post-auction construction permit extensions. September 5, 2018 Reply Comments due on the Commission’s NPRM on how to simplify complaints about interference from new FM translators September 10, 2018 Reply Comments due on the Commission’s NOI regarding the creation of […]
Read More →All broadcast stations (except TV and FM translators) should have filed their EAS Form One by August 27, 2018. If stations have not filed the form or need to amend a previously filed EAS Form One, they should do so now. The National EAS Test is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. EST on September 20, 2018. […]
Read More →The FCC adopted its final order on FY 2018 regulatory fees, which are due no later than September 25, 2018. The FCC’s Fee Filer system for submitting electronic payments is now open so stations can log in and see the precise amounts owed. These are not always 100% accurate, so carefully review to be sure […]
Read More →If you’re a TV station that must transition to a new post-auction television channel, the staggering number and type of FCC filings is – let’s be honest – overwhelming. Yes, we know, that states the obvious. So why give you this painful reminder? Well, the FCC actually issued a reminder notice recently that helps you […]
Read More →The FCC postponed the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) exercise previously scheduled for August 23-24, 2018 due to Hurricane Lane, for which it activated DIRS in Hawaii. The new nationwide DIRS exercise has been rescheduled to September 13-14, 2018. The FCC has already sent emails to currently subscribed stations, but stations that are not currently […]
Read More →Those wanting to chime in on the FCC’s proposed procedures to reimburse displaced LPTV and TV translator stations have until September 26, 2018 to do so. Reply comments are due a month later on October 26, 2018. This timeline hopefully sets up for a decision on reimbursement procedures by the end of this year. The […]
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