Dates to Remember
April 1, 2025
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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Read More →On November 20, 2024, the FCC announced a rulemaking to amend certain broadcast station regulations that are outdated, ambiguous or inaccurate due to changes in filing systems and procedures over the years.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 […]
Read More →The FCC 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 released a public notice on October 10th with application instructions and details on the FCC’s points system for deciding among competing applicants. […]
Read More →October 1, 2024 Radio and TV Stations located in Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Iowa, Missouri, Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Marianas Islands, Oregon and Washington: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024, upload it to the […]
Read More →The FCC has previously issued a public notice announcing October 4, 2024 as the deadline for all EAS participants to complete and file Form One in the EAS Test Reporting System, which can be accessed here. Filers can complete this requirement by updating previously filed forms using the “My Filings” menu option and then selecting […]
Read More →The FCC Enforcement Bureau’s review of broadcast station EEO compliance at the mid-point of the 8-year license term is ongoing. For radio, these reviews began last summer for station employment units with 11 or more full-time employees. For television stations with five or more full-timers, reviews began this summer. The date for review is tied […]
Read More →Speaking of EEO, we are still getting emails and calls about the potential need to file EEO Form 395-B by the end of this month, and so wanted to repeat here that the FCC officially announced about one month ago that broadcasters do NOT need to do so. The future of that form, and any […]
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