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Broadcast FY 2024 Regulatory Fees Due by September 26, 2024

By September 26, 2024, broadcast (radio and television) licensees must pay all required annual regulatory fee payments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission). Payments received after the deadline will be...more

Annual Update to ETRS Form One Due By October 4, 2024

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has announced that the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) is now open for Emergency Alert System (EAS) Participants to file Form One. Under the FCC’s rules, EAS...more

Portions of New FCC Broadcast Foreign Sponsorship Identification Requirements Go Into Effect August 15, 2024

On August 15, 2024, portions of the Federal Communications Commission’s recent amendments to its broadcast sponsorship identification requirements for leased programming provided by foreign governmental entities (FSID Rules)...more

Comment Deadlines Set for FCC Proposed Changes to Low Power TV Rules

On June 27, 2024, the Federal Register published a summary of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on proposed revisions to Commission rules related to...more

FCC Grants Rare Waiver of Its Prohibition on Ownership of Top-Four TV Stations

On June 18, 2024, the Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Memorandum Opinion and Order (Order) granting a rare waiver of its Top-Four Prohibition to allow Marquee Broadcasting...more

FCC Releases 2018 Quadrennial Review Report and Order

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released the Report and Order (Order) in the 2018 Quadrennial Review, one day before the December 27 deadline mandated by the United States Court of Appeals for the...more

FCC Grants Limited Extension of EAS Compliance Deadline for Customers Using Sage Equipment

On November 28, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) granted a limited extension of the deadline to prioritize Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)-formatted emergency alerts for customers of equipment...more

Chairwoman Rosenworcel Initiates Proceeding on Supporting Local Journalism

On November 14, 2023, Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that she has circulated a proposal to the other Commissioners that, if adopted, would begin a proceeding to...more

FCC Expands Audio Description Requirements to All Television Markets

On October 17, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) unanimously adopted a Second Report and Order (Order) that will expand the Commission’s audio description mandate to television stations in all...more

Broadcast FY 2023 Regulatory Fees Due by September 20, 2023

By September 20, 2023, broadcast (radio and television) licensees must pay all required annual regulatory fee payments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission). Payments received after the deadline will be...more

Biennial Ownership Reports: Plan for December 1 Deadline

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Media Bureau announced that, beginning on October 2, 2023, the Commission will open a window during which licensees of commercial and non-commercial full power...more

June 1, 2023 FCC EEO Deadlines for Stations in DC, MD, VA, WV, MI, OH, AZ, ID, NV, NM, UT and WY

Annual EEO Public File Report- Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in the District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming with...more

FCC Proposes Expansion of Audio Description Requirements

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on whether to expand its audio description mandate to television stations in all Nielsen Designated Market Areas...more

February 1, 2023 FCC EEO Deadlines for Stations in AR, LA, MS, KS, NE, OK, NJ, NY

Annual EEO Public File Report- Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, New Jersey and New York with five or more full-time employees must...more

October 3, 2022 FCC EEO Deadlines for Stations in FL, PR, VI, IA, MO, AK, GU, HI, OR, WA, Samoa

Annual EEO Public File Report- Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Iowa, Missouri, Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and Samoa with five or more...more

Broadcast FY 2022 Regulatory Fees Due by September 28, 2022

By September 28, 2022, broadcast (Radio and Television) licensees must pay all required annual regulatory fee payments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission). Payments received after the deadline will be...more

August Television License Renewal and Announcements Reminder: California

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

April Radio License Renewal and Announcements Reminder: DE & PA

Radio stations licensed in Delaware and Pennsylvania 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 radio...more

February Television License Renewal and Announcements Reminder: KS, NE, & OK

Television stations licensed in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma must file license renewal applications by Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) public notice...more

February Radio License Renewal and Announcements Reminder: NJ & NY

Radio stations licensed in New Jersey and New York must file license renewal applications by Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) public notice rule, a radio...more

Broadcasters Must File FCC Biennial Ownership Reports By December 1, 2021

As of October 1, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has opened a window during which licensees of commercial and non-commercial full power television, Class A television, low power television, AM...more

October Radio License Renewal and Announcements Reminder: AK, AS, GU, HI, MP, OR, and WA

Radio stations licensed in Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, the Marianas Islands, Oregon, and Washington must file license renewal applications by Friday, October 1, 2021. Pursuant to the Federal Communications...more

October Television License Renewal and Announcements Reminder: IA and MO

Television stations licensed in Iowa and Missouri must file license renewal applications by Friday, October 1, 2021. Pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) new public notice rule, a...more

Broadcast FY 2021 Regulatory Fees Due by September 24, 2021

By September 24, 2021, broadcast (Radio and Television) licensees must pay all required annual regulatory fee payments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission). Payments received after the deadline will be...more

Cable FY 2021 Annual Regulatory Fees Due by September 24, 2021

By September 24, 2021, cable operators must pay all required annual regulatory fee payments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission). Payments received after the deadline will be assessed a 25% late...more

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