Dates to Remember
February 1, 2025
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February 1, 2025 Radio and TV Stations located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, New Jersey and New York: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025, upload it to the station online public inspection file and […]
Read More →New FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has had a very busy first eleven days in office, issuing a flurry of notices, announcements, letters and other statements. In response to President Trump’s Executive Order eliminating government diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and policies, Chairman Carr issued a public notice eliminating all FCC DEI initiatives undertaken by […]
Read More →President Trump has nominated Olivia Trusty to fill the vacant FCC Commissioner position created by the resignation of Jessica Rosenworcel. Trusty’s nomination has been praised by all four current Commissioners and numerous other government officials and individuals familiar with her experience. Trusty’s prior experience as Senate Commerce Committee Policy Director provides her with unique insight […]
Read More →At numerous points during the month of January, the FCC’s online license management system (LMS) used in the filing and granting of applications and reports by broadcasters was either unavailable or operated with large latencies. As of this writing, the FCC had not extended any filing deadlines. The FCC’s online public file (OPIF) system was […]
Read More →Senator Ted Cruz has re-introduced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act in the US Senate, the latest attempt to pass legislation mandating that car manufacturers include AM radio access in vehicles. Despite bipartisan support, earlier attempts to pass the legislation have been hampered by other legislative priorities.
Read More →The FCC has fined a Texas television station $369,190 for failing to properly participate in nationwide EAS tests in 2018, 2019 and 2021. While the station had equipment installed, its employees were not familiar with the station’s obligations or how the EAS equipment functioned. In an attempt to show compliance, they created and aired their […]
Read More →In an action mandated by Congress, the FCC published a January 7, 2025 order increasing FCC application fees based upon inflation and increases in the Consumer Price Index. These adjustments are required every two years. The application fee increase in 2022 was nearly 12%. For 2024, there is a 17% increase. The new fee increase […]
Read More →The FCC published its 7th Report on Ownership of Broadcast Stations, compiling data from biennial ownership reports filed by all broadcast stations every two years. The report reflects data on the gender, race, and ethnicity of broadcast station owners as of the 2023 biennial ownership report, and focuses on “attributable” and “majority” ownership interests. The […]
Read More →January 10, 2025 TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete and upload to online public file the 4th Quarter 2024 issues/program lists and any foreign sponsorship identification reports Class A TV Stations Only: deadline to complete and post to your online public file the 4th Quarter 2024 certification of […]
Read More →Each of us at Hardy, Carey, Chautin & Balkin, LLP wish you a blessed, productive and prosperous 2025! We look forward to the privilege of serving you in the year to come.
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