With the new broadcast season upon us, it is a good time for television stations to take stock of the closed captioning certifications they have received from programming providers. Stations...
Read moreThe FCC has adopted its regulatory fees for fiscal year (“FY”) 2016. The Commission seeks to collect $384,012,497 in regulatory fees from all regulatees. The regulatory fees relevant to broadcasters...
Read moreAs we have previously advised (please see memoranda dated July 18 and August 17), the new electronic EAS Test Reporting System (“ETRS”) has been launched. ETRS is the filing system...
Read moreOn August 19, the FCC released a Public Notice announcing the issuance of a new EAS Handbook for all broadcast stations. Prior to today’s announcement and release, stations have been...
Read moreAs we advised last month, television station distant signal copyright royalty claims for 2015 must be filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 29. When a television station’s copyrighted...
Read moreAs we have previously reported, the FCC has offered two filing windows in 2016 to AM broadcasters who wish to apply to move an FM translator up to 250 miles...
Read moreEmergency Alert System (“EAS”) participants—including all broadcast stations—must, by July 30, 2016, have EAS equipment capable of processing the new national location code comprised of six zeroes (000000). In many...
Read moreAs promised by the FCC back in April, the new Electronic Test Reporting System (“ETRS”) has been launched. ETRS is the filing system through which all broadcast stations (and other...
Read moreDon’t leave money on the table. When a television station’s copyrighted programming is retransmitted by cable or satellite as a “distant” signal, the station may be entitled to receive payment...
Read moreDo you know your compliance deadline? Do you know radio stations will need to manually toggle their online files to the “ON” position? Here is a baker’s dozen of points for radio and television broadcasters to review to help prepare for...
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