Dates to Remember
October 30, 2026
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One week before Thanksgiving, the FCC is set to vote on a number of actions at its monthly meeting (agenda here), perhaps none more significant than a TV ownership deregulatory action that promises to shake up the TV world. The FCC’s anticipated action, summarized in this draft Report & Order released under Chairman Pai’s transparency […]
Read More →The FCC is expected to adopt an order in a several-months-old proposed rulemaking authorizing TV stations to voluntarily begin use of “Next Generation” or ATSC 3.0 technology in their licensed television operations. The draft order includes many details about how a station would transition to ATSC 3.0, and the associated requirement to continue broadcasting an […]
Read More →October 1, 2017 AM & FM Stations in Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Iowa and Missouri: if five full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in public file as well as post on station website. NCE Stations in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Only: […]
Read More →Citing the need to finalize the new form and make it available for electronic filing for the first time in the License Management System, the FCC has announced a two-month extension of the deadline for all broadcast stations to file their 2017 Biennial Ownership Reports. As a result, reports that would have been due by […]
Read More →We’ve seen plenty of rules and policies affecting broadcasters find the trash bin at the FCC since Chairman Pai became chairman in January 2017. But apparently, they’ve only just begun. At the recent NAB Radio Show, Chairman Pai highlighted some of those deregulatory actions, but then announced a new effort to double down with cleaning […]
Read More →Almost two months have now passed since the close of the FCC’s first 2017 filing window for Class C and D AM stations for new cross-service FM translator permits. The Audio Division has kept pretty quiet on the processing timeline for applications filed during the window. We do know that over 1000 applications were filed, […]
Read More →The FCC has announced a second priority filing window for all stations making a post-auction channel change. Eligible stations may make pattern changes and increase power in this window, subject to the interference rules. In addition, stations that were not re-packed to different channels have an opportunity to make a filing to modify their facilities […]
Read More →All repacked TV and Class A stations, and those that voluntarily changed from the UHF to VHF band, have yet another quarterly report to add to their to-do list. The FCC had previously announced but recently issued a notice reminding those stations to file the transition progress reports no later than October 10, 2017. Stations […]
Read More →The National EAS Test took place as scheduled on September 27, 2017. All stations were required to file EAS Form Two with the FCC no later than midnight that day (except for those in Hurricane-affected areas, who have more time). The final filing requirement for this year’s test is for each station to file EAS […]
Read More →The FCC has announced a change in the filing location for all documents and packages sent to FCC headquarters via UPS, FedEx, Freight, or any overnight mail other than USPS Express Mail). The new address is 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. The address for US Postal Service deliveries has not changed, and remains […]
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