CORES

FCC Sets Requirement to Promptly Update FCC Registration Numbers – No Need to Panic, But Licensees Should Ensure All FCC Information Is Accurate and Up To Date

By David Oxenford|2026-02-11T20:25:01-06:00February 11th, 2026|Legal News|

In the last few days, there have been a series of articles and alerts that have alarmed broadcasters and caused worry that fines would be coming their way for not updating and correcting any FCC Registration Number (FRN) associated with their operations. While there is a new rule that went into effect recently that requires... Continue Reading…

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 16, 2024 to September 20, 2024

By David Oxenford and Keenan Adamchak|2024-09-21T21:00:19-05:00September 21st, 2024|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed how the recent use of the rural radio policy by the FCC’s Media... Continue Reading…

FCC Announces Filing of Radio Regulatory Fees is Back On – Due Date Still September 26

By David Oxenford|2024-09-18T07:52:47-05:00September 18th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC yesterday released a Public Notice announcing that its CORES system, through which regulatory fees are submitted, has been updated and the incorrect regulatory fee amounts for radio stations have been corrected. As we wrote last week, the FCC asked that radio broadcasters suspend their fee filings when it became apparent that many radio... Continue Reading…

FCC Recognizes Issues with Regulatory Fee Amounts in CORES Filing System: Asks Broadcasters to Wait to Pay Fees While Problems are Addressed

By David Oxenford|2024-09-13T16:41:51-05:00September 13th, 2024|Legal News|

As we noted on our Blog earlier this week, there were reported problems with the system for filing annual regulatory fees. Fee amounts in the FCC’s CORES system, where the fee payments are made, were not corresponding in some cases to the FCC’s look-up system for checking what a station’s regulatory fees were supposed to... Continue Reading…

FCC Regulatory Fees Due September 26 – FCC CORES Database Available for Payment, Some Filing Glitches Reported

By David Oxenford|2024-09-12T10:33:32-05:00September 12th, 2024|Legal News|

As we noted this past weekend in our weekly update of regulatory actions, the FCC last Friday released its Order setting the regulatory fees due from broadcasters and other FCC regulated entities – fees that the FCC is required to collect each year the start of the federal government’s new fiscal year which begins in... Continue Reading…

More on FCC Regulatory Fees Due on September 28 – Public Notices on Payment Procedures, Deadlines, Amounts, and Waivers

By David Oxenford|2022-09-19T10:52:42-05:00September 19th, 2022|Legal News|

As we wrote in several of our recent weekly summaries of regulatory issues for broadcasters, the FCC released a Public Notice the week before last announcing that regulatory fees must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on September 28. This public notice set the deadline for the payment of fees established in the FCC’s Report... Continue Reading…

FCC Database Transitions – Are You Ready for the New CORES on July 15? Did You Know Call Sign Reservation Has Moved?

By David Oxenford|2022-07-13T09:27:38-05:00July 13th, 2022|Legal News|

The FCC in recent years has been upgrading their technical systems (even though, as many broadcasters and their attorneys know, the upgrades are often not without their own problems). The old CDBS database, in which broadcasters for years filed their applications, is shut down for all new filings as almost all broadcast applications have migrated... Continue Reading…

FCC Database Transitions – Are You Ready for the New CORES on July 15? Did You Know Call Sign Reservation Has Moved?

By David Oxenford|2022-07-13T09:27:38-05:00July 13th, 2022|Legal News|

The FCC in recent years has been upgrading their technical systems (even though, as many broadcasters and their attorneys know, the upgrades are often not without their own problems). The old CDBS database, in which broadcasters for years filed their applications, is shut down for all new filings as almost all broadcast applications have migrated... Continue Reading…

July Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists and Other Public File Obligations, Lowest Unit Charge Periods, License Renewal, Copyright Filings and More

By David Oxenford|2022-06-28T08:45:31-05:00June 28th, 2022|Legal News|

The lazy days of summer continue to provide little respite from the regulatory actions of importance to broadcasters. The good news is that there are no license renewal or EEO deadlines during the month of July. Nonetheless, there will be a number of July deadlines that require attention. On July 1, comments are due on... Continue Reading…