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April 1, 2025
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In a brief November 14, 2023 news release, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced the circulation to Commissioners of a proposal to support local journalism by giving priority processing to renewal and assignment applications of broadcast stations that provide locally originated programming. A summary of the proposal is all that was announced, so we don’t yet […]
Read More →The FCC Chairwoman has now circulated a draft Report & Order in the FCC’s 2018 Quadrennial Review of its broadcast ownership rules, where a possible relaxation of the local radio ownership rules and the future of the television dual network rule are at issue. The circulated draft comes too late to make the agenda for […]
Read More →EAS rules adopted by the FCC in September 2022 go into effect on December 12, 2023, requiring broadcasters receiving EAS alerts to default for at least 10 seconds to the IPAWS internet-based alert system to see if a CAP-formatted message comes through. If it does, stations must rebroadcast the CAP message. If it does not, […]
Read More →November 20, 2023 Deadline for All Non-exempt Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations to file ETRS Form Three reporting any issues/anomalies from their participation the Oct 4 National EAS Test November 29, 2023 Deadline for television broadcasters with Broadcast Auxiliary Service (BAS) licenses (Studio Transmitter Links/ ENG) in the 12.7-13.25 GHz (12.7 GHz) band to file […]
Read More →The FCC’s Media Bureau has announced revised dates for the LPFM filing window that was originally scheduled for November 1-8, 2023. The new window dates are December 6-13, 2023. The almost five week delay means that the filing freeze on FM translator and LPFM minor modification applications has also been extended, and will now end […]
Read More →In a public notice issued October 30, 2023, the FCC announced its second round of broadcast station EEO audits in 2023. The notice, which includes the letter to licensees and a list of the stations audited, places the deadline for responding as December 14, 2023. Stations on the list should upload a copy of the […]
Read More →Licensees of commercial and non-commercial full power television, Class A television, low power television, AM radio and FM radio stations have about one month left to file biennial ownership reports. December 1, 2023 is the filing deadline. All information in the biennial report must be accurate as of October 1, 2023. For commercial stations, a […]
Read More →The deadline to file ETRS Form 3 for the October 4, 2023 National EAS Test is November 20, 2023. ETRS Form 3 reports any test anomalies or difficulties and can be accessed and completed in the ETRS System at this link using a CORES Username. Even if a station did not have any issues with […]
Read More →TV Station licensees should review all broadcast auxiliary licenses to determine whether they authorize operations in the 12.7-13.25 GHz band. If they do, a certification action is required by November 29, 2023. Earlier this year, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order proposing to repurpose some or all of the 12.7-13.25 GHz […]
Read More →While a government shutdown in October was avoided, and the House now has a new speaker, there is no certainty that a government shutdown has been averted altogether. Legislators face a November 15 deadline to pass legislation enabling the ongoing funding of government operations. While a brief continuing resolution has been discussed, it remains possible […]
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