Dates to Remember
December 1, 2024
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December 1, 2024 Radio and TV Stations located in Alabama, Georgia, Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from December 1, 2023 – November 30, 2024, upload it to […]
Read More →Everyone at Hardy, Carey, Chautin & Balkin, LLP is thankful for the trust you have placed in our firm and the years of relationships that have grown from serving you. May your Thanksgiving include the blessings of family and recognition of the great freedoms we enjoy!
Read More →Newly-elected President Trump has appointed sitting FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to be FCC Chairman effective January 20, 2025. Current FCC Chairwoman Jessical Rosenworcel’s resignation will be effective the same day. In the weeks to follow, President Trump is expected to nominate a third Republican commissioner who will begin serving after Senate approval, giving a 3-2 […]
Read More →Responses to the FCC Enforcement Bureau’s random EEO audit are due no later than December 2, 2024. Approximately 150 broadcast radio and television stations were on the list, which can be reviewed as part of this public notice. If your station is on the list, a response must be uploaded to the online public file […]
Read More →A week ago, the FCC released its Report & Order adopting new rules to allow FM boosters to originate three minutes of each hour to programming different from the content of the primary station they are retransmitting. Designed to hyper-localize content for groups of primary station listeners, the new opportunity is a change to how […]
Read More →The Media Bureau has issued a reminder about the upcoming December 4-11 NCE-TV filing window where it will accept applications from non-profit and governmental organizations for 12 noncommercial educational television station construction permits in Alabama, Alaska, California, Idaho, Iowa, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Virginia. The Media Bureau’s October 10th public notice, with application instructions […]
Read More →On November 20, 2024, the FCC announced a rulemaking to amend certain broadcast station regulations that are outdated, ambiguous or inaccurate due to changes in filing systems and procedures over the years. For attorneys that practice before the FCC, these types of proceedings are welcome because they eliminate language that creates confusion and is sometimes […]
Read More →December 1, 2024 Radio and TV Stations located in Alabama, Georgia, Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from December 1, 2023 – November 30, 2024, upload it to […]
Read More →The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued an October 18th public notice announcing its second round of random broadcast station EEO audits. Approximately 150 broadcast radio and television stations are on the list, though some may be exempt as a result of being included in prior random EEO audits in the past two years. If your station […]
Read More →On October 17, 2024, the FCC announced that ESPN must pay a nearly $150,000 fine for including an EAS alert tone in commercials promoting the start of the NBA season a year ago. The use of an actual or simulated EAS alert tone is prohibited in the absence of an actual emergency. On numerous previous […]
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