Biennial Ownership Reports

As we have previously reported, all broadcast stations must file their 2017 Biennial Ownership Reports by March 2, 2018 (with a currency—or “as of”—date of October 1, 2017). For the...

As we have previously reported, all broadcast stations must file their 2017 Biennial Ownership Reports by March 2, 2018 (with a currency—or “as of”—date of October 1, 2017). For the...

As we have previously reported, all broadcast stations must file their 2017 Biennial Ownership Reports by March 2, 2018 (with a currency—or “as of”—date of October 1, 2017). For the...

As we have previously reported, all broadcast stations must file their 2017 Biennial Ownership Reports by March 2, 2018 (with a currency—or “as of”—date of October 1, 2017).  Because the...

Until the FCC released an Order on Friday, all broadcast stations—commercial and noncommercial alike—were scheduled to compile and file their biennial ownership reports (FCC Form 323 for commercial stations; FCC Form...

Historically, FCC Biennial Ownership Reports for Ohio noncommercial television stations were due to be filed with the FCC by June 1 of odd-numbered years (unless a station is owned as...

In Ohio, noncommercial television stations have traditionally filed biennial ownership reports on June 1 of odd-numbered years (such as 2017), and noncommercial radio stations have traditionally filed biennial ownership reports...

A recent FCC case illustrates how seriously the FCC takes its rules.  So seriously, in fact, that the FCC not only fined a station but also renewed the station’s license...

EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORTS DUE JUNE 1, FOR OHIO RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS Each radio and television station in Ohio with five or more full-time employees must compile and place...

Data integrity, diversity identification, and a secure method of gathering the data have all now been woven into the broadcast ownership report filing rules by virtue of a new Order...