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Comment Deadline Set for NPRM on Rules for Distributing Repack Funds to LPTV, TV Translator, and FM Stations; Comments due Sept. 26

By Dan Kirkpatrick|2018-08-27T09:58:21-05:00August 27th, 2018|Legal News|

As we reported last week, the FCC has proposed new rules to distribute the funds allocated under the Reimbursement Expansion Act (REA). These funds are to be used to reimburse broadcasters that were involuntarily affected by the post-incentive auction repacking of television stations. Under the REA and the proposed rules, FM radio stations and LPTV...… Continue Reading

FCC Announces the Next Step in Licensing Next Generation TV

By Paul J. Feldman|2018-07-18T14:25:00-05:00July 18th, 2018|Legal News|

When the FCC released its Next Gen TV Report and Order in November 2017, we wrote about how this authorized television broadcasters to use the “Next Generation” broadcast television transmission standard (also known as ATSC 3.0) on a voluntary, market-driven basis. The rules from that Order became effective on February 2, 2018, except for the...… Continue Reading

FCC 2018 Application Fee Schedule Announced

By FHH Law|2018-07-16T12:54:22-05:00July 16th, 2018|Legal News|

On July 10, the FCC released an Order on adjustments to the application fees that the Commission collects from applicants. The Commission is required to adjust these fees every two years to keep pace with the changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This year’s application fees will go up by 3.7 percent in response...… Continue Reading

ETRS Form One Due Aug. 27 for All EAS Participants

By FHH Law|2018-07-09T14:11:33-05:00July 9th, 2018|Legal News|

The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announced today that all EAS participants (which includes most broadcasters and cable and DBS operators) must complete their 2018 ETRS Form One on or before Aug. 27. The substance of Form One in ETRS is essentially the same as last year and requests identifying information on a...… Continue Reading

REPUBLICATION: FCC Announces Extension of Filing Window to Oct. 17, 2018 for C Band Receive Only Earth Stations

By FHH Law|2018-07-09T10:02:29-05:00July 9th, 2018|Legal News|

CommLawBlog Update: On Saturday, July 7 a CommLawBlog post was republished due to a website error. The republished blog post entitled, “July 18 Filing Deadline Approaching for FSS Receive Only Earth Stations in the 3.7-4.2 GHz C Band” said that a filing deadline was approaching for all FSS Receive Only Earth Stations in the 3.7-4.2...… Continue Reading

Upcoming FCC Telecom and Broadcast Deadlines July–August 2018

By Helena Okolicsanyi|2018-07-06T08:50:51-05:00July 6th, 2018|Legal News|

Do you know what FCC telecom and broadcast deadlines are approaching? We do. Time to mark up your calendars so you’re not late on these important deadlines. Call FHH at (703)812-0400 if you have trouble meeting these deadlines or need assistance. Telecom Deadlines: July – No scheduled reporting/ certification deadlines for this month. August 1, 2018 –...… Continue Reading

Major Kid Vid Revisions Coming Soon… as the FCC Releases a Draft NPRM

By Sekoia Rogers|2018-07-05T07:35:21-05:00July 5th, 2018|Legal News|

When FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly published a blog post back in January that called for the reexamination of the Children’s Programming Requirements, we questioned whether the requirements would still exist in the near future. We can now report that we are not likely to see the complete demise of the FCC’s Children Programming Requirements (colloquially...… Continue Reading

LPTV/TV Translator Minor Change Freeze Lifted

By Peter Tannenwald|2018-07-03T13:57:33-05:00July 3rd, 2018|Legal News|

The FCC has lifted the freeze on filing applications for minor changes in existing Low Power TV (LPTV) and TV translator stations, effective today, July 3. The freeze was lifted without advanced warning, and applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. This process is different from the recent window for filing displacement applications...… Continue Reading

LPTV/TV Translator Minor Change Freeze Lifted

By Peter Tannenwald|2018-07-03T13:57:33-05:00July 3rd, 2018|Legal News|

The FCC has lifted the freeze on filing applications for minor changes in existing Low Power TV (LPTV) and TV translator stations, effective today, July 3. The freeze was lifted without advanced warning, and applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. This process is different from the recent window for filing displacement applications...… Continue Reading