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April 1, 2025
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On July 31, 2023, the FCC issued its public notice announcing the filing procedures for the upcoming November 1-8, 2023 filing window for new low power FM construction permits. The Form 318 application for participants is now available in LMS and can be accessed so that application completion can begin. LMS will prevent the filing […]
Read More →July 10, 2023 TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete and upload to online public file the 2nd Quarter 2023 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 2nd Quarter 2023 certification of […]
Read More →In a 3rd Report & Order, the FCC has largely adopted its proposed rules for the ongoing ATSC 3.0 “Next Gen” television conversion. Among other actions, the R&O extended for four years, through July 17, 2027, the existing rule requiring that ATSC 1.0 “Lighthouse” signals contain programming “substantially similar” to a station’s ATSC 3.0 primary […]
Read More →In a brief public notice issued June 22, 2023, the FCC’s Media Bureau announced a November 1-8, 2023 filing window for new Low Power FM (LPFM) station construction permits, stating that more details will follow in coming weeks. LPFM is a noncommercial radio service, but they can operate and applications can be filed for spectrum […]
Read More →The FCC has begun EEO reviews at the mid-point of station license terms, starting with radio stations. In a public notice marking the start of the process, the FCC previewed how the process will work and the schedule for these reviews over the next four years. Radio stations in North and South Carolina are up […]
Read More →The US Senate’s Commerce Committee recently held a hearing on Anna Gomez, President Biden’s nominee for the vacant fifth FCC Commissioner seat. The same hearing addressed the renominations of sitting FCC Commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr for renewed five-year terms. Questions were asked about the FCC’s recently terminated broadcast license assignment proceeding involving Standard […]
Read More →In the latest glitch involving FCC online filing systems, the FCC’s Universal Licensing (ULS), Antenna Structure Registration, Tower Construction Notification, and E-106 filing systems took an operational nap starting on the evening of June 9 until resurfacing eleven days later on June 21. The FCC issued a notice on June 13th about the outages, extending […]
Read More →June 1, 2023 Radio and TV stations located in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming: if five (5) full time employee threshold is met, prepare EEO public file report covering the period from June 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023, upload it to the station […]
Read More →After the FCC’s efforts over the last several years to revitalize AM radio, and the redoubled efforts of many broadcasters to preserve and improve AM service, the recent announcement by Ford Motor Company that it would not be including AM radio in its electric vehicles was a gut punch. The response has been nuanced and […]
Read More →As we previewed in last month’s newsletter, the FCC will begin conducting EEO reviews at the mid-point of station license terms, starting with radio stations in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia on or about June 1, 2023. The FCC issued a public notice marking the start of the process, which will continue cyclically […]
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