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FCC Advises AM and FM Broadcasters Not to Pay 2024 Regulatory Fee Payments Pending Resolution of System Errors

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 9/17/2024

Last week, the FCC opened CORES to accept FY 2024 regulatory fee payments and announced a payment deadline of September 26, 2024. Since that time, however, broadcasters have encountered a number of issues when trying to pay...more

Federal Communications Commission FY 2024 Regulatory Fees Due September 26, 2024

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 9/12/2024

The FCC released a Public Notice on September 10, 2024, announcing that the deadline for payment of regulatory fees by licensees and other regulatees is September 26, 2024. The FCC collects annual regulatory fees from most...more

FCC Amends and Clarifies Foreign Sponsorship ID Rules

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/13/2024

On June 10, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Second Report and Order (Second R&O) that amends the Commission’s foreign sponsorship identification rules (FSID Rules). As explained in...more

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ March 2024

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 3/29/2024

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more

And They’re Off: FCC Jumps Out of the Gate with Back-to-Back Enforcement Actions and NPRMs

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 1/22/2024

If there was any doubt that the late-2023 confirmation of Anna Gomez as the fifth commissioner would bring a flurry of FCC activity in 2024, the FCC has laid those questions to rest. In addition to a $150,000 good faith NAL,...more

The Pillsbury 2024 Broadcasters’ Calendar–Another Year of Deadlines, Deadlines, Deadlines

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 12/20/2023

The origins of the annual Pillsbury Broadcasters’ Calendar have been lost to time, but it’s safe to say the new 2024 version is at least the 50th edition of this guidebook for the broadcast industry. While your own personal...more

FCC FY 2023 Regulatory Fees Are Due September 20, 2023: The Commission Registration System (Cores) Is Now Open For Payment

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 9/5/2023

The FCC released a Public Notice on August 28, 2023, announcing that the deadline for payment of regulatory fees by licensees and other regulatees is September 20, 2023. The FCC collects annual regulatory fees from most...more

FCC Aims to Expand Oversight of Foreign Ownership Interests in International Section 214 Authorization Holders

Latham & Watkins LLP on 5/4/2023

Potential rule changes could expand the scope of the disclosure and reporting obligations for FCC-regulated businesses. On April 25, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Order and Notice of...more

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ February 2023

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 3/3/2023

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ January 2023

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 2/3/2023

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more

2022 4th Quarter Issues/Programs List Advisory for Broadcast Stations

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/3/2023

The next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ Public Inspection Files by January 10, 2023, reflecting information for the months of October, November and December 2022....more

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ November 2022

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 12/6/2022

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: ...more

FCC Again Proposes to Revise Foreign Sponsorship Identification Rules

Lerman Senter PLLC on 10/18/2022

After a court struck down the requirement that broadcasters research federal sources to verify that buyers of airtime are not foreign government entities or agents, the FCC is proposing once again to “fortify” its foreign...more

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ July 2022

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 7/27/2022

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. ...more

2022 Second Quarter Issues/Programs List Advisory for Broadcast Stations

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/6/2022

The next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ Public Inspection Files by July 10, 2022, reflecting information for the months of April, May, and June 2022. ...more

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ April 2022

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 4/29/2022

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. ...more

April Television License Renewal and Announcements Reminder: TX

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/7/2022

Television stations licensed in Texas must file license renewal applications by Friday, April 1, 2022. Pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) public notice rule, a television station must...more

Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota,...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 11/12/2021

December 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota and...more

Biennial Ownership Reports Are Due by December 1, 2021 for All Broadcast Stations

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 11/12/2021

The filing window for broadcast Biennial Ownership Reports (FCC Form 323 and 323-E) opened on October 1, 2021. All licensees of commercial and noncommercial AM, FM, full-power TV, Class A Television and Low Power Television...more

Regulated Licensees and Telecom and Video Service Providers Must Proactively File and Pay FCC Regulatory Fees by September 24 for...

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 9/22/2021

Update September 24, 2021: The FCC has extended the deadline for regulatory fee payments to September 27 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern time. The FCC Regulatory Fees applicable to most regulated entities must be paid by 11:59 pm...more

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