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ETRS Form One Due Oct. 4 for All EAS Participants

By |2024-08-05T15:41:00-05:00August 5th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC announced today that all EAS Participants must submit their annual Form One filings no later than October 4, 2024.  EAS Participants are parties subject to the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules.  Virtually all broadcast stations, wired and wireless cable television systems, Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service, digital audio broadcasting systems, and wireline video...… Continue Reading

New Pre-Sunrise and Post-Sunset Power Levels Available for Eligible AM Stations

By |2024-07-16T09:16:18-05:00July 16th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC is now accepting letter requests from AM stations for pre-sunrise authorization (PSRA) and post-sunset authorization (PSSA).  PSRA permits AM stations to operate at increased power during the two hours immediately preceding sunrise.  PSSA allows for increased power for the two hours immediately following sunset.    According to the FCC’s Public Notice, the Audio Division...… Continue Reading

FCC Announces Exercise of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS)

By |2024-05-28T15:49:59-05:00May 28th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC released a Public Notice today announcing a June 10-12 exercise of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS).  Communications providers, including broadcast, wireless, satellite, broadband, and wireline providers, interested in participating must register by June 3.    DIRS is the FCC online system through which providers report information on the operational status of communications assets...… Continue Reading

Comments on Proposed Rules for Program Originating Booster Stations Due May 16, Reply Comments Due June 17

By |2024-04-16T16:27:05-05:00April 16th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC released a Public Notice today establishing deadlines for submitting comments on its proposed rules to permit limited, voluntary program origination on FM boosters.  Comments must be filed no later than May 16.  Reply comments must be filed no later than June 17.  The proposed rules would provide flexibility for stations to use boosters...… Continue Reading

Hyper-Local Programming Gets a Boost

By |2024-04-05T14:06:34-05:00April 5th, 2024|Legal News|

On April 2, 2024, the FCC released a Report and Order (“R&O”) and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPRM”) adopting rule changes that will allow FM booster stations to originate up to three minutes of programming per hour.  Prior to adopting the changes, the FCC generally defined a booster as a “fill-in” translator that is...… Continue Reading

FCC Proposes to Prioritize Application Processing for Stations that Provide Locally Originated Programming

By |2024-01-19T18:05:27-06:00January 19th, 2024|Legal News|

On January 17, 2024, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) seeking comment on a proposed rule that would prioritize review of certain broadcast applications filed by stations that certify that they provide locally originated programming. Eligible Stations Under the proposed rule, priority review would be available to radio and television stations (excluding...… Continue Reading

Reminder: Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplemental Services Report Due December 1st

By |2023-11-28T16:02:09-06:00November 28th, 2023|Legal News|

All commercial, Class A, and Low Power television stations that provided feeable ancillary or supplemental services between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023 must file an Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report by December 1, 2023.  Reports are filed on a station-by-station basis in the FCC’s Licensing and Management System (LMS) on Form 317.   “Ancillary or...… Continue Reading

FCC Proposes Power-Up for Digital FMs

By |2023-08-25T19:15:42-05:00August 25th, 2023|Legal News|

The FCC has issued a proposal that would allow more FM stations to increase digital power and allow asymmetric power on digital sidebands.  Interested parties have until September 21 to file comments.  Reply comments are due October 6.    Power Increase for Digital FM Stations  In the Order and Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) released...… Continue Reading

FCC Chair Announces “Future of Television” Initiative and Shares Update on Next Gen TV Transition 

By |2023-04-19T12:17:14-05:00April 19th, 2023|Legal News|

During her address today at the 2023 NAB Show, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel shared two developments in the Next Generation Television (“Next Gen TV” or “ATSC 3.0”) rulemaking.   The Future of Television Initiative   The Chairwoman introduced the Future of Television initiative (the “Initiative”), a private-public leadership group hosted by the NAB, dedicated to “develop[ing] a...… Continue Reading

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