Dates to Remember
October 30, 2026
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The Auction 100 Cross-Service FM Translator filing window closed on January 31, 2018 with more than 850 new translator applications filed by Class A, B, C or D AM stations that had not previously participated in any of the cross-service FM translator filing windows in 2016 and 2017. A February 2, 2018 press release announced […]
Read More →On February 5, 2018, the FCC announced that it would be paying a visit to about 60 television stations that filed for reimbursement of repack expenses in 2017. The visits are part of an effort to validate the existence and functionality of the “baseline” equipment that stations listed as requiring replacement. A third-party audit firm […]
Read More →On February 22, 2018, the FCC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking proposing to eliminate the requirement for broadcast stations to file FCC Form 397 EEO Mid-Term Report. Currently, radio stations with eleven or more full-time employees must file the report at the mid-point of their 8-year license term. TV stations must do so if […]
Read More →The FCC unanimously adopted a Report & Order February 20, 2018 eliminating the requirement for LPTV, TV translators, FM translators, and TV/FM booster stations to maintain a paper copy of the FCC’s rules. Full power broadcast stations did not have a similar requirement, unless of course they also owned one of the above secondary stations. […]
Read More →The FCC recently fined a two-station owner $115,000 as part of a consent decree for numerous violations of the FCC’s underwriting policies. In addition, the licensee agreed to a one-year moratorium on seeking or accepting underwriting from for-profit entities, and had to adopt a “rigorous” compliance plan to prevent future violations. The FCC has been […]
Read More →January 31, 2018 Auction 100 Cross-Service FM Translator Filing Window Closes at 6 p.m. EST. All stations streaming a signal on the internet must file their statement of use and make a minimum payment of $500 per channel to Sound Exchange. February 1, 2018 AM & FM Stations in New Jersey and New York: if […]
Read More →Later this month, Hardy, Carey, Chautin & Balkin’s Managing Partner, Joe Chautin, will be attending the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville from February 25 – March 1. Joe will also be attending the National Association of Broadcaster’s Convention in Las Vegas from April 7-11. He is available to meet with clients at either convention. […]
Read More →When it comes to broadcast deregulation, the past 12 months have been unprecedented, with numerous rules being pared back or tossed out into the abyss of archaic and nonsensical things. Amongst all this deregulatory fever, we think we’ve detected a bit of a pattern, especially when the FCC decides to make major changes to a […]
Read More →March 2, 2018 is the deadline for all broadcast stations (except low power FM stations or FM translator-only licensees) to file their 2017 biennial ownership reports. No, the 3-day government shutdown did not add additional time to the original 90 day “window” for getting these reports on file. That’s because the FCC’s website never shut […]
Read More →The FCC has announced two personnel changes in recent days. First up was Sarah Whitesell, named by Chairman Pai as Deputy Chief of the Media Bureau. Pai worked with Whitesell at the Justice Department in the late 1990s and during a pervious stint at the FCC, which was also in the Media Bureau. Whitesell is […]
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