FHH Law, Author at Tennessee Association of Broadcasters

Reverse Auction Update: FCC Underscores Initial Commitment Deadline, Offers Workshop, Tutorial and User Guide to Introduce “Initial Commitment Module”

By FHH Law|2016-02-28T11:45:10-06:00February 28th, 2016|Legal News|

The actual Module itself is not slated to become available until two business days before the commitment “window” opens. It’s “damn the stay requests (and appeals), full speed ahead” on the reverse auction front. Notwithstanding the frenzy of activity down at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the Commission has issued further … Continue Reading

Update: Last of STELAR Market Mod Revisions Now in Effect

By FHH Law|2016-02-25T05:58:40-06:00February 25th, 2016|Legal News|

Last October we reported on a number of changes in the Commission’s market modification processes, changes made at the direction of Congress (in the STELA Reauthorization Act (STELAR) back in 2014). But as we pointed out when most of those changes took effect, a couple of the revisions could not kick in until OMB had … Continue Reading

The Videohouse Saga Speeds Up

By FHH Law|2016-02-23T13:05:26-06:00February 23rd, 2016|Legal News|

Be careful what you wish for, because you may get it. That may be what counsel for Videohouse is thinking just now, as the D.C. Circuit has granted their motion for an expedited briefing schedule. That’s good news for them, right? (Unclear on the background here? Take a look at this post and then come … Continue Reading

AM Update: How to File Form 338

By FHH Law|2016-02-18T12:55:31-06:00February 18th, 2016|Legal News|

It’s not necessarily as easy as you might expect. couple of weeks ago we reported that the effective date for revised Section 73.1560 and the new Form 338– had been announced in the Federal Register. (Short term memory problems? That date is March 3, 2016.) The FCC has now reconfirmed the date in a public … Continue Reading

Update: Revised Broadcast Contest Rules Now In Effect

By FHH Law|2016-02-12T06:09:33-06:00February 12th, 2016|Legal News|

It’s official! Last fall’s overhaul of the rules governing licensee-conducted broadcast contests has finally become effective. According to a notice in the Federal Register, our friends at the Office of Management and Budget gave the new rules the big thumbs up last week, and the rules have now taken effect as of February 12, 2016. … Continue Reading

FCC Announces Millimeter Wave Workshop

By FHH Law|2016-02-11T16:29:02-06:00February 11th, 2016|Legal News|

We’ve written about the great potential for putting the millimeter wave band to use through emerging technologies currently in active development. If you didn’t believe us, maybe you’ll believe the FCC, which will be presenting a “Spectrum Frontiers and Technological Developments in the Millimeter Wave Bands” workshop at its Washington, D.C. headquarters on March 10, … Continue Reading

FCC Announces Millimeter Wave Workshop

By FHH Law|2016-02-11T16:29:02-06:00February 11th, 2016|Legal News|

We’ve written about the great potential for putting the millimeter wave band to use through emerging technologies currently in active development. If you didn’t believe us, maybe you’ll believe the FCC, which will be presenting a “Spectrum Frontiers and Technological Developments in the Millimeter Wave Bands” workshop at its Washington, D.C. headquarters on March 10, … Continue Reading

Update: Last Piece of AM Revitalization Puzzle Now in Place

By FHH Law|2016-02-02T05:56:47-06:00February 2nd, 2016|Legal News|

As we reported just a couple of weeks ago, the last element of the AM Revitalization rulemaking that had not yet taken effect was Section 73.1560 (along with the related Form 338, a/k/a the AM Station Modulation Dependent Carrier Level (MDCL) Notification Form), which still awaited OMB approval. No longer. The FCC has announced that … Continue Reading

Update: LPTV/TV Translator Rule Revisions, Proposals Hit the Federal Register

By FHH Law|2016-01-31T12:47:32-06:00January 31st, 2016|Legal News|

In the closing days of 2015 we reported on the FCC’s long-awaited decision on how it plans to deal with LPTV and TV translator stations as it works its way through the post-auction repack process. The Commission’s decision has now been published in the Federal Register in two separate chunks: the first includes the Report … Continue Reading

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