Dates to Remember
October 30, 2026
All EAS Participants must file ETRS Form One.... Read More
October 31, 2016 Second AM Station FM Translator window closes at 5:59 p.m. eastern time. November 14, 2016 Deadline for all broadcasters to file EAS Form Three using the EAS Testing Registration System (ETRS). This is the last filing required by the National EAS Test conducted in September. December 1, 2016 ALL digital Full Power […]
Read More →For those AM stations that have just encountered an opportunity to acquire and relocate an FM translator up to 250 miles for use with the station, there is still a little time remaining to file a modification application in the current filing window. But time is running very short. The window closes on October 31, […]
Read More →Another article about the National EAS test? Yes, we’re sorry but bear with us please. We want to talk briefly about the third filing that is necessary in connection with the test. It’s true. EAS Form 1 and EAS Form 2 were not enough. The FCC wants EAS Form 3 also for each broadcast station […]
Read More →It was the shock heard around the country. With a new 114 Mhz clearing target (19 TV channels), and a $58 billion price tag, the FCC announced and then started the first round of the Stage Two Forward Auction. And a few hours later, the Stage Two Forward Auction ended based on the activities of […]
Read More →Two weeks ago, the FCC’s Media Bureau issued a notice reminding all television licensees of the importance of having accurate contact information on file with the FCC. The reason is important, and as you might have guessed, is related to the incentive auction. Let us explain. When the auction ends, the FCC will need to […]
Read More →On September 30, 2016, the FCC published a proposed plan for the repack of TV stations into the TV spectrum that will remain after the Incentive Auction concludes. Comments are due by October 31st, and reply comments by November 15th. You can read the proposal here, or instead listen to a webinar here to get […]
Read More →October 1, 2016: AM & FM Stations in Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington: if full-time employee threshold is met, complete EEO public file report and post same in public file as well as post on station website. AM & FM Stations in Iowa and Missouri: if full-time […]
Read More →The FCC’s pre-planned National EAS test took place as advertised on September 28, 2016. A day or so before the test, the FCC emailed participants recommending that EAS Form Two – due on the same day of the test – be filed in certain time windows based on the time zone where the station was […]
Read More →The second FM translator filing window for AM stations originally opened on July 29th, but applications can continue to be filed in the window until it closes October 31, 2016. All classes of AM stations are eligible to file applications in the window seeking to relocate non-reserved band translators up to 250 miles for use […]
Read More →So, we’ve reached stage two. The stage that follows the one that did not match supply with demand (by a long shot) and therefore became necessary. Stage Two of the Incentive Auction, that is, meaning that the TV broadcasters that remained after stage one must make it through round two of a reverse auction, with […]
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