Dates to Remember
October 30, 2026
All EAS Participants must file ETRS Form One.... Read More
Although the FCC voted to eliminate the main studio requirement for all broadcast stations at its October 24, 2017 meeting, we’re still waiting for the decision to become effective, which won’t happen until 30 days after publication of the decision in the Federal Register. If that statement wrinkled your brow a little, you’re not alone. […]
Read More →Amid all the deregulation during Chairman Pai’s tenure, one other trend is very clear. If there is a rule on the books, it is to be followed and will be enforced. Case in point – a Class A television station in California recently received a Notice of Violation when an FCC Field Agent, responding to […]
Read More →November 6, 2017 Deadline for all broadcast stations to notify their EAS State Emergency Communication Committee (SEC) about their status/efforts related to multilingual EAS message dissemination. November 13, 2017 Deadline for all broadcast stations to file EAS Form 3 in ETRS as part of EAS National Test. November 24, 2017 Deadline for TV stations with […]
Read More →On the EAS front, two dates in November are important for all broadcasters – one is a deadline to provide information about station multilingual EAS capabilities, and the other is the deadline for filing EAS Form 3 as part of the now concluded EAS National Test. Let’s begin with the first one, which just popped […]
Read More →In a 3-2 vote at its October 24, 2017 meeting, the FCC voted to eliminate the main studio requirement for all broadcast stations. The change will become effective 30 days after publication of the order in the Federal Register. Our estimate is that the FCC will move pretty quickly to publication and, as a result, […]
Read More →Radio stations that have not yet transitioned their public files to the FCC’s online portal have a bit of work to do between now and the March 1, 2018 deadline for doing so. The good news is that you can start anytime. The FCC’s system lets stations begin the process by gradually uploading documents before […]
Read More →We covered this last month, but thought it might be a good idea to remind you again in case you wake up in the middle of the night thinking that it’s time to file your ownership report. Go back to sleep. It’s not. The FCC announced a three-month extension of the normal December 1st deadline […]
Read More →The FCC has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that seeks to lessen broadcaster reporting and notice burdens. The reporting obligation at issue is Form 2100, Schedule G, an annual requirement for all digital television stations to report to the FCC whether they had any ancillary/supplemental uses of their spectrum in the past 12 months. […]
Read More →The FCC has moved forward in its process of considering the over 1000 applications filed by AM stations for new FM translators in a special filing window earlier this year. Specifically, the FCC issued a notice identifying all of the filed applications that were “mutually exclusive” with others filed during the window, meaning that for […]
Read More →The FCC’s previously announced second priority filing window for all full power and Class A TV stations making a post-auction channel change will end at 11:59 p.m. on November 2, 2017. Several stations have already filed applications seeking pattern changes and power increases. If your station is being repacked, or is otherwise changing channels post-auction, […]
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