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The FCC will lift the current freeze on major change applications for Class A TV, low power TV (LPTV) and TV translator stations, and will permit applications for new LPTV and TV translator stations, on a phased basis...more
The FCC released its annual Report and Order announcing the regulatory fees due for the 2025 fiscal year. Fees must be paid by 11:59 pm Eastern time on September 25. The FCC's CORES payment module is accepting fee payments...more
By September 25, 2025, broadcast (radio and television) licensees must pay all required annual regulatory fee payments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Payments received after the deadline will be assessed a...more
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
This advisory is directed to television stations with locally-produced programming whose signals were carried by at least one cable system located outside the station’s local service area or by a satellite provider that...more
As described in more detail below, by April 10, 2025, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and the...more
Issues/Programs Lists; Online Public File Reminder; Third-Party Fundraising by Noncommercial Broadcasters; Political Requests for Broadcast Time; Class A TV Eligibility; Foreign Government Program Certifications - By July...more
On October 6, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Second NPRM) in which the Commission proposed to amend its rules for the identification of foreign...more
On November 14, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted a Declaratory Ruling (“Ruling”) clarifying its policies and procedures for reviewing applications or proposed transactions in the broadcasting...more