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For years, the FCC has tried to figure out the diversity of broadcast station owners in order to decide whether to adopt rules or special ownership opportunities for minorities. They began doing so a few years ago by changing the ownership reporting form and data for commercial stations. They encountered some hiccups when owners were […]
Read More →Despite pending litigation that could derail things, the FCC has targeted early-2016 to begin the voluntary incentive auction that will pay certain full power and Class A television broadcasters to relinquish spectrum so it can be repurposed for mobile broadband use. The FCC plans to open a filing window this fall for eligible broadcast stations […]
Read More →As of February 23, 2015, all existing Class A, LPTV and TV translator station permittees and licensees are now required to use the Licensing and Management System (LMS) Form 2100 to file applications for permits and licenses and any amendments. The Form 2100 will eventually become the only form all broadcasters will use for filings […]
Read More →After a weather delay of a week from its originally scheduled date, the FCC held a webinar addressing its rulemaking on how LPTV and TV translator stations displaced by the incentive auction will be able to channel change or otherwise remain on the air. The webinar was recorded and is available for viewing at this […]
Read More →January 31, 2015: minimum fees due to SoundExchange for 2015. Renewal of royalty plan may also be required. February 1 & 16, 2015: TV & Class A Stations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont: air your POST-filing announcements. February 1 & 16, March 1 & March 16: TV, Class A & […]
Read More →Attorneys Joe Chautin and Elise Stubbe will be attending the National Religious Broadcasters convention and expo in Nashville, Tennessee from February 23-26, 2015. Joe will be sitting on the FCC Legal panel on Monday, February 26th from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., which will be packed with informative information. Make plans to attend. Also, if you’d […]
Read More →For all the speed the FCC mustered in moving to a rulemaking proceeding to consider migration of radio public files to an FCC-hosted site, they have yet to announce the comment deadlines. The trigger for those deadlines is publication of the notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, which has not yet occurred. As […]
Read More →In a public notice, the FCC has announced May 29, 2015 as the Pre-Auction Licensing Deadline for full power and Class-A television stations. Per their 2014 Order, the Commission committed to announcing this deadline with at least 90 days advance notice. They have done so with about 120 days notice. For most full power and […]
Read More →As previously reported, the FCC had decided to update its contest rules to allow broadcast stations to post rules online in order to satisfy disclosure requirements. The rule deadlines for comments in that proceeding are fast approaching. Comments are due no later than February 17, 2015, with reply comments due March 19, 2015. Comments can […]
Read More →To help make better sense of its 167-page rulemaking on the Incentive Auction Bidding and Repacking process, the FCC held three webinars in January. As we can observe from our participation, there was not much “new” to glean from the webinars, which essentially summarized the proposed plans for conducting the forward auction, reverse auction and […]
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