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TV Stations: Remember to Obtain Closed Captioning Certifications from Programming Providers September 13, 2016

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...

FCC Announces FY 2016 Regulatory Fees; Deadline to Pay Is 11:59 p.m. EDT Sept. 27 September 7, 2016

The 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...

FINAL REMINDER: Form One Must Be Filed in ETRS By August 26 August 25, 2016

As 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...

FCC Issues New Mandatory EAS Handbook for All Broadcast Stations; (And, Another Reminder that Form One Is Due in ETRS By August 26) August 22, 2016

On 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...

Final Reminder: TV Station Copyright Royalty Claims Due July 29 July 20, 2016

As 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...

FM Translator Windows for AM Stations: First Window Closes July 28; Second Window Opens July 29 July 20, 2016

As 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...

Final Reminder: July 30 Six Zeroes Deadline July 19, 2016

Emergency 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...

ETRS Filing System Launched for Nationwide EAS Test Reporting; First Filing (“Form One”) Due August 26 July 19, 2016

As 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...

Don’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...

June 24 Launch of New Online Public File System Affects Certain Radio Stations and All Television Stations June 21, 2016

Do 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...